Shirakaba. The white birch tree that thrives in Shizukuishi.
This watch captures the dynamism of the white birch tree forests near the studio in Shizukuishi, where all Grand Seiko mechanical watches are crafted.
To look closely at the dial is to experience the exact same feeling that the visitor to these forests receives and to be brought closer than ever to the true and eternal nature of time.
Series 9 Design for the overall look in the case, originally defined in 1967.
Powering the SLGH005 white birch, is the new 9SA5 Hi-Beat caliber with an 80 hour power reserve, dual impulse escapement and a free-spring balance.