Spring Drive combines the precision of a quartz watch with the torque of a mechanical watch, to allow both the long hands and the high precision that Grand Seiko demands.

Spring Drive is a name given to a series of watch movements produced by Epson in Shiojiri. The concept of using a mainspring to power a quartz timing package was first conceived in 1977 by …

The Spring Drive chronograph is equipped with a column wheel for maximum stability in the switching mechanism. This eight-pillar component controls the chronograph function with error-free precision, …

Jan 13, 2023 · Among those technologies is an innovative type of watch movement that was perfected right before the turn of the 21st Century and remains the exclusive purview of just two watch …

The history of Spring Drive and technical information of all Grand Seiko watches with Spring Drive movements.

Dec 12, 2017 · In the second installment of our three-part series in partnership with Grand Seiko, we go in-depth on the history and development of Spring Drive.

Feb 5, 2024 · A hybrid movement that combines the precision of quartz movements with the craftsmanship and beauty of a mechanical movement, Spring Drive powers some of the most …

What is Spring Drive – Automatic, Manual-Wind, or Quartz? It combines the good of both while mitigating the negatives. Read on to learn more about this one-of-a-kind horological technology. One …

Mar 31, 2025 · Instead of using an escapement to regulate timekeeping (like a mechanical watch) or a battery-powered oscillator (like a quartz watch), Spring Drive uses a mechanically-wound mainspring …

Spring Drive is the pinnacle of integration between mechanical watchmaking and quartz technology, an innovation pioneered by Seiko in the 1960s.