Naoya Hida influence from TW’s

Oct 24, 2022,07:40 AM
 




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44 GS case madness

 
 By: xxn : October 24th, 2022-06:57
After seeing some 40mm 44GS case which sadly didn’t fit me, I took a deep dive into vintage Seiko world. For now this KS (which has clear lineage with GS design language) should scratch that itch. ...  

An excellent solution!

 
 By: kjkt3 : October 24th, 2022-07:10

Naoya Hida influence from TW’s

 
 By: xxn : October 24th, 2022-07:40
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Great choice !

 
 By: borisundercover : October 24th, 2022-07:33
I encounter the same issue GS 40mm is sadly too big on me so I’ll probably opt to a vintage seiko - grand seiko or KS in 36 to satisfy my Japanese thirst

I hear you… I went with this one

 
 By: takman : October 24th, 2022-07:47
Fashion goes in cycles so hopefully they expand the sub 40mm offerings! This one is 36.5 and it looks like the hand set was inspired by your KS. I prefer this style of hands to the broader ones on the bigger models. ...  

Thats a beaut👌🏻

 
 By: xxn : October 24th, 2022-08:00
what I don’t understand is that the original 44GS cases look nothing like the modern interpretations. The KS 45-7000 seem to have more in common with modern GS 44cases (like yours) in term of case,hands and sizings. Vintage GS 44GS cases are completely di... 

My suggestion

 
 By: sham1 : October 24th, 2022-08:07
is to try on the 36.5mm SBGW291 that was launched last month. It measures 42.7mm lug to lug and is an absolutely gorgeous watch to wear. In addition, it has a manual movement which fort me is a plus. ...  

Thanks

 
 By: xxn : October 24th, 2022-08:15
I did try the brown dial, it was fantastic. Still broken hearted by this one though, it is unbelievably beautiful but my wrists say otherwise 😔 ...  

Like me, you made the right choice going vintage.

 
 By: Jay (Eire) : October 24th, 2022-11:57
I’m a big fan of the smaller (sub 40mm) cases on many of the vintage GS.