I’m trying to buy my first GS and I need a GMT to fill the role of an overseas travel/vacation watch. I’ve settled on GS because I feel they are somewhat stealthy and GS is one of the brands I don’t yet have in my collection. The only issue has been there are so many models it’s hard to keep track of what’s what.

My list of wants:
-Spring drive
-Lume
-Water resistant/durable
-Stainless steel

As of now, it seems like the SBGE253 is the best choice, with the only downsides being lume at…

Which GS GMT would you pick?

Anyone else have an issue with the beads of rice bracelet not fitting that well? It feels super comfortable, but is just a tad too small or big on my 7 inch writs. I reached out to GS and they don’t make quarter or half links for this one, so I am kind of at a crossing and don’t know what to do.

I really don’t want to wear the watch on a strap and think the bracelet really makes me love it. At what point do I call it and trade the watch for something different? or do I just wear it a…

Beads of rice bracelet

I bought this 9F diver a few years ago and I recently replaced the battery. I’ve stepped away from watch purchasing for a while but I still love rotating through my watches. I hadn’t picked this one up since before the spring time change but started wearing it again yesterday. I forgot how really special this watch is. It was running within 1 second of atomic time after 6 months. With a watch like this it is tough to add additional divers.

With some frequency I see FB posts where someone will make the claim along the lines of “the Bulova Precisionist has a smooth sweep so what’s the big deal about Spring Drive?”. Of course the people making such comparisons don’t understand how Spring Drive actually works, and they probably don’t know how the Precisionist works either.

Even among those who do understand how Spring Drive works, many may not realize that although the Precisionist sweep looks smooth, it is simulated…

Sweep comparison: Spring Drive vs. Precisionist

I have the current quartz GMT, the SBGN027. It’s a great watch, but the monochromatic GMT hand can make checking the time at a glance difficult in some light. Also, the 12/3/6/9 lume instead of full lume gets on my nerves. So I’ve been considering the older model, the SBGN003, which has the orange GMT hand and full lume.

One downside to the SBGN003 is that the rated water resistance is 100m, while the current models feature 200m.

However I can’t see a reason as to why this would be the…

Quartz GMT water resistance… SBGN003/005 vs SBGN027/029

There has been a lot of chatter on this subject over the last couple of years, and now GS have launched a reference addressing the critics, I am genuinely intrigued as to whether or not it will actually make the slightest bit of difference to anyone with regards real buying decisions.

I think it’s fair to assume we can expect many more references to be launched in the coming years with this feature. So don’t answer related just to SLGB003 – assume a watch that you have previously…

So now GS have micro adjustment bracelets, a poll…