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23 October 2022, 09:00 AM | #121 | |
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23 October 2022, 09:32 AM | #122 | |
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Totally agree … but would add that brand “recognition” for GS depends on brand differentiation from other seiko lines and they have done a poor job at this. Couple that with too many SKUs, and it results in a confused consumer / frustrated collector-enthusiast. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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23 October 2022, 02:02 PM | #123 | |
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31 October 2022, 11:16 AM | #124 |
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Seiko ought to ditch the 'Grand Seiko' name and rebrand the high end offerings as 'Credor'
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31 October 2022, 05:13 PM | #125 | |
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Service in OZ for GS is(i think) strictly a send it back to the mothership proposition. Spring drive and Hi Beat won't be touched by them here and I'm extremely confident my sbgw253 with a 9s64 goes back to Japan and that's one of the reasons why I bought it. Imagine that? If that applied to every Rolex sold going back to Switzerland to be serviced exclusively by the mothership As you say, Seiko servicing here can be extremely hit or miss, with the last one done on a watch I gladly wore quite a lot for a number of years turning me right off The watch eventually died anyway, leaving me to slum it with Rolex for many years. So every cloud has a silver lining |
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31 October 2022, 05:27 PM | #126 | |
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It's one of the reasons why I picked up my sbgw253, because there's no GS logo on the dial as well as Seiko. All thrown together on the dial is more redundant than the Rolex novel. I consider that just a simple Grand Seiko is sufficient on the dial in their Gothic typeface whether one appreciates the typeface or not. |
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31 October 2022, 10:13 PM | #127 |
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I’ve always wondered what the heritage was behind a gothic typeface on a Japanese watch.
GS movement and case finishing and dials (relatively) are superior compared to many other premium Swiss watches. Rolex are more utilitarian and their brand holds much more consumer recognition. And agreed, SBGY007 seems underrated despite glowing reviews. The Datejust 41 is very close in price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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