A Wearable & Well-Finished Spring Drive GMT With Sporty Specs - Grand Seiko SBGE255

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[@drnick40]

Once again, congratulations Teddy for becoming a Grand Seiko Authorized Dealer! You deserve it.

[@TeddyBaldassarreReviews]

Thank you very much!

[@AsharabAhmed]

I can't even imagine how long teddy's been waiting to review a GS on this channel. He really does love GS.

[@ba2724]

And rightly so!!

[@wonderwatch2239]

Didn’t he review the white birch, a few months ago?

[@user-of1qo3zt5s]

He also reviewed the mistflake

[@TheZooness]

I would expect more GS reviews since he is an authorized dealer now.

[@molarrr]

@@wonderwatch2239he has two different channels. This one he only reviews watches he sells. His main channel he reviews everything

[@jarso]

I have had this exact watch for 3 years and I am positively surprised! This got more wrist time than my omega PL or Rolex explorer over the years! It is also surprising how little attention this gets among enthusiasts. In my opinion this is perfect GMT for smaller wrist.

[@kentperez6760]

Hows the finish holdin up after all those years?

[@davidheiser2428]

I have this in green and I wear it more than my other watches. It works with just about anything and love traveling internationally with it.

[@dhavaldesai9175]

I got the green as well. Such a great watch!

[@stanwilson7040]

@@dhavaldesai9175 Will you get the blue as well?

[@balthus9265]

Perfect size. Quite rare in a true GMT. If you consider the spring drive movement, even rarer.

[@syedrehanfida]

Watching the seconds hand on a Spring Drive watch is so calming and relaxing!

[@vox207]

I just love this watch so much. It was my first spring drive and GMT all at the same time. I did a little bit of traveling and the GMT feature was so cool since it was a practical complication.

[@patrickwmed]

I've been hoping Teddy would review this watch for a while. I have always thought it was a true gem!

[@colemanhoyt5437]

I have had this watch for two years and I LOVE it, BUT: the clasp is not good. It broke once, they repaired it on warranty, but the replacement clasp is not that great either. Also, once, the watch lost 3 hours, and I still have no idea why. I'm considering getting the clasp replaced again. That was a lot of complaining, but this is still my favorite watch, the most accurate watch I own, and a great conversation starter!

[@amarpreetsaini6872]

i just bought SBGA211 SPRING DRIVE and i love it. i hope to buy from you next time as you were very informative in my decision making.

[@cfunk10]

I have this watch with the green dial/bezel. 42mm has always been my sweetspot. Having said that, I love the way this fits. Not too big, not to small. Just perfect. Highly recommend.

[@ChaseWatkins.]

I’ve had my eye on this watch since it’s release.

[@manofthehour_]

Was this close to picking this up on my recent trip to Tokyo. If only I hadn't already purchased something this calendar year...

[@kuanwang9107]

Congratulations on being a GS authorised dealer! Love to see your enthusiasm translate into business success!

[@Lenduya]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish the date window had a frame. It would fit so well with the indices.

[@speedmaster001]

Not a biggie to me. The iconic Omega Speedmaster does not have a frame on the date and it is so loved by many including myself. I probably will get either a GS next year or another Omega.

[@wen1ah]

beautiful blue dial built on a top tier spring drive movement.

[@FightFramess]

Wow this is stunning and at a great size!

[@frankmirandosr875]

Another Great Video Teddy, I love both Color Dials on this GMT, Green one a little more, I’m waiting on The SBGE305 To come into your Store. Cant wait to see that Beautiful Dark Red Dial. Hopefully it will be in by End of June when I come out there to Visit You. Again Thanks for the very informative video.

[@tomcruz3774]

Those indices are so good. Love how sharp and tall they are.

[@dr.kevinmoore8889]

Absolutely stunning

[@patrickdaly5988]

Came so close to buying the green dialled 257. Love the colour. Great design. But the date aperture jumped out at me. Seeing the cross section underneath seemed like an incredible oversight for GS. It needed a frame to hide the contrast.

[@ba2724]

The Spring Drive second hand is pure sex. What a beauty!

[@jayjayhooksch1]

The lume is actually an upside for me, i think its tastefully applied. The caseback is a dealbreaker for me though, you cant be hiding that movement.

[@philippestrickler3461]

Very nice watch . One more GMT, i like that. A high quality watch for sure.

[@geopapak2632]

Very beautiful high accurated watch just adorable 💪👍👏❤️

[@pilotwjf]

This is so close to the perfect GS GMT. Why they chose to just sink the date at 4 is beyond me. Just a simple stepdown would've made a huge difference. Even better would've been to frame it at 3 like so many of their others. SO close GS!

[@user-of1qo3zt5s]

I prefer my new Seiko Astron SSJ017j. Looks way more impressive, thinner and less than half the price.

[@bikeman123]

That date window needs a chrome frame.

[@abagley2334]

Also, check out the SBGE263…I love it

[@kvom01]

Wearing this exact watch while viewing.

[@DanielBengtsson]

Do you think GS will make better bracelets going forward? This seemes to be something buyers where not so happy about earlier…?

[@gautam9]

GS let down by thick watches. Does the date on this jump at mignight or is it a slow turnover?

[@CH-yp5by]

Its a a very thick watch, for GMT no more than 13mm is acceptable but its certainly a beautiful watch with a very tasteful palate with its styling.

[@Anonymouslyme1]

Absolute nonsense since when has a complicated sports watch got to be 13mm or less, go and try one on and stop talking absolute rubbish?

[@Bredes1]

​@@Anonymouslyme1people nowadays thinks they sound knowledgable when they comment on thickness and lugtolug because its trendy , without trying the watches on in person. Love when people comment stuff like " if it had been 39 instead of 40mm i would have bought it" and "48mm l2l is to long,should be 47 or less " like that one mm really matters lol

[@topticktimbit1692]

The 3 second notches near the date window kinda ruins the overall balance of the dial. Not sure why GS was not able to just move the date window a mm towards the centre of the dial.

[@ALphA-fs9wh]

Could you please do review on certina chronolympic. It would be great to here from you.

[@BPFnSC]

I like this watch, but I want a see through case back.

[@olibahayph1]

Hi Teddy, can you feature the SBGE301, I bought one and I can't find any english reviews online. Its the GS with an orange dial. Thanks

[@mkyhou1160]

I tried this model on at AD - wanted to like it, but didn’t feel right. Sort of too busy for me, and a bit chunky. Can pick them up much cheaper used.

[@simonwright6882]

I'm still waiting for GS to release a 3 hand diver with these dimensions. Surely GS have lost thousands of sales because of their divers being to suit people with larger wrists.

[@Foxis1080]

you didnt put the spring drive video in the descripion.

[@teedmantwed]

Nice

[@phildo864]

@2:47 if it is plus or minus 15 seconds a month, that is equivalent to plus or minus .5 seconds a day. However, Grand Seiko in the specs, and reviewers always repeat these contradictory numbers. Can anyone explain this to me?

[@stuartpoffley-ifill3080]

I have this watch in green and thought the same till I spoke to the people at the AD. They said people want to know the daily accuracy so GS state to the nearest second. However in reality it's much more accurate. My one gains around 5 seconds a month. I guess it's easier to say a second a day than 0.166 of a second.

[@SinnerAndSaint]

And it's simply Japanese understatement. It's part of their culture. I do own three Grand Seikos, each of them with their own movement type. And I can agree that they're running a lot more precise than stated by GS themselves.

[@phildo864]

@@stuartpoffley-ifill3080 that was my first guess. However, you will notice on Grand Seiko’s more accurate 9RA5 spring drive, they quote the accuracy at .5 seconds per day or 10 seconds a month when it should be about .3 seconds. So that hypothesis makes sense for the 9RA5. And it shows they are willing to quote half a second. Mine gains around 9 seconds a month.

[@phildo864]

@@SinnerAndSaint I considered that rationale, however, if they were truly understating, wouldn’t they say ‘plus or minus 30 seconds a month’? why would they say plus or minus 15 seconds a month and plus or minus 1 second a day. Those figures don’t add up. 1 second a day would be understating it but 15 seconds a month is accurately stating it.

[@povertyspec9651]

Better be well finished for $6,200!😅

[@scollyutube]

GS size wise is a bit limited fir smaller wrists. Even more ironic where it comes from and the average size of the population.

[@kentperez6760]

My thoughts exactly...maybe built with sumo wrestlers in mind? Lol

[@finejustgivemeaname]

Wish the bezel wasn’t fixed.

[@albundy3929]

why so thick? is it a spring drive movement problem

[@EricZ726]

Too busy of a dial. The weird 4 o’clock date, the power reserve indicator. Why?

[@alekhidell7068]

A decent beater watch.

[@realxXxlife]

Слишком "скучный циферблат" для Гранд Сейко, по их меркам.

[@lamadoo]

too THICC, that aint wearable mate lol

[@nickfury6434]

GS ruins another perfectly good luxury GMT by putting the date window in the 4 o clock position. Instant disqualification. GS is obsessed with continuing to make this mistake.

[@christopherpalimaka8702]

Mr. Wonderful is as annoying as Trump! Stop using him please….

[@speedracer2111]

Well Finished ... NOT! For the price, I think most of your viewers would come to expect a better experience. Bought a brand new Lake Suwa Ref 021 with the Spring Drive in Japan after hearing how great GS was. It's supposed to have a 5 day power reserve. I got the watch for a family member as a gift thinking this would truly be a watch he could enjoy for years to come. Never wore or sized the watch. Absolutely brand new from authorized Grand Seiko dealer in Japan. I just opened it up and wound the power reserve to near full and hoped to see it last for up to 5 days. Two days later I go back to see the watch that's in the box and it's stopped running! Now this can't be normal right? Since I don't live in Japan I couldn't go back to the selling dealer. So I went to my local GS dealer in my country and he said this is not normal. He said let us bring it to our Grand Seiko watch repair center to see what they say. 4 days later they tell me oh this is something ONLY Japan can repair and because this model is so new we are not equipped to repair this! I said so I paid about for a new watch and it has to go back to Japan for about a month or more to get repaired? I requested that Grand Seiko simply replace the unit with a new unit and he said they could not do that. I find this practice to be unethical, poor business sense, and a quick way to lose brand loyalty, of which they have not even yet established yet. SO basically I have to pay in full, never get any use from the purchase, and it has to go to Japan for repairs for God knows how long. Not sure Grand Seiko Marketing or Director of Sales would find this remedy to be fair. Anyways, that's my experience with GS so far and no I won't recommend this brand to anyone. Pretty much at my wits end, if you have any suggestions or recommendations please send them my way. Thank you for your informative video.

[@peterdegelaen]

I don't understand the enthousiasm around Spring Drive. It's nothing more than a quartz regulated movement with some unecessarily complicated mechanics around it. Try to get a spring drive watch serviced 20 years from now when the regulating IC is broken and is not available anymore. The only advantage that it has over a normal quartz watch is that there is no battery in it. but in the end, it's a quartz watch after all.

[@SinnerAndSaint]

Wrong approach. It is a completely mechanical watch with a quartz regulated escapement. All the other mechanics are the same as on a mechanical watch including the high level finishing on all of their movements. Get more used to the technology and watches before jumping on the quartz hate train...

[@peterdegelaen]

@@SinnerAndSaint Who said I hated quartz watches? I do have a quartz watch myself. But the regulating organ in this spring drive thing is a quartz oscillator so basically, this is a quartz watch and it is an insult to purely mechanical watches to even call it a mechanical watch. A non-spring drive quartz watch with an analog display with hands also has some mechanical stuff in it. It does not make it a mechanical watch.

[@frankmirandosr875]

Another Great Video Teddy, I love both Color Dials on this GMT, Green one a little more, I’m waiting on The SBGE305 To come into your Store. Cant wait to see that Beautiful Dark Red Dial. Hopefully it will be in by End of June when I come out there to Visit You. Again Thanks for the very informative video.