Grand Seiko Heritage Spring Drive 62GS 'Shunbun' rectangular Omega was one of twelve

Omega was one of twelve watch companies that were awarded a contract by the British Ministry of Defense

when watchmaker Achilles Ditesheim opened a workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds

it should be at the top of the list for anyone looking for a modern piece with a respectable lineage

then they were certainly good enough for the watch-buying public at large

and isn’t much worse for the wear than when it left the factory decades ago

Grand Seiko Heritage Spring Drive 62GS 'Shunbun' rectangular Omega was one of twelveFew modern watches have captured collectors' imaginations quite like the Grand Seiko Shunbun. Part of Grand Seiko's celebrated "Four Seasons" collection, the Reference SBGA413G draws inspiration from Shunbun, the Japanese spring equinox, a fleeting moment when cherry blossom petals drift across rivers and landscapes in a blur of soft pink. Like so many of Grand Seiko's finest creations, the watch transforms a poetic observation of nature into