Grand Seiko SBGL001 – Near Mint Full Set Rare Collector’s Piece | 1st Mt. Iwate Dial, 1st GS 3 Day (72hr) Reserve, 41 Jewel 9S67 Movement

Up for sale is a special and unusual Grand Seiko model, reference SBGL001. This watch features the 9S67 caliber, which was Grand Seiko’s first 3-day power reserve movement, and which was only made from about 2006 to 2010 across just 10 references. This particular reference was the debut model for the Mt. Iwate dial pattern, famously inspired by the mountain visible through the windows of the studio where Grand Seiko mechanical watches are manufactured…

Grand Seiko SBGL001 – Near Mint Full Set Rare Collector’s Piece | 1st Mt. Iwate Dial, 1st GS 3 Day (72hr) Reserve, 41 Jewel 9S67 Movement

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FS: Very Rare Men’s 23mm Jaegre LeCoultre Reverso Classique 250.8.08 – Lavender / Purple Metallic Dial with Art Deco Numerals, JLC Strap & Buckle

Up for sale is a JLC 250.8.08 23mm Reverso Classique model, men’s 23mm size, with a very rare metallic purple dial featuring art deco style numerals. This dial is unusual and long discontinued in any Reverso size, but the vast majority of any models with it are ladies not men’s. Last sale I saw for one of these was in Germany for $4400, only other current listing is in Italy at $4700 + ship and duty.

This size is the same as the original Reverso case…

FS: Very Rare Men’s 23mm Jaegre LeCoultre Reverso Classique 250.8.08 – Lavender / Purple Metallic Dial with Art Deco Numerals, JLC Strap & Buckle

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