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KIH's post delves into an extraordinary experiment with a 40-year-old Grand Seiko VFA, adjusted by a legendary Seiko watchmaker known as the "God of Adjustment." This article highlights the remarkable accuracy achieved by a vintage mechanical timepiece through expert human intervention, challenging perceptions of what's possible outside modern chronometer standards. KIH's detailed account and photographic evidence underscore the enduring quality of Grand Seiko movements and the unparalleled skill of master watchmakers.
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Wonderful. I share with you the joy to wear a watch that is working this way. Perfect. Congratulations to you, your watch and, of course, for the "God" of adjustment, Nilo
... I like the mechanical watch to be as accurate as possible. Quartz is supposed to be accurate and it is good but not that exciting. Mechanical watch with this level of accuracy is really exciting. Especially for a watch 40 some years old. Thanks! Ken
. . . Andrew . . . . . . and Andrew, meet Ken. :-)
I know, I know.... But I am not a perfectionist. Well, maybe "a perfectionist to the extent practical" :-) Ken
I'm actually a watchmaker, and that is very impressive timing. Not unheard of, but extremely rare. People who can time a 40 yr. old watch out to that spec are very few indeed. I speak Japanese, and would kill to meet the "God of Adjustment", buy him a bottle of Kubota Manjyu, and sit and talk timing for even 10 minutes. I doubt I will ever get the chance, but it's somehow so encouraging to know that a mechanical can indeed reach such accuracy by human hand. The knowledge this gentleman has is im
.. I might be able to arrange something :-) Besides, he travels a lot to train the service center watchmakers worldwide, so he may stop by your town.... Yes, indeed this is magnificent! Ken
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