Hi, all

I’m testing the waters for a nice 9F with a white dial, and so far I’ve narrowed it down to:

• SBGX347
• SBGX295
• SBGX259

It looks like the 259 and 295 are the same watch, except that the 259 comes on a bracelet and the other one comes on a strap. If I’m not mistaken, the 295 has a subtle concentric circle texture on the dial, but I don’t know if the 259 has that.
Also, If I order the 295 from abroad, I think the strap would be subject to import restrictions, so…

Same difference?

It seems that both the 9F83 day-date and the 9F82 without IAHH have ceased production. Here’s their last seen new models:

Source Plus9Time GSDB

What’s in current production are thus:

…

GS quartz focuses on 9F85/86/61/62

Hi Guys,

Today I have noticed that the black colored index between 8 and 10 on the bezel has disappeared.
Probably fell off sometime during the day.

I have had this watch for only a couple of months, so it’s probably a QC issue.
[Is Grand Seiko starting to have seiko QC issues?]

The question is – where do I go from here?

Do I let the service center take care of it under warranty, and take the risk of the watch coming back in worse condition… or do I try to fix it myself with a sharpie…

Disappointed in the quality of my Grand Seiko GMT SBGN027

Here is a new US patent application (October 2024 publication) I found while looking for Spring Drive patents:

It is NOT Spring Drive as we understand it, because there is still an escape wheel (#21 in the illustration) and a pallet fork (#22). There is however something more than a balance wheel (everything to the right of #22).

And it is NOT necessarily a quartz regulator. There is only a ‘speed governing mechanism…

2024 Seiko patent application for an electronically-regulated mechanical watch (not SD)