SBGA001

After the story of Robin’s new Spring Drive, I am re-engaging with my Spring Drives as I read and see more of them on wrists! His article made me dig around in my photo archives to see “the fleet” and how it has ebbed and flowed. SBGA001 was the first one

The first ever Seiko Spring Drive. I liked the innovative movement and the titanium material. I didn’t like the bracelet and its strap-proof design, so I sold it before realizing it was an historic piece. Comparison shot with two Brightz and my Flig

So named because the first watch with this case was the first modern mechanical GS: the SBGR001 of 1998. Inside was the new cal. 9S55. The designer of the case was Nobubiro Kosugi, who relates the process of its creation: article.gs-story.com l &#

Nothing really different… a few bits & pieces are unique. This is the first automatic GS Spring Drive, SBGA001 - my first in 2003 Assembly guide This is the first Seiko Spring Drive model (mine) from 1999 First Credor Spring Drive model (also mine) Sp

A GS watch "family" might be populated by manual wind, regular automatic, hi-beat, Spring Drive and/or quartz movements. NOTE: Chronographs are seldom sold by Grand Seiko and have their own sort of lineage and by necessity their own cases. This is not nec

You're entitled to express your opinion. As for ritual flogging, that depends. Not everyone is entitled to that! As regards the numbering scheme, I have partially deciphered it, and you can see the results for yourself: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 1

My first in 2005 SBGA001 The very first Spring Drive 1999 production - I owned this but foolishly sold it (small and rattly bracelet) Credor Moon Phase Spring Drive; I have owned this since 2006 A Credor on strap with a slightly newer manual wind movement

I started on Spring Drives with and SBGA001. A winner in my book, but it eventually went on and my GS addiction grew to include a dozen or so over the past 15 years. Cheers! Cazalea Seiko Moderator

I got entranced by GS dials. This was my first Spring Drive: And this my first manual wind mechanical GS But then I found this one - mechanical, automatic, titanium, fascinating dial - and the manual wind went away and I found this and I knew it wasn't go

Wear it in good health. Cazalea