SBGR077

The last double logo Grand Seiko purchased so far - the boutique still had one on display back in the day, their final double logo. As I always liked the idea of the classical magnetic protection and the translucent white dial really appealed to me, it wa

Another Grand Seiko I might not have posted recently is the SBGR077. It was the last double logo Grand Seiko I acquired (there are some on the list still but getting them new from a Seiko Boutique is nowadays probably unlikely). It has an old school magne

Being on a strict diet robs one of energy for fresh watch shots 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ So here comes one from an archive - of the penultimate GS that entered the collection (I guess more will come in due course), the SBGR077 or GSs Milgauss level magnetic resistant watch

This was probably one of the last double logo GSs I could realistically expect to get from a GS boutique. I always wanted one of GSs anti magnetic watches and this one certainly fit the bill. The other Milgauss if you wish. As is customary mine had the br

Before going out into the heat a quick shot from the walk from breakfast to the room. The red curtains and marble floors kind of fit the color scheme 😉 And with the magnetic protection I should be fine anywhere on the ship 🧲🦾

In a thread recently (here it is) - where I posted my original grail Grand Seiko, the SBGH035, Captain Scarlet mentioned it would be quite helpful if I expounded on how I started appreciating GS and what got me down that particular rabbit hole. So with a

It’s a nice summer watch and as the NATO matched the socks, it was a done deal for the day 😁 Not that there will be any trips to CERN or other strong magnets around but the old school approach to shielding the mechanism from magnetism is a charming (if so

Finally today we should hit the beach, to kick off the summer holidays proper. The Grand Seiko SBGR077 is already ready, sporting a Japan Olympic NATO from Omega for some mixed metaphor - at least color wise it’s a good match 😁👍🏻🇯🇵 And should there be any

The Grand Seiko SBGR077 is an old school solution, with a soft metal inner casing. Making the watch a bit bulkier but the result works irrespective. And I love the red detailing on the milky dial 🧲

During one of the many recent moves quite some straps (and a watch or two) got misplaced. Now at least the straps got rediscovered 😁 So here goes a shot from this morning of the Grand Seiko SBGR077 on an Omega NATO from the Olympic collection from back in