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Stopped by Wako the other day and had a look at this gorgeous piece… it was displayed as a sample of their bespoke watch offering. What caught my eye was the amazing dial inspired by the ocean. What a lovely texture and special blue. Would love to strap o...  

Most captivating

Thank you for posting the images here for us to 'drool' over. Cheers, Filip

Yes felt would be unjust to not share

Enjoy Japan!

Yes will enjoy! Thanks!

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43mm but wears smaller imho

But think the bespoke process is quite intricate and complicated to arrange from a long distance considering the many personalizations being made… and perhaps they do not have the resources to do so…

Very nice watch

Very nice indeed

Thanks for sharing. I will plan to stop by the Wako next time in Ginza. I am looking forward to seeing these in persion.

And take lots of pics !

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I thought size worked for me but price/time did not unfortunately;(

even when pairing strap to dial!

Quite a looker!

I wasn't sure if I would post this reply, but why not. I am the owner of this watch (the real one) and received it towards the end of 2022 after about a 12 month process. Wako asked me if I would give permission for them to put a prototype of my model on ...  

Brandon thank you ever so much for this amazing generosity to share! It positively impacts my perception of this piece considerably. It was gorgeous to begin with but now the level of specialness deepens. What a treat to read your spectacular experience. ... 

Thanks for the kind words. One other thing, I've seen Tim Mosso's recent video on the 8-day Spring Drive series and wanted to add that the mountain-shaped bridge is definitely Mt Fuji! I cannot be certain that you can see Fuji from the Seiko Epson buildin... 

your watch is nothing but spectacular, hope to see it appear here once in a while!

I wanted to throw some local character into the review with the Japanese "Alps" mention. But the actual profile of this bridge is 100% that of Fuji. Aside from the blasted slope of Mount St. Helens, Fuji's probably the most distinctive volcano peak in the... 

I wasn’t aware of that GS had a bespoke program, do you mind sharing the price? If not, no worries.

Cheerts, Cazalea

And glad you enjoyed this

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Lovely piece. May I ask how you find it to wear? My initial impression was it wears quite well despite its 43mm and platinum case. Would have thought it was more too heavy for that reason but the short lugs made for a good impression but I was merely in t... 

wears very comfortably and I don’t notice the weight much. It doesn’t feel top heavy at all. Really doesn’t even feel that big once you have it on. The watch amazes me. 8 day power reserve! Also the Spring Drive is mesmerizing and it’s deadly accurate. It... 

I posted initially as I was enamored with the dial of the bespoke piece… however I noticed how well it wore once against the wrist despite the 43mm and pt case… as you note it does not wear top heavy at all, felt quite balanced to me with a lovely heft I ... 

What a unique dial color, it looks great on you! Spring Drive is a Bonus!

And beautiful end product with the watch, congrats

but virtually anything platinum from Seiko is stratospheric in price, sadly. I would hope it's not due to what we call "shrinkage". I remember once on a Swiss manufacture tour the guide said, "It's not just the material cost that drives up the price of th...