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Heading to Japan – where to find second hand GS?

Landing in Tokyo but will be there 20 days so can realistically get almost anywhere.

Where should I put on my shortlist to visit?

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Steel Reef Quick Link Clasp

Anyone following Steel Reef clasp? They report GS clasp soon. It appears to not be an on the fly micro. Yet better than nothing, I would hope. Thanks for any positive info and I'm happy for all those that post GS bracelet fits just fine or str…

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Classic heritage spring drive models discontinued?

I am just looking at GS websites and the most "classic" heritage models seems to be gone. Like SBGA203, SBGA467 or SBGA373.
Are they being replaced or what is going on? I am only into SD so I don't know if other movements are affected as…

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Polishing a Grand Seiko yourself

i have spent almost 6 hours on Google researching the topic and while i found some useful info, my question was never truly answered.
So, i ask here…
I have a high end dremel that can go as fast as 8000rpm and down to 1500..
i have Dremel brand felt…

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on the fence, blind buy, please help!!!

Hello everyone,
i am thinking of gifting myself either a sgbp001 or sgbp009, sadly i have not seen one for myself, i have watched the entirety of youtube and i'm still torn…please o please post pictures of each to help me….
I have to order the…

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New details about the new SLGB001/003 casing

No GS with the 30 mm 9R65/9R15 is less than 39 mm in diameter. Yet the SLGB001/003 with a 30 mm 9RB2 achieves 37 mm.

How did they do that?

A Japanese-language article in webchronos.net offers an answer:

1) 9R6 required an anti-magnetic casing ring a…

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Grand Seiko SBGH266

Mentioned in passing in this old thread (according to WUS Search): Baselworld 2018 Live Report: Grand Seiko Celebrates 20th Anniversary With 3 Limited Editions

Found on reddit, posted by u/PaternalAdvice (from ProvenanceWatches)

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SLGB001/003 date change speed

Now that SLGB001/003 have begun to arrive in owners hands, can anyone report on the date change speed of the cal. 9RB2?

The 9RA5 in the SLGA001 was found to have semi-instantenous date change. According to a comparison by @chief-diversity-officer:

9…

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Ten Years Later… I Finally Got a “Just a Seiko”

Hey everyone,

I recently made a purchase I'd never thought I'd make!

They say timing is everything. And after ten years of admiring it from afar and trying it on every year, I finally bought "the one" that’s been quietly calling t…

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The Grand Seiko case styles of today

Thanks to the newly-added Case Style field in @Plus 9Time 's GSDB, a systematic grouping of all models by case design has become possible.

Junp to PDF v1.1 (September 2025)

This is a first stab, restricted to only full size references released 2…

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