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Whoa! That dial! OK!
So shall we raise a glass
to Mike on the occasion of his 10,000th? A more thoughtful mod we could not hope to have: tables, technical drawings, tabulations galore… et al!
To Cazalea!
FH
SBGW003 Alert!
PuristS friends, I'm unsure whether or not this is done often on the forum, so our dear moderator will intervene if I have overstepped, but these come up so rarely I thought I'd let you members know that I spotted one on the (American) Bay last night, off...
A rare and beautiful handcrafted piece run by 9S54 movement, glorious.
During the Seiko Grand Seiko days in the late 90s to mid 20s, only 2000 watches were made per year, by 20 of their master craftsmen, only for Japanese domestic market, SBGW003 was one of them. The quality of these watches is believed to be better than tod...
Many thanks for this enthusiasm, Tom! I kew some of what you have related, but not the 2,000 per annum number. I feel even more lucky to have run into my example
completely by accident. Do you own a few treasure from that era? Would love to see! Best greetings from Iowa, USA! Fred
Yes buddy, I own a SBGR037 JDM made in 2008.
The movement is 9S55S. Here are some photos. ...
Whoa! That dial! OK!
So shall we raise a glass to Mike on the occasion of his 10,000th? A more thoughtful mod we could not hope to have: tables, technical drawings, tabulations galore… et al! To Cazalea! FH ...
So I bought it
Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I ended up buying this watch. This is my first post in this forum, but I've been lurking WUS and RF since the early 2000s. I've been on the search for an affordable example of this watch for the better part of 3 years ...
The dial is indeed the highlight of the watch
"My watch" came from Singapore where it had been stored in humid conditions, resulting in the dial discoloration and deterioration of the box's vinyl material. I knew this before I bought it and so made a deal that it be fixed BEFORE I closed the deal wit...