Grand Seiko Hi-Beat

Series of high-beat automatic mechanical watches by Grand Seiko From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Grand Seiko Hi-Beat is a line of high-frequency automatic mechanical watches engineered and manufactured by Japanese watchmaker Grand Seiko. The series was created at Seiko's Suwa factory (Suwa Seikosha) in Nagano Prefecture and launched in 1967.[1][2][3] These watches feature movements that beat at 36,000 vibrations per hour (10 beats per second) resulting in smoother seconds-hand sweep.

TypeAutomatic Hi-Beat
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Introduced1967
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Grand Seiko Hi-Beat
A vintage watch from Hi-Beat line of watches
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Awards

Seiko Hi-Beat watches have received numerous watchmaking[4][5][6][7] and design awards including iF[8][9] and Red Dot.[10][11]

In 2016, Japanese government awarded yellow ribbon Medal of Honor to the Seiko engineer who designed several Hi-Beat watch models.[12]

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