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My SBGM221 has -3 5 and 72 hours PWR so how is this really a significant improvement?
Oct 20, 2020,18:03 PM
I do find these tech specs somewhat odd given that a hi beat movement should be more accurate than one running at a lower rate such as my 9S6 series movement yet is quoted at the same rate. Rolex specify-2 2 (which is the tightest specification of all manufacturers) so isn’t it time GS set their rates to at least the same? The Breguet overcoil and the new escapement are nice features to have on paper but in reality often don’t translate into real world improvements.
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Grand Seiko: Giving Us What We Asked For
By: cazalea : October 13th, 2020-07:16
Just what did we want? GS fans on WatchProSite asked for thinner watch overall, better specifications for timekeeping (no more of this +15/-10 stuff), more innovation in the movement, and a micro-adjust bracelet. Whoops, can't have it all, they forgot the...
A lot to like here, but...
By: darmatgre-1 : October 13th, 2020-07:54
I would also ask for a bit more creativity in GS' dials. I know their dials are well crafted and finished, but they always leave me wanting more. The few times they have actually used numerals or done something else interesting in a limited edition, the w...
Fantastic Caliber .. But
By: chintu : October 13th, 2020-08:08
Dual Impulse Escapement, 80 hour power reserve, Seiko’s own overcoil perfected after 80,000 iterations , a fantastic new design of balance wheel . Great stuff here. But the dials are cold; and virtually the same type of hands in model-after-model , are ju...
Marketing? Design?
By: cazalea : October 13th, 2020-08:27
What's that? GS reminds me a lot of a company called Frame that I used to work with (the product was FrameMaker and became part of Adobe & In-Design). They showed me around their Chicago facility and said proudly "We have over 100 engineers and programmer...
Yes, I know, but they only have to sell 1000
By: cazalea : October 13th, 2020-08:29
Who are we to say that they won't blow those out in a few months? And of course, with more dealers round the world there are more opportunities for discounts off retail. Somebody somewhere has to pay for all the R&D, and the 47 jewels... Cazalea
Looks good,
By: halkcb : October 13th, 2020-19:50
and a nice movement to boot. However,just too much print on the dial---no need for the 80 hours line,and the price is quite steep. Quite a few alternatives available at that price point.
All very well
By: JTCL : October 14th, 2020-10:31
Not sure I buy the finishing inspired by some river as it looks like any other geneva stripes. And 10k euros? 😬
New hands are awesome
By: ripper444 : October 20th, 2020-17:52
this was missing from the sports line. Hopefully these transfer over. What is odd is still no micro adjustment