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Grand Seiko
Ref. 4580-7000
45GS VFA
A rare and very attractive stainless steel wristwatch with "Very Fine Adjusted" movement
- Estimate
- CHF8,000 - 16,000€8,600 - 17,300$10,000 - 20,100
CHF33,020
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Grand Seiko
- Year
- Circa 1970
- Reference No
- 4580-7000
- Movement No
- 000'631
- Case No
- 960'047
- Model Name
- 45GS VFA
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 4580, 25 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Seiko buckle
- Dimensions
- 37mm width
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Precision timekeeping was a corner stone for the Japanese watchmaker, Grand Seiko. In the late 1960s, Grand Seiko developed a series of chronometer-rated wristwatches meeting all of the requirements of the Swiss chronometer rating agency – the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC). The height of Grand Seiko’s excellence is best exemplified by their Very Fine Adjusted or “V.F.A.” series released in 1969, which was in a league of its own. These timepieces were further refined for higher precision timekeeping with an outstanding mean daily rate of -2 to +2 seconds per day, along with a guarantee of being accurate to within +/-1 minute per month for the first two years – an astonishing level of accuracy unprecedented for any production mechanical wristwatch.
Vintage Grand Seiko timepieces were produced by one of two factories, the Suwa Seikosha and the Daini Seikosha, and it was believed the parent company encouraged competition between the two producing the finest quality movements.
The present model, the 45GS was produced under Daini Seikosha. There are three different variations of calibers found in the 45GS. The no-date caliber 4520A, the date-equipped caliber 4522A, and the V.F.A. (Very Fine Adjusted) caliber 4580A such as the present watch, which houses one of the most accurate time-only movements in the world. It is an icon due to its unique design and is one of the rarest and most sought-after models from the VFA collection. It features a more rounded near cushion design in a hardened stainless-steel case and deep blue dial. On the dial there is a Daini Seikosha lightning bolt-shaped "S" logo.
The present example is preserved in excellent and impressive condition with crisp edges and sharp engravings on the outside caseback.
Vintage Grand Seiko timepieces were produced by one of two factories, the Suwa Seikosha and the Daini Seikosha, and it was believed the parent company encouraged competition between the two producing the finest quality movements.
The present model, the 45GS was produced under Daini Seikosha. There are three different variations of calibers found in the 45GS. The no-date caliber 4520A, the date-equipped caliber 4522A, and the V.F.A. (Very Fine Adjusted) caliber 4580A such as the present watch, which houses one of the most accurate time-only movements in the world. It is an icon due to its unique design and is one of the rarest and most sought-after models from the VFA collection. It features a more rounded near cushion design in a hardened stainless-steel case and deep blue dial. On the dial there is a Daini Seikosha lightning bolt-shaped "S" logo.
The present example is preserved in excellent and impressive condition with crisp edges and sharp engravings on the outside caseback.