Lhe epic begins in Tokyo, at the Seiko House, nestled in one of the most emblematic buildings in Japan, the top of which houses the famous four-sided Seiko clock. Head to Atelier Ginza. It is here, in a humidity and temperature controlled room, that Grand Seiko's best watchmakers work.
On this day, master craftsman Takuma Kawauchiya is present. He is the inventor, in 2022, of the Kodo (“heartbeat” in Japanese), the first grand complication from Grand Seiko, which combines for the first time in the history of watchmaking a tourbillon with a mechanism. at constant force.
A piece revealing all the expertise of Grand Seiko, a house driven by a constant quest for perfection, as demanded by the Japanese spirit and that of Kintaro Hattori, founder in 1881 of the Seikosha manufacture, to which Grand Seiko is attached since 1960.
Electromagnetic regulation system
Simplicity, rigor, refinement and sophistication: these four “mantras”, like bushido, the samurai’s code of honor, guide Grand Seiko in the manufacture of its timepieces. Since the creation by Taro Tanaka in 1967 of the 44 GS model, the spearhead of the house's aesthetics, Grand Seiko craftsmen, respecting a principle of excellence called takumi, pursue only one goal: to fine-tune the technique to create the perfect watch.
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