Grand Seiko SBGW231 (Elegance hand-wind)
- Maker
- Grand Seiko
- Year
- 2016-present
- Rank
- 80 of 100
Grand Seiko SBGW231 (Elegance hand-wind)
Grand Seiko SBGW231 (Elegance hand-wind) by Grand Seiko (2016-present) is ranked 80 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It carried a market asking price of $3,400 in June 2026, which is not a sale. The SBGW231 carries the proportions and hand-wound spirit of the original 1960 Grand Seiko — the brand's heritage dress reference.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The SBGW231 carries the proportions and hand-wound spirit of the original 1960 Grand Seiko — the brand's heritage dress reference.
SBGW231, 37.3mm steel, manual-wind cal. 9S64 (heritage 1960 'First' GS proportions)
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $3,400
- Kind
- Market asking price, not a sale
- Date
- June 2026
Chrono24 average ~$3,400 (range ~$3,000-$4,200); limited SBGW253 (1960-piece edition) higher at ~$6,377.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08