Grand Seiko Thailand held a press trip to the new studio in Shizukuishi, the museum in Ginza, and others from Nov 28-Dec 2.Published caption : A memory of disaster. In 1923, the Seikosha Factory faced its greatest crisis, the Great Kanto Earthquake, and suffered terrible loss. A fire destroyed 1,500 timepieces that customers sent in for repair, but Kintaro Hattori replaced all of them for free.