When the Seiko product
development team embarked
on Ananta, they
were given the brief to
build a watch that embodied its corporate
vision of ‘the most technologically
advanced craftsmanship in the world’. The
team was allowed to use any movement,
or even build new ones. They were given
the freedom to explore any design direction
and seek new inspiration wherever
they chose.
And Ananta was the result. In Sanskrit
the word means ‘the infinite’. The Ananta
collection, launched at BaselWorld 2009,
expresses Seiko’s dedication to infinite
perfection. It is an exclusive collection of
luxury timepieces with Spring Drive and
high-grade mechanical movements, targeted
at those who truly understand and
appreciate fine watchmaking. Seiko Ananta
is a watch designed to deliver a lifetime of
delight and satisfaction, as it is supremely
comfortable to wear, enjoyable to use and
unrivaled in its quality of engineering. Seiko
Ananta is a watch for today and for all
times. Precision, artistry, parabolic curves
and sharpness, inspired by the artistry of Katana, find expression in the Ananta
collection. Says Yosh Kawada, General
Manager (Marketing), Seiko, “Katana has
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perfected for the last thousand years
and is the sword of the Samurai and also
the symbol of Japanese culture.”
Katana is the ancient art of swordmaking.
First developed over 800 years
ago, the Katana sword is a single-sided,
curved blade, designed to be drawn from
its scabbard and used in a single motion.
Its legendary sharpness comes from a
unique kind of steel and a particular
forging process, developed over the
centuries, which combines great handcraft
skills with the highest technology. Today,
Katana swords are still made and prized
for their beauty and precision.
The side of the case has the distinctive
Katana curve. A three-stage ‘blade’ polishing
process gives the case its remarkable
mirror finish, as smooth and flat as a
Katana sword. The long, graceful curve of
the case is made possible by a unique
construction in which the case back and
lugs are crafted from a single piece of steel.
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