Seiko - "vintage" is a relative term

"vintage" is a relative term

Greetings and welcome to the Seiko forum (even if you've been lurking for ages).

From what I can tell, the real success stories of Grand Seiko are kept in production for a long time - like 10-15 years or more.

Some of the GS models I own were introduced in the 1990's - but you can still get virtually the same watch new today with the same look (perhaps updated movement inside).

Since you are in Switzerland, I would advise a newer generation watch - not that you would have any trouble but watches from the last decade or two have parts to fix them available, which is not really the case for the early 60-70's models.

So, assuming you want a mechanical movement and not quartz or Spring Drive, here are a few ideas. These are all 37mm or so and within your budget.

You can buy this SBGW001 watch:

Or this SBGW005 if you prefer bracelet and blued second hand:

Or perhaps a more daring design on the SBGR017 on strap or bracelet?

There are many other choices too. Here's a comparison test that I did a couple years ago. Click "entire thread" to read through it all.

Gaggle of GSs

Please come back and ask more questions if you have specific models in mind. Happy shopping.

Cazalea

This message has been edited by cazalea on 2014-06-28 21:10:31

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Help with first GS

By: jonnyt : June 27th, 2014-02:37

Hi All, I'll be traveling to Japan for two weeks in October (Tokyo, Kyoto and one other destination yet to be decided) and I want to use the opportunity to pick up a vintage GS. My problem is that I know very little about the brand other than what I have ...

Good question, especially for an introductory post! Welcome . . .

By: Dr No : June 27th, 2014-19:12

. . . to our Seiko forum, where Purists get to share their affection for all things Seiko. I'm not versed in vintage Seiko, but will put an alert out to the usual suspects ;-) . . . Cordially, Art

Welcome!

By: KIH : June 27th, 2014-20:24

Hello! I am a resident moderator here (meaning, I live in Japan) and I can help you "on site" whenever you come over. First of all, welcome to PursitSPro and welcome to SEIKO Forum. We hope you stay and post often going forward. Sample reading posted here...

intro

By: jonnyt : June 28th, 2014-00:09

Thanks you very much for your help guys. I didn't realise that this was my first post as I've been lurking around the site for a number of years. As a better introduction, I'm a 35 year old brit living in Zurich. I started buying watches with the usual su...

"vintage" is a relative term

By: cazalea : June 28th, 2014-21:02

Greetings and welcome to the Seiko forum (even if you've been lurking for ages). From what I can tell, the real success stories of Grand Seiko are kept in production for a long time - like 10-15 years or more. Some of the GS models I own were introduced i...

more options!

By: jonnyt : July 1st, 2014-01:29

Well, now you've confused me in a good way! After going through the ton of info Ken kindly provided me with, I had settled for one of the 61GS hi-beat models (I love the VFA versions but they will be out of my price-range). I thought that models since the...