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Old 27 September 2018, 04:45 AM   #31
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You'll have buyer's remorse when your friends aren't impressed?
Possibly, human psychology is funny after all.
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Old 27 September 2018, 05:06 AM   #32
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I tried the Snowflake in Paris last month. It's beautiful, but it def didn't do it for me, which was a real bummer. Admittedly, I also prefer smaller watches, so if it was thinner and 39mm (and had the case shape of the current ~39mm crop of GS models), I think I'd have felt much differently about it. It is pretty freakishly lightweight, too. Man I wanted to love it...
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Old 27 September 2018, 05:13 AM   #33
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If its an only watch i would buy Rolex. Is its an addition i would go with Snowflake


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Old 29 September 2018, 11:11 PM   #34
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Couldn't go wrong either way, but I think you've made a great choice with the Snowflake. It's like nothing else. Enjoy!
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Old 10 October 2018, 12:54 PM   #35
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Just tried this watch on today at my first visit to a GS AD. Holy s$&@! The dial and finishing on that watch were nuts. Especially under a loupe. For the money I’m hard pressed to see a fault in it. The dial is far beyond any Rolex I can think of and the case was just about perfect as well. My only hang up is I prefer a Swiss aesthetic over Japanese. That said, for the right price I may have to add this one.
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Old 11 October 2018, 10:39 PM   #36
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I am seriously looking into the snowflake. I am not sure when they first started making these with the spring drive movement. Did they make them with the old logo and now with the new logo? When was logo changed?
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Old 11 October 2018, 10:42 PM   #37
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I am seriously looking into the snowflake. I am not sure when they first started making these with the spring drive movement. Did they make them with the old logo and now with the new logo? When was logo changed?
New dial layout without SEIKO came in across the board last year, and yes you can get Snowflakes with either old or new.
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Old 12 October 2018, 08:12 AM   #38
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Congrats! Seiko gives so much value for the money up and down their product lines. I'd make the same decision you did. For what that's worth
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Old 12 October 2018, 10:07 AM   #39
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I am seriously looking into the snowflake. I am not sure when they first started making these with the spring drive movement.
Only available as a Spring Drive model, first produced in 2006/7, iirc.
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