No timepiece better represents Grand Seiko’s technical and aesthetic prowess better than the Snowflake.

It isn’t flashy or sporty, but that hasn’t stopped the Grand Seiko Snowflake from becoming the most representative model of one of the most celebrated and exciting watchmakers today. Seiko and its luxury offshoot Grand Seiko can seem full of contradictions and idiosyncrasies, but the Snowflake displays a whole suite of the features that have made the Japanese brand a superstar — all rolled into one stunning specimen through which to examine this fascinating brand.

The Snowflake is one of those watches that can somehow cause even the most prosaic of watch enthusiasts to suddenly start getting all poetical on you. Perhaps there really is something greater to the sum of its parts, but it features several impressive Grand Seiko signatures. 
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