Grand Seiko SBGA211 "Snowflake"
#83 of 166 in the community watch ranking · 18 head-to-head votes
What makes it stand out
Grand Seiko released its first "Snowflake" edition, Ref. SBGA011, exclusively to the Japanese market in 2005. The sequel, Ref.
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SBGA211, was released in the 2017, the year that Grand Seiko split from parent Seiko to become an independent brand, and differs from the original "Snowflake" in one significant detail: the pristine white, snow-textured dial features the "GS" applied logo and "Grand Seiko" text at 12 o'clock and the simple "Spring Drive" text at 6 o'clock --- as opposed to the classic Seiko logo at 12 and "Grand Seiko Spring Drive" at 6. The 41mm case is constructed from Grand Seiko's "high intensity" titanium, finished to a high gloss with Zaratsu polishing. The indexes and razor-style hands are silver-polished, while a blued steel seconds hand sweeps around the snowy dial.
The highly accurate Spring Drive Caliber 9R65 inside, oscillating behind a sapphire caseback, provides a three-day power reserve.
At a glance
- Material
- High-intensity titanium case and bracelet
- Case size
- 41 mm diameter
- Case height
- 12.5mm
- Movement
- Automatic Spring Drive Caliber 9R65
- Water resistance
- 100 meters
- Crystal
- Sapphire
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How the crowd sees it
Grand Seiko SBGA211 "Snowflake" has won 9 of 18 matchups (50%). Its community score is 1004 crowns. It’s early: a few votes can still move this watch considerably.
Crowns are an Elo ranking score, not a star rating or a measure of manufacturing quality.
