They are addicting!!! So many movements, case shapes, and oh those dials! 🔥
@mitchmitchell9588 Жыл бұрын
OK, here’s some real inside baseball news (literally) for you GS fans. Shohei Ohtani is a Grand Seiko ambassador and fan. At his signing with the Dodgers, he was wearing a GS, maybe an SBGR261. Recently, he gave the Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar his white birch for a promise that he would return to the Japanese National Team. Ohtani is from Iwate Prefecture. Mean anything to you Seiko fans?
@noelanthony1204 Жыл бұрын
please read My Life and Poetry memoir on google .. only 60 pages - true story
@LectioDivina33 Жыл бұрын
It was actually the SBGJ217. Check the hodinkee close up on their article.
@noelanthony1204 Жыл бұрын
very beautiful watches .. Grand Seiko .... Happy Holiday's
@ba2724 Жыл бұрын
That spring drive second hand is to die for. Just mesmerizing to observe. Grand Seiko is pure class.
@RedwoodAggie Жыл бұрын
Great stuff all around. I loved hearing your thoughts on collecting the different cases/movements, figuring out what works for you, etc. Memorializing a trip to Japan with a GS is definitely a life goals kind of thing. I seriously considered the SBGE285 GMT before ending up with an Explorer II 226570, but there are almost too many Grand Seikos from which to choose. The Night Birch is a particular favorite that I tried on earlier this year. They're not bad deals pre-owned, so it's definitely one I'm keeping in mind for the future. I do wish there was more micro adjust to be found in some of their bracelets (I'm not even daring to dream of quick adjust yet), as well as more models with lume (even a dot of lume would be nice). I know there's the whole the indices will catch light thing, but more lume is always the answer in my book.
@khadangnguyen7973 Жыл бұрын
I have three representing 9S, 9R and 9F calibers and I love them all
@joshuakaplan5726 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love my SBGW287 Boshū. Having a no date manual wind is really nice with GS when the popular route is to go hibeat and spring drive. And that slightly textured burgundy dial really pops in the light too. And that red strap is awesome. I love seeing GS on leather straps a lot more than on the bracelets since most are dressy, even in the heritage line too.
@JasonCheungNY Жыл бұрын
GS has ended my watch collecting. I've no desire to purchase or wear any other piece.
@wornandwound Жыл бұрын
Understandable!
@MlkXiu Жыл бұрын
Curious which model, I have a SLGA019
@rodsalvador3608 Жыл бұрын
The 62GS cases really did it for me. Fell for the US edition four seasons, summer. High-beat, zaratsu, the shimmering dial, golden facets. Perfect!
@mybrainlikesthings Жыл бұрын
SBGP007 and SBGP015, both 9F85 watches, with the midnight blue sunray and red seconds hands. One is the tuned quartz gold star in the elegance line, while the other is more sports-like in its style, having a matching blue ceramic bezel. As far as I'm concerned the quartz line is the sweet spot of performance, elegance, and Japanese engineering. I tracked the SBGP007 over a full year and it was accurate to +3 seconds in that year. I know the SBGP015 isn't far off either.
@mitchmitchell9588 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Three unique but equally informed views on an intriguing brand. Love GS and like the folks who like GS.
@wornandwound Жыл бұрын
We appreciate that!
@JohnnieAntony Жыл бұрын
No one executes dials like GS !! Great brand it’s high time they get recognition that they deserve. I love the Genbi valley edition !!
@justinlowe337 Жыл бұрын
You all have great looking watches. Someday when I have made some real money consistently I want to own some Grand Seiko! A Spring Drive GMT would be great and maybe something more dressy.
@wornandwound Жыл бұрын
Best of luck!
@Chrissepisje Жыл бұрын
Nice video! It's cool to see true lived in enthousiasm in what can be a cynical industry. Regarding the shots of the green SBGW that is shown on the BoR bracelet.... Is that a Grand Seiko model number (the bracelet) and if yes, can you share that partnumber? I've got a SBGW231 that I'd like to get a bracelet for. Regarding the ownership experience.... It heavily depends on the model. The SBGV239 was my first, and I still miss it, I sold it after five years of ownership to sponsor an SBGP011 that's still with me. I might buy one back one day. The SBGV245 wasn't my thing. Difficult to combine. The SBGA465 left the collection because it was chunky, in spite of the lovely kirazuri dial. So now I have the much lighter Shunbun alongside the SBGP011 and SBGW231. One pattern, one sunburst, and finally one eggshell watch that is simplcity itself. If now I get an omiwatari-case and a 44GS case, I'd be done. :) Once you find the ones you truly love, they're very sticky.
@foxhunter19941 Жыл бұрын
Please talk more about the SBGA469! That’s an awesome dial
@thomasparker8085 Жыл бұрын
I just picked up the SBGA241 (Christmas gift from the wife). I love it so far. To me having the lumed indices set it off. Makes it more of a sports watch that otherwise the 203 would be. Hasn’t left my wrist since and still so accurate.
@kalekalekale Жыл бұрын
Great convo--really dig your enthusiasm and mutual love for the 9F. I own the SBGX319, a reference that I think deserves more attention but was discontinued.
@noelanthony1204 Жыл бұрын
Model # ? SBGW301 and 305 model Seiko advertised on my phone today - love these new watches particularly the 301 model ...
@ebiedog Жыл бұрын
I have the black dial variant of Kat’s watch and I love it. I agree with her about wanting the simplicity of a non-textured dial in order to further appreciate the craftsmanship of the indices and handset. I appreciate the hybrid sporty and dressy nature of my sbga467. An absolute datejust killer IMO especially for the fraction of cost of the DJ.
@aps5041 Жыл бұрын
Well, I just switched my BB54 for my SBGX265 for the rest of the day.
@osinkboy Жыл бұрын
I have one of the first Seiko spring drives, the SBWA001 and although I’m thinking about selling it, I know I’ll want a spring drive replacement for it
@zanichrvoje Жыл бұрын
where are those brown straps from?
@cedarcanoe Жыл бұрын
Grand Seiko ❤
@dcat2790 Жыл бұрын
Zach, would you share where you got the aftermarket bracelet? Been looking for some time ones that would fit my snowflake. Domo arrigato!
@GrahamQuigley6 ай бұрын
Can't believe you guys aren't dropping the model number every time you show or talk about a watch... I'm all like - "which one is that?" and now I'm going to have to search on google. Oi. Thanks for the review though, happy to hear some love for the brand.
@richardtan322 Жыл бұрын
I love GS, just don’t like them being the KING of Unlimited Limited Edition.
@dannysimenauer574510 ай бұрын
Question to the Worn and Wound Panel, I own a GS and love wearing it. But why can't GS compete with the Swiss and Germans by improving its steel bracelets?
@Aoelx Жыл бұрын
I really like Grand Seiko but always felt like some details put me off. For example, dimensions, bracelets, lack of quick micro-adjustments. SBGM221 is awesome but too thick for a dress watch in my opinion 🙈.
@xlrider1565 Жыл бұрын
Zach Weiss, here's a little tip; Please refrain from using the word " like" so often. "This is LIKE, my favorite watch, and, LIKE, it is special, you know, and LIKE,..... Speaking in this fashion is quite annoying, similar to having a limited vocabulary. "And, I LIKE, this,......you don't get caught up, in LIKE,."......
@yb21124 ай бұрын
why don't they put the lion logo in the dial?
@wornandwound4 ай бұрын
That would be cool!
@Kingbeardtv Жыл бұрын
Love GS. Its just a shame that they lose so much on the second market compared with the other brands. GS is imo the best value for money watch. (just dont try to re sell it)
@용일김-d5m Жыл бұрын
😅⚘️
@dukes70 Жыл бұрын
GS are like nothing else! Fantastic movements and magnificent dials. But those bracelets and clasps-they really need to up their game on that! I know they have to be getting this feedback! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
@ianforber Жыл бұрын
I was looking for an all purpose watch that leaned slightly more towards dressy than sport. I didn’t know enough about GS at the time and bought a blue dial Omega Aqua Terra 38mm. I love that watch so much and it ticks so many of the GS boxes that I can’t justify having most of the GS offerings. The exception is the automatic GMT you mentioned but I can’t afford it just now.
@karamdahyaleh5828 Жыл бұрын
Did Kat part ways with the mistflake?! Say it isn’t so!!!
@wornandwound Жыл бұрын
🙈
@TomJones-tx7pb Жыл бұрын
Recently I wanted to show a friend the nice finishing of my GS so I got a loupe out and was horrified to see massive deep scratches on the hands. It reset me to see the marketing BS going on in this brand of unimaginative resurrections on traditional designs. Amusingly Citizen ha just brought out a limited edition of this style of watch for 5K+.
@tibhen8473 Жыл бұрын
Nice brand but it is still to similar to Seiko for me, and they lack of innovation, for example their bracelets look all the same, they dont even have easy link to adjust their sizes when even the latest tudor black bay offers it. Also they are quite thick watches, so if GS really wants to compete with the Swiss brands they will have to up their games a little. When it comes to dials beauty they are number one, no argument there.
@andycorso8498 Жыл бұрын
Only ever Dauphine hands…….so dull
@allanmunken Жыл бұрын
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