Up Close With Grand Seiko's New Omiwatari Spring Drive

If anyone doubted Grand Seiko's ownership of the textured dial, the new Omiwatari Spring Drive is the watch to clear up any confusion once and for all.The subtle undulating texture on the crisp, ice blue dial represents the mysterious Omiwatari ice ridges that appear when Lake Suwa, near Grand Seiko's Shinshu Watch Studio, freezes each winter. The effect is achieved using a hand-hammered stamp.By contrast to the organic feel of the dial the watch's hands and applied hour markers are highly polis...