Ep. 96: Answering Your Grand Seiko Questions with Joe Kirk

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Grand Seiko here, so this week’s episode was a real treat for us. Ilya sits down with Joe Kirk, the National Training Manager for Grand Seiko Corporation of America, to talk about everything Grand Seiko, and to answer all your burning Grand Seiko questions submitted on Instagram. 

This week’s episode of the Worn & Wound Podcast is brought to you by Hamilton and their Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph, a recreation of an iconic timepiece first released in 1968. Hamilton has reimagined that watch with a piece that retains the vintage styling of the original while adding modern function and wearability. Powering the Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph is an H-31 automatic chronograph movement with an extended 60-hour power reserve. The case of the Intra-Matic has also been scaled to 40mm for modern tastes, and the panda dial colorway is available in both blue and black variants. To learn more about Hamilton’s new Intra-Matic Automatic Chronograph, head to shop.hamiltonwatch.com.

Show Notes

Grand Seiko USA

Grand Seiko USA Instagram

Joe's Instagram

Joe's Grand Seiko Ref. SBGC203

Joe's Grand Seiko Ref. SBGJ203

Ilya's Junghans Max Bill

Grand Seiko hands getting heat-blued

Worn & Wound review of the Ref. SBGM221

9S Mechanical

9F Quartz

9R Spring Drive

Shizuku-Ishi Watch Studio

Zaratsu polishing

Hands-On with the Grand Seiko Elegance Collection (Refs. SBGK002, SBGK004, SBGK005, and SBGK006)

Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8-Day Power Reserve

Grand Seiko Elegance Collection with the new 9R02 caliber

RSVP for Joe's lecture at the HSNY