The new Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8-Day SBGD223 stands as a dazzling example of ornate craftsmanship meeting forward-thinking watchmaking

Call us insatiable, but sometimes watch lovers do want the best of both worlds. On the one hand, we desire the irresistible allure of glamour and glitter. And, on the other, we cannot do without the technical prowess that expresses the best qualities of fine watchmaking.

While it’s rare to find a timepiece that merges both disciplines, every so often, one emerges that unites haute horlogerie and haute joaillerie—not merely excelling in each, but bridging both worlds with seamless, breathtaking finesse.

Enter the Spring Drive 8-Day Jewellery Watch SBGD223: a stunning eight-piece limited edition from Grand Seiko’s Masterpiece Collection, inspired by the majestic lion—a long-standing emblem of strength and elegance within Grand Seiko’s design canon—that roars with brilliance on all fronts.

Radiating irresistible sparkle, this is Grand Seiko’s first fully diamond-pavéd creation. And the esteemed Japanese watchmaker ensures an unforgettable debut with a tightly choreographed array of stones of varying sizes that glimmer with regal refinement. The watch’s tonneau-shaped platinum case is hand-set with over 600 diamonds, each precisely and uniformly aligned within finely crafted 18k white gold rails.

Meanwhile, gorgeous black spinels enhance the glitter and lend further visual drama, carefully shaped and positioned to mark the minutes. And at the centre of all the high-octane radiance is a seductive jet-black dial, press-patterned to resemble a lion’s mane emerging from the dark.

Powering this dazzling creature is the Spring Drive Caliber 9R01, conceived and built in-house at Grand Seiko’s storied Micro Artist Studio. A unique watchmaking innovation first introduced in 1999, the Spring Drive movement features a hybrid heart—combining the torque of a mechanical mainspring with the regulation of a quartz oscillator.

With the Spring Drive Caliber 9R01, Grand Seiko takes performance and precision to the next level, thanks to three barrels aligned in series that help deliver an uninterrupted power reserve of eight days. Through the sapphire caseback, one is able to admire the Spring Drive movement in its full splendour.

A watch of multiple facets, the Spring Drive 8-Day Jewellery Watch SBGD223 deftly coalesces polar opposites with an assured hand. A true masterpiece for the wrist, brimming with both ornamentation and invention, this is not merely a jewellery watch, nor just a technical marvel—but a singular expression of Grand Seiko’s watchmaking philosophy of marrying art and engineering in perfect balance.

Grand Seiko
Grand Seiko Boutique Singapore
Marina Bay Sands,
2 Bayfront Ave, B2M-235,
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands,
Down Town Central, Singapore 18972
T: +65 6688 7202