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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Continue readingSLGB001/003 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…
Continue readingTen 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…
Continue readingThe 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…
Continue readingGMT dilemma
Well, it's a silly GMT dilemma. I have owned SBGE015 and SBGJ001, and sold both.
SBGE015- amazing timepiece, but no lume on the bezel was an eventual dealbreaker.
SBGJ001- the original Mt Iwate, I loved this watch most, but with my ageing eyes, I …
Tabular summary of all modern GS models
This thread tabulates all known GS releases by (only) the following parameters:
ref
any qty, geograhic, or retailer limitation
year of release
Data source is @Plus 9Time web site
HIGHLIGHTS (click on links):
Spring Drive 3-hand automatics
Spring Dri…
Tabular summary of GS releases 2018-present
This thread will summarize GS releases by (only) the following parameters:
ref
any qty, geograhic, or retailer limitation
year of release
Data source will be @Plus 9Time web site
Edit 1: latest PDF is in post #14.
Edit 2: The precise procedure for …
Continue readingGS release statistics, and where GS says it is going
Using the GSDB provided to the community by @Plus 9Time , this is the number of new* GS references released each year:
The i…
Continue readingA frivolous but fun use of the Independently Adjustable Hour Hand (IAHH)
This was when I was on vacation last week (mentioning that because someone with an eagle eye is going to say the date on the watch was several days on the past).
My wife and I had planned to go visit our first tripoint. Those of you who know what a tr…
Continue readingTabular summary of GS releases 2020-present
This thread will summarize GS releases by (only) the following parameters:
ref
any qty, geograhic, or retailer limitation
year of release
Data source will be @Plus 9Time web site
Edit 1: latest PDF is in post #11.
Edit 2: The precise procedure for …
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