When it rains it pours ! Earlier this week I was wearing this GS. The only modern GS I own, have ever owned, but it’s a vintage inspired 600 piece (in steel) reissue from 2015. The original 62GS was the first automatic, and this is a pretty faithful reiss...
They released 600 in steel like this one, and another 100 each of rose, yellow and white gold. 900 total is a pretty low run for an LE by GS standards. My guess is many stayed in Japan, especially the precious metals.
Maybe because with the surround it becomes more pronounced and obviously part of the dial. I agree that the dial is very strong, simple but catches the eye always. Great to see another one here.