When titanium watches first emerged in the 1970s ... The icy blue dial of Grand Seiko’s new SBGH349 ($7,400), photo above, is designed to evoke an icefall crystalizing in mid-flow, as one ...

To illustrate its vision, Seiko gave the titanium cases and bracelets of ... space away from the star-patterned dial. It adds a chronograph, a world timer and a day display. Each model is limited ...