Produced by a team of artisans in Seiko's Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri, Japan, the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGZ003 was launched in 2019 as one of the models to be produced by the Micro Artist Studio; a famed group of artisan watchmakers known for their exceptional craftsmanship. While not a limited edition piece, the Micro Artist Studio can only create about 20 watches a year in total, and so the SBGZ003 is a tremendously limited watch, thus leading to its extreme rarity on the open market. Boasting a hand-made silver dial with the original Seiko and GS script, the SBGZ003’s display perfectly suits its exceptional Zaratsu polished 38.5mm platinum case, with hand polished applied hour markers and hands, which shine with an intense brightness befitting of how the Micro Artist Studio’s exacting standards. Created to celebrate an anniversary, like so many of Grand Seiko’s other pieces, the SBGZ003 pays homage to the brand’s Spring Drive movement’s 20th anniversary. Powered by the hand-wound cal. 9R02 Spring Drive movement, the SBGZ003 comes with an eight-day power reserve indicator mounted to the back of the finely finished movement bridge that mirror the SBGZ003’s stunning silver dial and completes the timepiece’s stunningly elegant design on both its front and back.

Exploring some of the finest craftsmanship that Seiko has to offer, the SBGZ003 is created by the Micro Artist Studio, a small group of watchmakers who became famous for their Masterpiece Collection, which the SBGZ003 belongs to.