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AH! The one with "Chronometer" on the dial!
... very, very rare to see.
Nice trio - wonderful collection! Thank you for sharing!
Ken
Three Amigos
I mean, three Seikos. Three of my favorites: Grand Seiko 43999, Seiko SUS SCFF001, Seiko SUS SCFF003....
AH! The one with "Chronometer" on the dial!
... very, very rare to see. Nice trio - wonderful collection! Thank you for sharing! Ken
Thanks Ken. You are spot on.
Very few Grand Seikos have "Chronometer" on the dial. As I know, only the first three references do: 3180, 43999, and 5722A. Supposedly, the GS logo on the later models (starting with 5722B) indicates the watch/movement is actually even more accurate than...
I, too, am a BIG Seiko/GS fan!
... and I have read somewhere that the "Chronometer" print on the dial got controversial and complaint was filed by COSC, and SEIKO soon backed down and took that print away. That was when SEIKO started or raised the bar of its own "Chronometer" level tes...
The history of Grand Seiko and its GS Standard is very interesting
I also learned that Seiko had to withdraw the word "Chronometer" due to the pressure from Swiss watch industry. That was around 1966. At that time, chronometers were supposed to be certified by BOs (Bureaux Officiels de Controle de la marche des montres) ...
Thank you schen for sharing such a deep knowledge!
Mine was just superficial and your are much more complete and I learn much from your post. Thank you for that! Looking forward to sharing and exchanging info and history about SEIKO going forward! My hats off to you. Best, Ken
That history is my understanding as well,
during this controversy Seiko produced some interesting variations. This Cal. 6246 is circa 1966, and is essentially the watch which was re-badged as "Grand Seiko" when it was decided to replace the "chronometer" nomenclature: So even though it is not bad...
2 SUSs?
The Chronometer is lovely, but those SUSs are just great. Seiko's 90's effort to market mechanicals to the youth market.
That's what I learned too
SUS was initially targeted to the Japanese youth market in mid 90s, and apparently Seiko did a great job.
beautiful collection
love the Pilots i have a very soft spots for Pilot Style Watches. Cheers
The SUS’s looks very nice!
And so do the GS! Q? What size has the SUS? Best Blomman
The size of the SUS
is 35mm. On wrist it looks like 34mm. But if you see it in a picture just by itself, you may think it's 38mm. Only when you see it in metal, or in a picture along with other watches like GS 43999 which is 37mm, you can tell it's really a small watch. At l...