Seiko 9R65 Manual Do Utilizador

English

Thank you for purchasing the Grand Seiko Spring Drive automatic 
winding Model.

The Spring Drive is Seiko’

s unique mechanism in which the 

mainspring is wound by the natural motions of the user and accuracy 
is controlled by a microelectronics quartz mechanism while using the 
unwinding power of the mainspring to move the hands.

The Spring Drive powered by natural motions of the user can be 
called a watch that strongly combines and connects the user with 
the latest advancements in technology.

A mechanical watch of taste and refinement with an accuracy 
equivalent to a quartz watch, this sophisticated and innovative watch 
ticks in step with the pace of a person’

s life.

This is a watch that creates a lifestyle for modern individuals who 
seek affluence and convenience in their life.
That is what the Grand Seiko Spring Drive automatic winding model 
is all about.

Grand  Seiko’

s  history  symbolizes  the  culmination  of  efforts  and 

development aiming for better practical watches.

The Grand Seiko watch was born in 1960, reached the very top in 

the mechanical watch field around the world at the end of the 1960’s. 

After a hiatus of dozen years or so, in 1993, the Grand Seiko 9F 

series equipped with world-class quartz movement was released. In 

1998, the 9S series mechanical movement that combined traditional 

craftsmanship and advanced technology was developed to reintroduce 

the Grand Seiko mechanical caliber. While using the unwinding power 

of the mainspring as its sole power source, the new mechanism Spring 

Drive realizes an average monthly rate of ±15 seconds (For Cal. 9R15, 

±10 seconds), substantially exceeding the accuracy of conventional 

mechanical  watches.  The  watch  also  embodies  the  concepts  of 

Grand  Seiko  that  continues  the  challenge  of  creating  the  best 

practical watch.

1960  ●  Released the first Grand Seiko.
1964  ●   Participated in the Neuchatel Observatory Competition in Switzerland 

for the first time.

1968  ●  Released Japan’

s first automatic winding 10-beat model, 61GS.

1968  ●   Won the first prize in the mechanical wrist chronometer category of 

the Geneva Observatory Competition in Switzerland.

1978  ●  Filed a patent for the Spring Drive mechanism for the first time.
1982  ●   Filed a patent for the Spring Drive mechanism (registered). Started 

initial development.

1988  ●  Released the first Grand Seiko quartz caliber.
1993  ●  Started the second development of the Spring Drive. 
 

●   Released  the  Grand  Seiko  9F  series  equipped  with  world-class 

quartz movement.

1997  ●  Started the third development of the Spring Drive.
 

●   Released  technological  announcement  of  the  Spring  Drive  at  the 

Swiss Society of Chronometry (SSC).

1998  ●  Exhibited the Spring Drive at BASELWORLD.
 

●   Released the Grand Seiko 9S series mechanical caliber combining 

traditional craftsmanship and advanced technology.

1999  ●   Released  the  manual-winding  Spring  Drive  (CAL.7R68)  limited 

edition from SEIKO.

2000  ●  Started the fourth development of the Spring Drive.
2002  ●  Released the manual-winding Spring Drive (CAL.7R88) from CREDOR.
2004  ●  Released the Grand Seiko automatic winding Spring Drive (CAL.9R65).