Review: Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT SBGE201

[@canonyeo4286]

Great Stuff. GS is so very underrated. I have the spring-drive, the hi-beat, the quartz, but, it's the Three Centre Hands Manual Winding mechanism that gives me the most satisfaction. The epitome of high horology is the Three Centre Hands manual wind mechanism, with a long minute hand, and an even longer second hand. Even in Patek and Lange, the manual wind watches are either 2 hands or with a sub second hand. They reserved the Centre Three Hands for their highest range, so high that hardly anyone can reach them. For a connoisseur, a luxury watch maker must have a Three Centre Hands collection in their stable, the basis of all other good mechanical watches. For GS, there is the SBGW series. I bought the SBGW231, the latest for 3K. It runs for more than 3 days fully wound, and only off by +1 sec in that three days. The hands and indices sparkle like diamonds against an equally beautiful custard dial. My calatrava which cost many times more just cannot match up. The back case has more details than my Nautilus which is plain. As for the finishing of the mechanism itself, you put the two together and see for yourself. And mind you, the Nautilus cast a lot lot more. Then again, both the calatrava and the nautilus are not the Three Centre Hand mechanism. You need a very good mechanism to carry a long minute and second hand. I can see that my Hulk and Batman has very short minute hand as compared to my other GS sport watches. Where are all the good man!

[@genepatrick4232]

Love everything about this piece, the bazel, the dial, the casing and the courts diamonds ♦️. It's perfect 👌.

[@asianskywalker]

Erm............i've never had a blemish or defect on even a cheap seiko..................

[@pattrickc8546]

That second hand is so smooth and reflective. Great video!

[@shipmate3577]

I'll buy one for $4500. Let me know. Fantastic watch; only issue is I wish it had an Omega or Rolex style clasp adjustment because my wrist swell up on hot/humid days.

[@WatchesOnYou]

I would contact JB Hudson about that. Thanks!

[@CrimFerret]

It shouldn't really be any harder to service and might be easier because there's no fragile hair spring to deal with. The regulator comes out as a single assembly and that doesn't need much service beyond lubricating the jeweled berrings for the regulator wheel. Otherwise, it would be like servicing any mechanical watch with similar complications.

[@shipmate3577]

Needs a clear caseback so you can see the movement.

[@vdbdg]

I’m with you in the bezel being a bit too wide. Otherwise it’d be near perfect.

[@fire_watch7735]

Great video & beautiful watch but why do they have to all be so big? Before anyone responds that they fit wear smaller than they measure... Stop, I've owned one, I have big wrists at 8.25 inches & they still wear big even on my large wrist...

[@fire_watch7735]

@Magister Ludi Agreed, great designs but way too big!

[@trieunguyen5897]

man its my grail watch for long time, but since i have lost some weight , this watch look too big on my 6.5 wrist

[@Ash12428]

Trieu Nguyen yeah man, if it was 40 mm I would've bought it already

[@stephenmiller4960]

He is doing fine. Come on people. It is a big watch though.

[@voxer99]

Every time I hear this music I think of Chef John from Fooood Wishes.com

[@Mile-long-list]

The glove makes this comically bad. Not coming back

[@dltraining6044]

Is this a true mechanical watch.

[@danielsolstrand]

Hmm... no, it doesnt look like a cheaper Seiko at all... dont agree with you there, sorry. But nice to see the video

[@HandelOp6No5]

Frankly I prefer the baton indices on this watch Rolex’s baton indices. They don’t look cheap to me at all. I don’t own this watch. No skin in the game. Just sayin.

[@carlosroque567]

this review would be so much better if you didnt speak at all