Grand Seiko Automatic GMT SBGM239 Limited Edition For HODINKEE.
This striking stainless steel timepiece is limited to 500 pieces.
A collaboration with Grand Seiko has always felt like something of an inevitability – it’s a brand that has received broad support from the watch community, and Hodinkee in particular, over the last several years as both the website and Japanese watchmaker have grown by leaps and bounds. Today, with the all new Grand Seiko SBGM239 Limited Edition for Hodinkee, we see the fruits of a collaboration that has been years in the making.
Named the “Yūgure” (Japanese for dusk or twilight), the watch was created to not only tell time but its choice of twilight blue, the hue just before the sun sets. The balanced watch sits at 39.5mm on the wrist at just a thickness of 13.7mm. While this is a GMT watch, the added timezone function is kept rather understated with muted-gray 24-hour numerals and GMT hand — all so its diamond-cut hour, minute, seconds hand, and markers can shimmer brilliantly across the dial’s surface. An added touch can be seen in the 24-hour numerals’ sharp edges and inverted triangles.
Powered by Grand Seiko’s 9S66 movement, the SBGM236 for HODINKEE sees a water-resistance of 30m, a power reserve of 72 hours, “HODINKEE” engraving on its Zaratsu-polished caseback, and is limited to 500 pieces. Those interested can find it dropping on HODINKEE’s online store today at 10 a.m EDT for a price of $5,400 USD.
