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173

Grand Seiko

Ref. 61GS V.F.A

非常罕有精細,精鋼腕錶,備日期及星期顯示。

估價
CHF7,000 - 10,000
€6,300 - 9,100
$7,600 - 10,900
CHF44,100
拍品詳情
製造商
Grand Seiko
年份
1972
型號
61GS V.F.A
機芯編號
251'040
錶殼號碼
6186-8000-G further stamped 270299
機芯
Automatic, cal. 6186B
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Leather
錶扣
Stainless steel pin buckle
尺寸
37mm Diameter
簽名
Case, dial and movement signed
圖錄文章
The objective for Seiko when launching the Grand Seiko model in 1960 was to create what they considered the “ideal” watch that would be a benchmark in terms of precision, durability and beauty.

At the end of the 60s with the explosion for the demand that Seiko itself had helped promote, Grand Seiko launched the mechanical. V.F.A. line. V.F.A stands for "Very Fine Adjusted" and, as the name implies, its distinguishing characteristic was its high precision. With it, the Grand Seiko team achieved an accuracy that far exceeded that required by any chronometer certification. The GS standard at that time was set at +5 to -3 seconds per day, but V.F.A. achieved an astonishing rate of +/-1 minute per month, a level unprecedented for any mechanical wristwatch.

The 61GS V.F.A like the present example was launched in 1972, its cutting edge movement needed a disruptive case designs and in this field the 61GS V.F.A. does not disappoint. Steep angles and taught lines and futuristic appearance, the dial’s indices even possibly influenced by the monolith featured in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

An interesting feature of the watch is the day function that can be set either in English or Japanese.

The present watch from the very first batch is from 1972, the case back is engraved 2 and 7, 2 standing for 1972 and 7 for the month it was produced: July.

Productions ended for this model in 1975 making it not only a very rare example of the 61GS V.F.A with day and date, its rarity enhanced by its incredible state of preservation.

Grand Seiko

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