There’s no doubt that Grand Seiko is responsible for some of the best contemporary watches in the world.

With their stunning craftsmanship, in-house movement technology, creative sense of aesthetics, and eye for detail, the high-end spinoff of Japanese powerhouse Seiko is keeping the Swiss on their toes. Whether it’s a simple, time-only dress watch, a complicated GMT, or a constant-force tourbillon, Grand Seiko’s wares are some of the finest in any class.

The particular GS we have here, an SBGX115 from the 2010s, isn’t one of the brand’s more classically inspired dress models, but rather, a full-fledged diver with 200m of water resistance. Housed in a 42.7mm stainless steel case with aholey lugs, a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a unidirectional dive bezel with a black insert, it features a lovely opaline white dial with applied luminous indices, a matching  handset, and an outer minute track within the rehaut. 

Powered by the dependable Grand Seiko 9F61 quartz movement and paired to a stainless steel multi-link bracelet with a signed, push-button flip clasp and a dive extension, it’s in excellent condition and ships with its factory goodies. 

Smart-looking, utilitarian, legible, and highly accurate, this is the perfect watch for the enterprising SCUBA diver — or the man about town.

Or both!