The 36,000 BPH Seiko SBGH003

June 11th, 2009

Posted By: petew

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The recent influx of Spring Drive watches in the Grand Seiko lineup has raised speculation about Seiko’s dedication to high end mechanical movement production.  However, the just released SBGH001 & SBGH003 GS watches with a new 36,000 Beats Per Hour (BPH) 9S85 caliber undeniably demonstrates that Seiko has not abandoned high end mechanical watch production.  The 9S85 is a state of the art mechanical movement, and with a stated accuracy of +5/-1 seconds per day, the SBGH003 is quite possibly the most accurate mechanical wristwatch in production.

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