The 9S64 hand-winding caliber is what lets the SBGW289 stay thin at 11.6mm, but to get there Grand Seiko apparently sacrificed a display caseback. Watch collectors deeply feel this kind of decision: you can have a svelte profile, or you can show off the movement you bragged about, rarely both.
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