Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver’s


America’s largest luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, returns to Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 13-14 (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Japan’s Grand Seiko — which this year became independent of the larger Seiko brand — will be in attendance for the third year in a row, and will have among its showcase pieces the new Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver’s — the first-ever mechanical Grand Seiko dive watch.

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Divers - blue dial - front
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Divers, blue dial (Ref. SBGH257)

The watch’s case, made of high-intensity titanium, measures 46.9 mm in diameter and 17 mm thick. Designed with saturation diving in mind, it features the valve-free helium-resistance technology pioneered by Seiko in some of its earliest divers’ watches, which uses an exceptionally heavy-duty case construction and an L-shaped gasket. The extended grooves on the unidirectional rotating bezel are extended for ease of use by a diver, even one wearing thick gloves. Both the case and the titanium bracelet boast clean, mirrored edges thanks to Seiko’s Zaratsu polishing technique, which is accomplished by holding the case against a rotating tin plate at a very precise angle. The bracelet attaches by means of a three-fold clasp with push-button release, and features an additional level of underwater functionality: a secure-locking, sliding extension that can change the bracelet size with the pressure changes.

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Divers - black dial
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver’s, black dial (Ref. SBGH255)

The dial is made of a type of iron that Seiko says protects the movement, Seiko’s Hi-Beat Caliber 9585, from the effects of magnetism, imparting to the watch a stout 16,000 A/m of magnetic resistance. The self-winding movement boasts a frequency of 36,000 vph (10 beats per second), which contributes to the watch’s outstanding precision of -3 to +5 seconds per day, the necessary benchmark for all Grand Seiko movements. The movement has 37 jewels and a power reserve of 55 hours.

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Divers - blue dial - angle
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Divers

The Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver’s comes in two versions. One, a limited edition of 500 pieces and priced at 12,300 euros, features a deep blue dial and comes with an extra-strength silicone strap in matching blue along with the titanium bracelet. The other, a permanent part of the Grand Seiko collection, is a bracelet-only model with a black dial and priced at 12,100 euros. If you’d like to see how this new divers’ watch looks and feels on your own wrist, click here to reserve your spot at WatchTime New York 2017. Below, check out a few live photos of the watch taken during our recent visit to Couture Time in Las Vegas.

Grand Seiko Hi-Beat Diver Blue Dial - Front - Couture 2017
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat Diver Blue Dial - back - Couture 2017
Grand Seiko Hi-Beat Diver Blue Dial - side - Couture 2017

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  1. Sylvio F. Bertoli

    Buy a Gran Seiko diving watch att about the same price of a Rolex Sea Dweller? NO WAY!

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