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A pleasant 20 minutes changing the battery
This is the new-generation GS equivalent of the quartz VFA Seiko reported on yesterday by KMII. The star on the dial and the highly decorated movement (even with shock absorbing jewel!) are clues to the specially-selected crystals which give accuracy to +5 to -5 seconds a year. This high precision rate is achieved by the use of quartz crystals aged and then individually selected for their particular performance characteristics. The same commitment to precision is expressed in every aspect of the watch’s functionality.
Please excuse the dust on the sides of the lugs - this came from underneath the edges of the back when I unscrewed it.
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A pleasant 20 minutes changing the battery
This is the new-generation GS equivalent of the quartz VFA Seiko reported on yesterday by KMII. The star on the dial and the highly decorated movement (even with shock absorbing jewel!) are clues to the specially-selected crystals which give accuracy to +...
I really like my regular 9F, even if it is *only* +10 / -10 seconds per year.
However, when Citizen offers +5 / -5 seconds in regular series, and has done limited editions at +1 / -1 second per year, I wonder if Grand Seiko needs to raise their bar...
Trying to set it to the second is hard enough
And readjusting the watch on odd months or daylight savings changes means that leveling of accuracy is irrelevant anyway … They’ve also strengthened the motor so the hands don’t wobble, made the date change instantaneous, revised the adjustment of hours s...
Interestingly
I have been eyeing one citizen with their 1 second a year movement in titanium preferably.
I still think GS could kick it up a notch by making +/- 5 their standard.
On the other side though, The Citizen brings a perpetual calendar, and titanium too. I'm happy to have both,
It's actually even better than that in real life.
There's one guy on WUS who owns one. they say: "After 36 month from the day it came it is running exactly 3 seconds late now. Taking into account that it came running .2sec late the watch is 2.8sec late in 3 years i.e. meeting the spec of 1sec/year accura...