Keiji Kaneko and Kiyotaka Sakai Discuss Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Design

First reported: Hodinkee Japan · 23 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC
Found by WristBible: 23 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC
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Fashion director Keiji Kaneko and Grand Seiko design director Kiyotaka Sakai discuss Evolution 9 through the automatic White Birch SLGH031 and Spring Drive U.F.A. SLGB015. Kaneko highlights their broad hands, textured dials and wrist fit, particularly the SLGB015’s navy dial. Sakai identifies the 1967 44GS as a source of the collection’s design language.

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Hodinkee JapanIn Partnership - 「エッセンシャルな腕時計」とは何か。ファッションディレクター金子恵治氏と作り手が語らう、グランドセイコーエボリューション9 コレクション(JA)23 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC