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GRAND SEIKO Elegance 24 Seasons Eté GMT Bleu
GRAND SEIKO

Elegance 24 Seasons Eté GMT

Size
39.5mm
Movement
Automatic
Water res.
30m
Caliber
9S86
Reserve
55 heures
~$8,640
Description

A contemporary interpretation drawing inspiration from the changing seasons. This GMT watch balances sophisticated design with practical dual-time functionality.

Specifications
ref. SBGJ249
Case
MaterialSteel
Diameter39.5mm
Water resistance30m
BezelSmooth
Case backFond vissé
DialBlue
Movement
TypeMécanique à remontage manuel Manufacture
Caliber9S86
Power reserve55 heures
ComplicationsGMT
Strap & Bracelet
MaterialMetal bracelet
BuckleDéployante
Author POV

Hand-wound GMT is the detail worth dwelling on here — most GMT complications are automatic, so a manual-wind manufacture movement driving a second time zone is a genuinely unusual combination, and it changes the daily ritual from 'it winds itself' to 'you wind it before the second hand matters.' Été, summer, gives it the blue dial in this seasonal quartet; 39.5mm in steel with 30m of water resistance confirms it's a dress piece, not a travel tool despite the GMT hand. I'd flag manual-wind GMTs as a small, specific category on my scoring sheet — mechanically interesting in a way automatic GMTs rarely are.