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Unexpected New Habit

Does anyone look at the time and just take in the dial before reading the time?
I have been noticing that when I go to check the time on my wristwatch I have always been staring at the dial and looking at some different feature of the dial that stands …

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Grand Seiko Spring Drive UFA Ushio 300 Diver SLGB023 and SLGB025

Dedicated thread for SLGB023 and SLGB025. A black dial will follow soon.

Case: 40.8mm diameter x 12.9mm thickness, L2L 48.5mmm, Lug Width 21mm – High-Intensity titanium Evolution 9 case, brushed with Zaratsu-polished accents – sapphire crystal with an…

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Grand Seiko service Center in Upper Saddle River NJ

Guys I'm considering buying my first GS, I'm a Rolex fan boy but back in the days I started my way into horology by collecting Seiko 5s and vintage Speedtimers so I sort of decided to pay tribute to Seiko and get one GS and maybe one Credor. …

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Grand seiko bracelet poor quality?

Permanent pins came off on my bracelet…the entire watch actually fell off my wrist and luckily onto my carpet. This is for my SBGP017.

Turns out the 2 permanent pins that hold the center link were loose, resulting in the pin that holds the links to…

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Does the seconds hand matter?

At the risk of opening a can of worms, I'm curious what Grand Seiko owners and admirers think of something I saw on YouTube. Namely, does it matter to you if the seconds hand lines up perfectly with the minute markers for each tick in a quartz wa…

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*New and upcoming Credor watches*

Creating an all purpose thread to discuss new and coming Credor releases, similar to the one for GS models initiated by @ahonobaka.

As he urged there, “Let's be courteous/cognizant of leaks (aka avoid them please) since this is a sponsored forum….

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After so many hiccups, my Explorer 2 homage has finally arrived!!!

Bloody hell, no! It's not an homage. It's objectively and subjectively better than the Explorer 2, IMO. Coincidentally, this SbGE305 is my first GS after the Seiko/GS branding changes in 2017. It's supposed to arrive by 7 September. But …

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The exceptional Grand Seiko novelty, the Moonlit Birch SLGW007

Hello,

Article on a beautiful and exceptional new release from Grand Seiko, the SLGW007 Moonlit Birch

Enjoy reading!

Best regards,

Georges

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Grand Seiko Snowflake-dial Reference

In this topic @Mandaue and I are attempting to collect all of the known Grand Seiko watches using the "Snowflake" dial. I'd like to invite the community to scrutinize this list, correct any errors in the data below, and offer additional …

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Should this forum welcome Credor posts?

Credor joining W&W 2026 is a sign that the international profile will be further raised.

Should this forum actively wel…

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