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Continue readingTokyo Lion Tentagraph
I have been a fan of the Tentagraph since it came out, but vacillated about buying.
GS has been so conservative regarding the visual form of their watches, but that is their thing.
Out of nowhere the Tokyo Lion Tentagraph drops at Watches and Wonders.
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Sweep comparison: Spring Drive vs. Precisionist
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.
Continue readingEven among those who do understand how Spring Drive works, many may not realize that although the Precisionist sweep looks smooth, it is simulated…
Quartz GMT water resistance… SBGN003/005 vs SBGN027/029
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.
Continue readingOne 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…
So now GS have micro adjustment bracelets, a poll…
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.
Continue readingI 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…
Spring Drive caliber 9RB2
New movement, smallest automatic SD ever, with energy density midway between the venerable 9R65 and the mighty 120 hour 9RA2.
Specs per Fratello:
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Continue readingSpring Drive watches with nicknames
The Grand Seiko Database (GSDB) maintained by @Plus 9Time is great for many projects. I decided to have fun collecting all the modern Grand Seiko models with nicknames.
Spring Drive 3-hand automatics
Using the GSDB search feature, here are the…
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Continue readingThe specially adjusted 9F models
@BrianBinFL and I have assembled the following list of the 9F watches, which halve the usual 10 seconds a year tolerance to just 5 seconds a year through special adjustment at the factory. Most feature a ‘gold star’ on the dial, but not all.
Continue readingFrom newest to oldest they are:
1. SBGP017 in 2022, the ‘Shinshu Sea of Clouds’ for the 55th anniversary of the 44GS case; with 9F85 and display back
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Seiko Grand Seiko Branded
Hi all,
Considering dipping my toes into the Grand Seiko world. I’m looking at used models on that auction site, and seeing a lot of more affordable options (~$1500) from earlier GS days, when they were still owned directly by Seiko and branded top of…
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