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19 May 2020, 10:50 AM | #1 |
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Turning Japanese
Well down the proverbial rabbit hole I went. A month after buying my 9F GMT.
I read even more about Grand Seiko. The manufacturing process. How limited production is ect... saw this. Couldn’t get it out of my head. A phone call to my friendly AD. Sale of my datejust to another party.... You know the rest. I’m not sure I have been this much in love with a watch since my LV-c sub. I hate to brag but this really feels and looks special My wife questions my sanity for getting rid of the Rolex. I think with GS you either get it. Or you don’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
19 May 2020, 10:53 AM | #2 |
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Looks awesome! The 62GS case and dial are both spot on.
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19 May 2020, 10:54 AM | #3 |
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Welcome! |
19 May 2020, 12:40 PM | #4 |
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They are very special, the whole case is black polished and it shows.
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19 May 2020, 12:45 PM | #5 |
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Congratulations nonetheless I have to be honest for me the crown at 12 o clock does it.
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19 May 2020, 01:11 PM | #6 | |
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Each to his own, and Rolex makes a great watch. I think there was a part of me that wanted to try something different as I have owned a lot of Rolex models over the years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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19 May 2020, 01:37 PM | #7 |
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Don't get me wrong the grand Seiko is an amazing watch congratulations again and hope you enjoy the watch stay healthy and safe....Godspeed
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19 May 2020, 02:26 PM | #8 |
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Good move. Congratulations!
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19 May 2020, 04:06 PM | #9 |
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19 May 2020, 04:36 PM | #10 |
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You said it, for GS owners, you either get it...or you don’t...congrats on a beautiful watch
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19 May 2020, 05:45 PM | #11 |
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A beaut, congrats
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19 May 2020, 09:58 PM | #12 |
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Congratulations. Great watch.
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19 May 2020, 10:43 PM | #13 |
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Congrats!
I love my SBGE249 from last September, still can’t bring myself to flip my LVc for more GS.... but maybe someday I’ll get there. I “need” a high beat, after all. ;-) |
20 May 2020, 12:51 AM | #14 | |
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I wasn’t sure what black polishing meant until I looked at that picture. The watch looks almost ceramic black. Pretty amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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21 May 2020, 05:06 AM | #15 |
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I love my Datejust.
But I’ve seen comments on YouTube that say: “When I got into watches I had a Rolex. Then I learned about watches and bought a Grand Seiko.” Haha |
21 May 2020, 08:48 AM | #16 |
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Congratulations! That dial is incredible, especially in person.
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21 May 2020, 09:19 AM | #17 |
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Congrats! A little hard to see with the sun glare on the crystal, but I will check the GS site. You can replace the DJ if you want. Flipping is fun and although I have yet to get a GS, it will happen. Enjoy yours!
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21 May 2020, 09:26 AM | #18 |
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Beautiful watch!
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21 May 2020, 09:32 AM | #19 | |
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I think the latest incarnation of the DJ is a great watch, and one of the most under appreciated watches in the Rolex line up. Maybe I should have kept it. But, I am giving myself a limit on how much I have tied up in watches these days. And I wanted to try something different having gone through the entire corridor of swiss makes, except for VC. Maybe it’s new brand infatuation. But I am completely in love with this watch. It’s probably the pretty face, the incredible dial. But she has legs as well, the watch is pretty accurate out of the box for a mechanical. I’m pretty happy with this acquisition. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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21 May 2020, 09:38 AM | #20 |
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Another random thought. GS bracelets have been criticized. And perhaps rightfully so. It would be nice to have a micro adjustment.
I’m neutral on this topic as there are some great bracelets out there that lack a Rolex style adjustment. VC. AP. PP come to mind. I’m fortunate. A half link out and this watch fits perfectly. But I do wonder what the bracelet would be like with a Rolex style clasp. The finishing is beautiful. First make I have seen that can create the same “bright” effect on brushed steel as Rolex. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
22 May 2020, 06:26 AM | #21 | |
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Huge congrats! I remember reading on this forum to never look at your Rolex using a loupe, as you will be disappointed The time I walked into Grand Seiko the gentleman asked me which watch I wanted to see, I picked one, then he said “look at it with this loupe” And I was blown away The beauty is in the details, and he explained a bunch of movement stats that didn’t make sense to me at the time I was wearing a ceramic two tone submariner, and he basically told me that for what I paid for the sub, I could have 3 Grand Seikos, each of them better than the sub Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 May 2020, 10:12 PM | #22 |
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That’s a lovely watch. Wear it in good health.
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25 May 2020, 07:53 AM | #23 |
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Congrats! Beautiful watch
I'll easily take a GS over most Rolex watches nowadays.
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28 May 2020, 12:53 AM | #24 |
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I love GS overall.
This particular one looks great. Congrats. |
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