SJX
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After a year I am still amazed by this watch
I got this nearly a year ago, but each time I wear it I am still amazed by the brilliant finish of the dial and hands, the way they catch the light is stunning. I also love the domed sapphire crystal. Despite owning more expensive, more legendary, more significant, more Swiss watches, this Grand Seiko undoubtedly ranks all the way up there as one of the best I have.
click here to read the review I wrote several months after I bought the watch.
Here are some freshly taken photos.
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-11-07 06:42:58 This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-11-07 06:44:28
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After a year I am still amazed by this watch
I got this nearly a year ago, but each time I wear it I am still amazed by the brilliant finish of the dial and hands, the way they catch the light is stunning. I also love the domed sapphire crystal. Despite owning more expensive, more legendary, more si...
Great watch...
I understand you SJX! I'm more and more attracted by this range, more particularly by the GMT. Rolex has only definitely to be held! Best Caius
I wish you wouldn't...
I wish you wouldn't post photos of that watch. I am now trying to get the idea of purchasing one out of my mind. Could you answer one question re: the GMT function. Does it advance the 12 hour hand "Rolex style" or the 24 hand ummmm ETA module style?
This is a bad pic, but...
I put a lighter brown strap on mine which goes well with the yellowish-white dial. It looks great in real life, although so does a very dark blue navy strap I have. The strap here looks a little maroon which isn't the reality. Will try for a better shot s...
I didn't know you have one too
Congrats! I'd be curious to see how it looks on a blue strap, do share pictures if you have them. - SJX
Yes, It is pretty much my daily wearer. The Gym sees a Seiko 5, then
I wear the GS 65% of the time and the Roger Smith 35% of the time. I will get some pics of the dark navy band. I wish the brown was truer to color in the pic. It sort of has a common tone with the yellow in the dial. I am going to try some daytime picture...
So you don't wear a SWISS watch at all?
Horrors. How long have you had your GS? In your opinion, what's the best and worst thing about it? - SJX
Had it a 6 months. Best, 1st class look and finish, and not on every wrist in town.
Least is definitely that it does not have a screw down crown with better water resistance. I might normally complain about the luminous hands, or lack there of, but the finish is flawless so I think luminous would mess it up.
Agreed.
I agree the lack of screw down crown is a minus, but given this watch was originally designed to be on a leather strap I think that is acceptable. The bracelet GS models typically do have screw down crowns. I see a second GS somewhere in my future. - SJX
Wait do you mean I could get this with a screw down crown and then buy the
buckle and band after? What is the water resistance then? If this is true.... FSOT one amazing Grande Seiko GMT with unused original strap for a screw down model of same.......... LOL, nah I like this one. I do with the buckle would come off back order so...
No screw down for this one
What I meant was that the GS models originally designed to have bracelets typically have screw down crowns, like the GS spring drive chronograph or the spring drive GMT. The other automatic GMT model that resembles a Rolex Explorer II also has a screw dow...
Jasny, oops, i didnt...
Jasny, oops, i didnt realise that R**** owners were so sensitive :) LOL Graham
Are there any of these...
...Grand Seikos with minimalist dials? For some, the greater the number of words or letters that appear on the dial, the less appealing the watch becomes from an aesthetic perspective. Seiko don't seem to mind a drop of 'alphabet soup' and whilst these wa...
Unfortunately no
Seiko loves several lines of text on the dial. Even the simplest GS models, hand-wind time only, have quite a bit of text on the dial. - SJX
Ahhh, dommage!...
...but thank you for promptly putting the question to bed. Cheers, pplater.
i would consider the first pic to be very minimal.
they could do away with 'grand seiko' as it has the GS logo on it. i cant really see the need for both, but a minor detail. anyway, back to the serious business. am i the only person who owns the black dial GMT? i know the ivory dial shows the detail bett...
Black dial
Thanks for the black dial pictures Graham. I much prefer the black dial because I think that the problem to differentiate between the 12 and 24 hour hands is solved better. When I glance at the white dial I am sure that I would sometimes mistake the 24 fo...
This watch identifies you as a "in the know" person!
And I don't own one...arrghhh... Yours is the best one!!!! The right dial color, and the right metal.
Bernard, could you clarify which...
Bernard, could you clarify which is the best dial colour please. your post was straight after my black dial pics so i have a slight smile on my face and i want it to stay there. i'll get it out in a minute and stroke it gently with a cloth if you say 'bla...
Hmm..a detailed answer will be:
The dial color of SJX 's watch is a off white to cream, with which on our very bright Asian tropical sun, seems to have a distinct advantage in aesthetic, to me at least. However, in Europe and in Los Angeles, I noticed that dark dials, especially the UN ...
Bernard you just gave the Swiss another bright idea
Geographically designed dials, perhaps even charge more for Northern hemisphere dials since those economies are richer. - SJX
Jia Xian i must protest....
Jia Xian i must protest. the Uk is in the Northern hemisphere and our total economy is now worth $2.00. our standard of living is about equal to that of a Mumbai street beggar. on the other hand Oz is in the south and everyone there is rich and drive 7 li...
If that theory holds water, being 4 miles from Wallstreet, I should have watches falling
from the sky for free. We need to put signs on the tops of the buildings "Please remove your watch and throw it to a WIS before jumping." I am hoping to catch a 5970 or something. They look good in any geographical lighting.
I can just see the headline
"Manhattan: Platinum Royal Oak Offshore tossed from height leaves crater on sidewalk; tremors felt in New Jersey." - SJX
Hmmmm
Not sure if I like that better than the stock burgundy band. How does it look on a blue strap? - SJX
The blue strap looks like it has potential
I will see if I can find a suitable blue strap to fit on mine. Thanks for the images. - SJX
I have a tan strap like that somewhere
I will try it out on mine since you are insistent. :-) - SJX