Grand Seiko Sport Watch, 44.2mm Green Dial, SBGJ239

Can a watch mark the changing seasons? Sometimes it almost seems so. The green of the dial and the brown of the strap seem reminiscent of the hues of late summer in the dense forest on the lower slopes of Mount Iwate, the mountain that overlooks the studio where SBGJ239 is made. As autumn comes ever nearer, the shadows lengthen and the light softens and, as it does so, the high legibility of the dial starts to come into its own. Could it be that the watch anticipates the change in the season? Perhaps not but its suitability for all seasons is once again made clear.