cazalea
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Interesting insight ... let’s take a look
I can see many similarities in the basic architecture - perhaps this truly is a derivation / simplification of the old chrono movement. I have had one since new as well.
Here’s the imaginary brief handed to a team:
- Take away time measuring
- Take away automatic winding
- Add massive main 3/4 bridge
- Add SPRON mainspring for 72-hr autonomy
- Keep sub seconds dial
- Keep power reserve indication
- Finish and decorate better
- Make it thin
- New case
Can it be?
Cazalea
Slim dress watch from GS? Boys, they heard our requests!
Grand Seiko is pleased to announce a new slim design in the Elegance Collection. The combination of a new case, a new manual-winding caliber with a small seconds hand and Urushi lacquer has made possible the creation of a watch that offers a new graceful ...
Thanks for the heads up!
Just saw the first pictures of the Iwate dial model in steel and was quite impressed. Any idea on the case dimensions, especially thickness?
Not ultra slim, but slim compared to every other GS model
Remember GS these are serious business watches; if you want dressy ultra-thin you go to Credor
Slim Grand Seiko
The quartz models are much slimmer than the mechanical and Spring Drive models.
Took me awhile to get it right from my iPad, sorry
“It was the software/ISP/internet/sunspots/astral motion/volcano/etc. fault”
Thanks for posting Mike!
I might even go for the SBGK005 which has a lovely dial and attractive pricing.
These look pretty interesting, looking forward to seeing them in the metal to see how they wear.
I also wonder given the size of the new movement will we see its base form in an even smaller sized watch? It seems from the pictures there are some mm to spare and so perhaps this shows up in a 37mm manual wind also. I think this release makes me more ex...
My thoughts precisely. Although it it will be hard . . .
. . . to top that spectacular blue dial. Art
I'll try the limited steel version on if the local boutique gets one in . . .
. . . but not optimistic about my reaction. Smaller vintage models are much more my speed these days. The same movement in a 37 mm case would be a different story, methinks. Especially with a black dial. Art
Right, & GS said it wasn’t their thing to have a tiny subdial
I’d say this one is big enough to read easily. Cazalea
I'm slightly disappointed
I suspect this "new" movement is just a simplified 6S37 auto chrono movement (or 6S74 manual winding chrono) which is an almost 20 years old movement. I owned the 6S chrono and I can tell you it is a high quality and very accurate mechanical movement. But...
Interesting insight ... let’s take a look
I can see many similarities in the basic architecture - perhaps this truly is a derivation / simplification of the old chrono movement. I have had one since new as well. Here’s the imaginary brief handed to a team: Take away time measuring Take away autom...