Grand Seiko’s watches celebrate not only fine watchmaking, ... Taisetsu the Deep Snow of Winter (SBGA415) timepiece is crafted from titanium and is powered by a Spring Drive mechanism, 9R65.

“Back then, Grand Seiko was almost nonexistent in the U.S. market,” says Akio Naito, president of Seiko Watch Corporation. Even after half a decade, folks just weren’t buying.

Grand Seiko, the high watchmaking division of Seiko, is launching a special edition exclusive to Watches of Switzerland and select Mayors stores in the U.S. It is not numbered but limited to an ...