In the Shinshu area of Japan, winter has its own special beauty. During the Shokan sekki or season, the lakes are covered with ice, the air is sharp and dry and the sky takes on a deep blue hue that colors the snow that covers the mountains. The magic of Shinshu in Shokan is captured in this dial, which has the rich texture of driven snow and a unique blue tone. Like every Spring Drive Grand Seiko watch, this Blue Snowflake reflects the landscape around the facility where it was created and reveals another aspect of the nature of time. Spring Drive is a unique movement that delivers one-second-a-day-precision, using the power of a mainspring. It generates energy like every other luxury mechanical watch but combines this with an electronic regulator to deliver a level of precision that no mechanical watch can match.