Has Grand Seiko Got It Wrong? | Watchfinder & Co.
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- Little known and often overlooked, Grand Seiko has for years undercut Swiss quality with a collection of watches that have earned a loyal-if compact-following. For any one of the few people who have ever so happened to come across a Grand Seiko, the reaction is always the same: astonishment. The legend is true. But has it all been undone?
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Grand Seiko should give much attention to the following; thinner cases, micro adjustment on the clasp, 40 mm high end dive watch.
Add on Spring Drive and/or a Hi-Beat movement, and that is a watch I'd buy
Absolutely! I’d even settle for 42mm.
have a look at the new SBGN series. GMT watches, 39mm, absolutely stunning watches
Not my cup of tea, but I agree that it would help them win sales. I think GS is more known for their heritage collection though, especially the nature-inspired dials
who cares about diameters on dive watches when it's end link to end link that matters?
I agree that a watch shouldn't look like a dinner plate on the wrist but nearly all dive watches are 40+ mm in diameter.
But they did listen and now we have thinner cases for the new high beat movements and micro adjustements in the form of sliders which I think they already had beforehand on their sports watches.
and for 300m divers you have the seiko springdrive collection.
Personally, I would still take a 16k Chronograph GS over a Daytona because the spring drive movement is a true achievement and the price of Daytonas/Submariners are based on brand and hype (even if they are decent watches). GS is on the rise and its well deserved after decades of being under the shadow of swiss counterparts with a lesser finish and lower levels of innovation. The fact that GS has cost effective models and sells its spring drive movements at affordable prices is a blessing for watch lovers.
The regulator can be mass produced. And put on any mechanical movement. Seiko is milking a dry horse. You buy the polishing and fitting.
@@treatb09 nah.
@@treatb09 lol no
That "more" they'll need is a smaller sized watch. These watches are huge.
This is only true with their sports watches with information-bezels.
Correct. I only collect sub 38mm modern GS. Unfortunately (or fortunately) not too many exist.
@@crybabyteamo I think you're selling yourself short, there. They have some great pieces around 40mm. I like the SBGM221.
most of seiko 40mm and under are japan domestic only sadly
100% agree, they made the SBGW003 back in 2002 (36mmx10mm) and that was it
Vintage GS still has alot of amazing offerings though, it’s the way to go imo
A lot of people praise Grand Seiko but very few of them actually buy GS.
You're stating facts.
Swan Htet painfully true
Facts? Based on what? Either way, I agree that it's not as common as Rolex, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. And as far as your other point, yes, more people talk/praise any luxury product than can afford it. That can go for exotic cars, clothes, etc .
Swan Htet I agree. Not many would be willing to buy it for 5-8k when ppl not in the know non watch lovers will call it just a SEIKO and assume it cost 300-700...
@@MrSaadmubarak based on 2nd hand market data
You lost me at 46mm. But, I went completely off radar at £14k.
Edwin M I don’t know, who in their right mind is going to buy this ugly behemoth new?
oy how I'm frustrated with amazing watches with ~42+mm cases..
(~38-39mm is my sweet-spot.. )
@@DavidDatura I know. For me, Seiko has always been a sleeper. Their understatement was part of their artform. This is like a Lexus LS 400 with mag wheels and a racing stripe.
@@muchoed5119 Lexus with a racing stripe, lol!
I love the brand, but I completely agree with you. Also, they are going to have to seriously think about different names for their watches. It's hard to generate an emotional response with names which sound like they are SKU's for electronics components.
I love Seiko and own several but the problem I see with THAT Grand Seiko is the design looks like a Sportura made with higher end materials. I'd still like on my wrist, though.
It's like if Casio did a $17k G-Shock with analog display. It's got every damn gadget they could stuff in it, it's awful.
@M Smith but but but spring drive doesn't use a battery
I own this model and love it. I have a 7.5 inch wrist so it wears well. I have a submariner and james cameron deep sea that have been collecting dust since I bought this watch earlier this year.
Is a power reserve really necessary on every spring drive watch? There’s clearly no room for it on that dial
The power reserve seems to be on all the GS spring drives, but the newest dress watches have the indicator moved to the back of the watch.
I'd argue a power reserve is only really needed on handwind movements
Power reserve on the back of the movement that’s visible through the case back is pretty great. They do that with some models.
I think the power reserve is there so that people are aware the movement isn’t a battery powered quartz. At this point though I think everyone pretty much knows what spring drive is.
Imagine you have a few of them in your box, you’d want choose to wear one with the least power reserve so you can recharge it by the end of the day. Thats when power reserve indicators r convenient
@@Justin6477 Yes, and I LOVE THAT. That is precisely where it should be. You'd only ever want to check the remaining power every, what, once every few days at the most often? It doesn't need to be on the dial.
I dunno, this watch is growing on me. The size plays right into what GS was trying to do in making a statement piece, and it’s basically a huge flex on Swiss watches with all its functionality and accuracy packed into it. You know, this may well just be my next grail piece!
I love Grand Seiko and own three of them. Their unique selling points are (i) Spring Drive, and (ii) arguably the prettiest dials on the market (at least in most of their limited editions). They should build up their brand on these two pillars, maybe cut down the frequency of limited editions and introduce one further iconic piece (besides the Snowflake) - either a diver or a chrono.
The just served you with the White Birch
That will draw the hublot lot, not the rolex hordes
My Ad told me that a number of his clients ordered for the Nissan GTR version of this watch, SBGC229, but, he managed to get only one. Seems like there's not enough to around. Watches are made for different kind of people, and this one is no exception. I have a dozen of new GS, and, another dozen of the vintage. Though, this one is not for me, i can appreciate people who likes them. I have the SBGC 207 Jade Dragon with the 50 jewels 415 parts 9R86 movement. I bought it new for 5500 usd after the regular discount. This is a way better watch than my Daytona, inside and out, which i have just sold for 3 times the price of the GS. Next to go, soon, would be my Batman and Hulk. I have ordered for the LX Professional diver. This one is zaratsu polished inside and out too. It's designed such that it does not require helium, unlike the marinemaster, and, yet, qualified for saturation diving. Interesting innovation. Ken Okuyama, my man, this is indeed a Ferrari of a watch. The tourbillion is a marvel, but, now, you can have one for 500usd. The spring-drive is a standing marvel, testament of piaget's 70K failure, also a testament that the LX Professional, is indeed grand.
I am one of the biggest Grand Seiko ceramic titanium Chrono fans. They wears much smaller than the dimensions suggest. You can only judge if you have held one in real hands.
Your development is like mine. Grand Seiko discovers and the Rolex 'go ...
@@uhrfreak absolutely agree. Most people makes comments without owning one. The ceramic titanium chrono is very nice. I didn't buy one bec i have a smaller wrist, and, not because the size is big. All gs watches always wear smaller than the size suggests. Indeed you have to own one to know. Yes, Gs in and Rolex out.
Canon Yeo I pity and smile at "watch fans" who only know Rolex. Rolex builds good and robust watches. Also as investment property, they are partially suitable. But who holds a Grand Seiko in his hands and does not recognize the quality is in my eyes no watch lovers. Grand Seiko picks me up emotionally, Rolex barely.
Canon Yeo I only really started 2014 with the watch hobby and Rolex.
As far as the SBGC229 is concerned, I also think that despite the huge price increase to the previous limited model SBGC219 from $ 15.8k to $ 21k it still sells well. I have asked for a price from two dealers, the discount offered was low and it is well above my budget.
I saw the Seiko LX Spring Drive model at a Seiko meeting in Dortmund. In Germany there is a large SEIKO community and soon also a separate forum. These watches are from the finish over Rolex, only the clasp could be better.
I have not dealt with Vintage yet.
That you sell your Rolex and turn to SEIKO shows that you are a true watch lover and connoisseur!
I have added you to Facebook, I hope it was the right "Canon Yeo". 😀
I just can’t get over the off centered Logo. It’s doing my head in🤦🏿♂️
This is not the best representation of the brand.
Exciting presentation & so professionally done, as usual. I love the GS line & I marvel at the quality and workmanship. I own the GS GMT Spring Drive & I cherish it but this new model is way beyond my lot in life. Although there is no spare real estate on the dial it doesn’t seem cluttered to me.
Thanks for the review.👍
Would it be possible for you to show a quick picture of the mentioned watch whenever you say the reference number for a watch? I have seen many of your videos where you mention other watches by reference numbers and it is incredibly difficult to know what the actual watch looks like. Are we supposed to know what a SBGA211G, a SBGA387 or SBGA413 looks like without having to pause the video, try to google it and look at a picture? Apart from that, love the content and keep it up!
Cheers!
that spring drive seconds hand sweep tho
Oh wow that's good.. the second hand sweep is hypnotic..
(oy just caught the case diameter.. such a buzz-kill.. )
46mm limits the buyer , but even if it was at 40mm the dial is too busy, functions impressive, but too busy.
The Rolex is actually more expensive the way it is now (retail cheaper if you can get one) this was GS chance to gain ground while the Rolex Dytona is irritatingly overpriced , and hard to come by , and they did drop the ball with a spring drive g-shock
I respect the engineering prowess of Seiko but this is one gaudy piece & come on Seiko 46mm? you do realize its 2019, right?
41.5 or so... Would he perf . . .
I love Grand Seiko they’re my favourite brand but they need to listen to their customers and reduce watch sizes. I bet if they made a classic looking Chrono at a reasonable size it would be a hit.
The watch size is perfect. The customers need to grow their forearms to look a little more manly. Lololol
I don't think they got it wrong. It's just for another market or other people. Yes it's bold, shiny, stupid big but some people like that. If Grand Seiko wants to design something classic that will stand the test of time they can. They proved it many times. This years BaselWorld was pretty decent proof of that. They didn't get this watch wrong. We, the customers and keyboard-fighters did.
I perfer grand seiko over Rolex and omega. The spring drive movement is amazing! The first luxury watch I'll ever own will be a grand seiko. Then maybe a rolex.
Dial too messy in my opinion......sometimes less is more.
Junghans agrees.
Nah, this is more of a utility watch. More functions is good.
grand seiko have also demonstrated this principle with the sbga203 for example
The power reserve is definitely unnecessary in the dial
Bullshit
This is the best way to make statement, true craftsmanship and excellence on wrist. And to be honest; from time to time it is really fun to wear something like this .
Two things wrong with Grand Seiko in my opinion:
1: The Brand. Seiko is known the world over mainly for producing decent watches at fair prices, and that’s great. Grand Seiko, however, is largly unknown outside of the watch community. When these fetch Rolex-level prices, it is important to differentiate your brand from it’s better known, lower priced namesake. If it were me in charge of Seiko, all GS models would be absorbed into the Credor badge.
2: The models. Can you think of any GS models off the top of your head? Not likely, as they are a baffling collection of letters and numbers, rather than unique names. Speedmaster, Explorer, Navitimer, these evoke an image in your mind of watches past and present, all designed in a similar fashion, yet the name comes first before the reference number. Even the GS Snowflake is a nickname for a dial type, rather than an actual model. I would love to see more GS models take on true names like their Swiss competitiors.
Despite these gripes, I still think the timepieces themselves are second to none. I just wouldn’t buy one. I would actually love to hear some discussion from you guys on this if this comment doesn’t get lost too quickly.
svfutbol20 I’ve been to 3 GS authorized dealers, tried MANY a GS model. They feel 1/20 their price, sans some intricate dial work...bracelets r crud, cheap and not different than a Presage line. GS will be out of AD’s within 3 years of non sales, trust me.
Well I have the GS SBGC201 and the SBGC003 spring drive chronographs.
Grand Seiko Snowflake is my grail watch. Hopefully one day I'll have it on my wrist.
When i see someone with a Rolex my first thought is "Fake or real? Guy wants to show off" and when i see someone with GS i think "Wow! A real watch lover! Full respect"
You actually seen someone wearing a GS? Then I think “Wow, take me to this mythical place! Where people have watches that costs thousands and thousands but look like they cost under two hundred, Full disbelief”
@@jackcarter66 Have you ever seen a GS? Tried it on?
Artur Garncarz : Seen one, not tried it on, I‘m not disputing quality, but the brand value is poor, hence heavy depreciation, meaning people will not pay the astronomical prices for them; they just don’t see the value. However, people will pay over list (sometimes double or more) for Rolex. G.S. will never, ever get there. Seiko, ‘Grand’ or not, is just Seiko. They say ‘you can’t polish a turd’ - but you can roll it in glitter ✨!
@@jackcarter66 the seiko movement is higher performance level than rokex so I wouldnt call it a turd by any means. especially not the snowflake dial
@@jackcarter66 wow! There is no rolex id buy over this watch. Theyre hideous to me. No fucks given about "swiss made" or "resale value".
This watch is just astounding, both in the mechanical show of engineering prowess and in it’s finishing. Seeing it run just makes me want it even more. Although, deep down inside I still wish they would rebrand the line to: Seikosha - Grand Seiko
I don't care what people say. I LOVE THIS WATCH!
TheTarrMan The people will know when they hold it, the quality is superb
Ditto me!!!!
@@teddyhenriquez5192 buy it then. I'll stick to my Pateks. Best regards, Smegson
@@clegsmegson2627 I'm not up there yet I can only afford entry level luxury watches lol
Yeah but you all won't buy it lol
GS is the smoothest seconds hand I’ve seen
Sadly this model is moving away from the "core" philosophy of what a GS should be, and as such it leaves me cold. YES it is cool because of its construction, but the mess of a dial, and the HUGE size just makes it ridiculous, without even touching the high price!
GS has to stick to what they do best, simple elegant models with "grammar of design" shapes and work on new movements to make their dressy models THINNER!!!
Maybe they need to work with the Japanese Aerospace and Space Agency (JAXA) to develop a branding niche. This is something the Swiss luxury brands do all the time, Rolex with it's sponsorship of endeavours like James Cameron's dive to the Mariana Trench, and Omega with its collaborations with NASA and going to the moon. I can't recall if there's a similar association with Seiko watches.
I have the spring drive GMT chronograph and I have a Seiko sharp edge GMT but I do not own a Rolex and I never will. You buy a Rolex to impress others, you buy a grand Seiko to impress yourself.
Can you do a review on the A. Lange & Söhnle Lange 1 Moonphase? Thanks!
I wish I had a watch any watch would do. But I do like this watch looks well built
Problem 1. Sports watches are hot, and Rolex is known for it's sports watches. Grand Seiko is not. GS needs to develop and maintain a signature sports watch style so it doesn't just look like a bigger version of GS dress watch.
Problem 2. Identity. from more than 10' away GS looks like regular Seiko. And 'across the boardroom table' show off value is critical in this market. The fact that they both have Seiko in the name doesn't help. Rolex / Tudor is a brilliant example of how to maintain different identities and price points.
Problem 3. 46mm. Works for Arnie and Sly, not for regular folk.
Problem 4. Spring Drive. As great as the technology may be, so is an apple watch. Rolex and all high end watches are only mechanical, and when we spend up big on a watch this is what we want. Leave the electronics to our phones
Love the channel. I recently bought a Chopard Mille Miglia limited edition and would love to see more Chopards compared! Keep up the excellent work.
at 5:18 when you can see the second hand reflected not just in the hour hand but in the hour hand’s BEVELED EDGE? that’s how you know it’s a grand seiko.
I think Seiko are playing the long game. Such is the Overton window, for seiko to sell a £10k watch without push back, they have to sell this beast first. After a year or two of seeing mid-teen watches, a 42mm £10k ceramic chrono will seem like a bargain. That’s my 2 cents anyway, good luck too them.
Plus they make so few, I don't think they could care less about Rolex. This is such an oddity for the otherwise very understated GS brand.
Amazing content. Loved the presentation and the camera work!!!!
I have GS watch’s and they’re will build and simple in design, this one off the target I don’t believe the size and how busy the dial is and it only chronograph.
Great video, as always! I hope you get the chance to take a look at the new US seasons Spring Drive watches. It would be wonderful to hear your insights on the watch.
Terrific video, and points, as always. I’m a former mechanic, and now an old Engineering Professor who still fixes his own cars. Same with watches. When a Rolex needs a CLA, nearly every town in a first world country has a watch mechanic that can do it. What about the Grand Seiko? I doubt anyone but Seiko knows how to service it.
Thank you so much for this video. I agree with 99%. If I had the resources I'd buy five of them or in a perfect world all of them. Beautiful watch. This video should receive an Emmy nomination.
Somehow I find the seiko GS jdm models were better made than the current GS models.
I lust over this watch. It's my dream, this specific chrono in this colorway.
The finishing is great. better than anything I have seen. but yes, its too big. if this was 42MM it would have worked much better for me.
I am a big fan of GS. I think Spring drive is amazing, but the power reserve doesn't always need to be on the front. I have seen a few recently that show on the back through the case - smart move. Big watches are good for me with a 22cm wrist. Plus their website doesn't show off how good they actually look in light. I finally saw some in Vegas and was blown away with the GMT and sapphire bezel. This chrono is definitely a bit too busy: power reserve needs to go to the back and everything else needs to get smaller. And logo needs to be @ 12 o'Clock. I went to get one and instead ended up with a Seiko Prospex LX special edition Brown diver (SNP041) - at only 200 pieces worldwide, I couldn't pass it up. Could you review that watch? Great videos - we all appreciate all of the hard work it takes to make them!
The finishing is among the best.
Love the brand and the technology. Don't love the dial or bracelet.
Bracelet suits the watch but yes the dial is hard to love.
Very interesting take and I agree with you fot the most part. Except I hate the cheap brand and mindless technology and love the tasteful dial and sleek bracelet. Glad we see the same things! Best regards, Cleg Smegson.
One of the most beautiful watches I've ever seen,simply stunning.
You are 100% correct l held this watch and tried it on. Absolutely beautiful.
I owned a spring drive and ended up selling it. It was a fantastic watch but the styling is so stuffy. I just never found myself wearing it. Super high quality though, you know immediacy when you hold it.
love this... and then there's the sbga203, makes me drool . . .
I love nearly every aspect of this time piece except the aggressive price.
The smoothness with which the seconds-hand moves is just stunning. No interruptions at all...
What I especially like of GS are the sharp lines they use in their latest designs. Very beautiful. Also at Seiko (e.g. the Samurai) you see these sharp lines.
Its very unfortunate they dont hold their price. Otherwise I might consider the brand...
This ain't it chief. Usually GS are amazing but this is just a messy watch.
This design has really grown on me in the last while. I thought it was messy at first, but the more you see it in person and in practice, it becomes a piece of beauty. Would recommend seeing it in person.
I just love this watch, it has all i look for. A unique design (even a unique movement), a gmt and a chronograph at the same time, 3 days of power reserve and the contures of the case that remind me of a speedmaster marrying the rolex gmt master II.
Seikos are great and for 100 bucks you cannot go wrong. A good looking watch.
This is not the same as a Seiko.
The red paint on the arrow is no joke!!What a precision.
Imagine a 3 register grand seiko spring drive chrono with a ceramic tachymetre bezel packed into a 40mm case and topped with a snowflake dial, i don't think they could produce enough to keep up with demand
Thks again for these nice videos , exceptionnal macro video , what s the name of the music ? thks
Excellent video as usual. I have an eight and a half inch wrist this watch was fitted perfect I think it's gorgeous not to everybody's taste but you can't make everything to one Spec.
GS - I own 2 of em. I think abt 2/3 of the line up are hits, 1/3 are misses. Those 1/3 look too similar to their lower end watches.
And my biggest beef - after sales service is lacking, at least in Singapore. The service centre here is the same one that deals with the rest of the other Seikos, and they handled the GS not much differently from the regular Seikos, and my GS got a rather badly scuffed watch back after a service... 😡 ... And no apologies from them!!
Yes, Thong Sia as AD delivers sub-par service, considering the mark-up they charge compared to PI from Thailand or Japan.
Its way too big, and the dial too busy.
But otherwise a nice design.
They need a new complication for the power reserve. I mean its not that visually noisy but it can certainly make it look cleaner
If you don't want a spring drive their mechanical offerings do not compete with rolex movements and they lose huge on design compared to rolex. Grand seiko won't go anywhere unless they upgrade their mechanical movements reduce the size of all their watches, improve design, and keep price lower than omega. Even then i really don't see this going anywhere. How shiny the shiny parts of your case are or how shiny the side of the indices look under a microscope do not make a watch better than another. finishing of tiny parts is not enough to make a case for a watch brand.
Rolex doesn't even have a hibeat movement? Not sure what your point is
Bob Builder I’ve owned Rolex and I own two GS. I agree with you on the sizing but GS are far far superior to Rolex In finishing and horological development. I admittedly wouldn’t buy their hi beat or automatic, but I have a spring drive and a 9F quartz and unlike my Rolex which I sold last week neither of my GS will ever be sold.
@@nivero4393 beat rate is a design choice nothing more. A modern rolex has a free sprung movement with balance bridge and fantastic accuracy/anti shock characteristics. Their chronergy escapement was also able to improve their movement efficiency by over 30 percent. Any modern rolex is more advanced than any normal mechanical gs.
@@Chris-oz9qx Neither of those two technologies are in the realm of mechanical horological development. Citizen makes better haq watches than seiko and spring drive is really its own genre that doesn't have that much of a following. I think spring drive is fascinating and I have seriously looked at the snowflake but it just wasn't for me. I totally understand why you purchased one but thats not going to do anything for seiko in the market as a whole.
I am one of the biggest Grand Seiko ceramic titanium Chrono fans. It wears much smaller than the dimensions suggest. You can only judge if you have held one in real hands.
Man I want this watch!
Grand Seiko needs a hi-beat, column-wheel chronograph. I respect spring drive but I just ... can't. A true mechanical chrono would put them squarely into a void which, as it happens, I'm in right now: MOTM? El Primero? Or ... what? Basically the herd of 7750's, of which even the really nice ones, e.g. Sinn, don't ring the horology bell like a chronograph should, IMHO. GS seems uniquely positioned to connect all the dots, including the hi-beat/tenths piece vis El Primero. I think Grand Seiko should be all over that; I'd be waiting in line to buy ... that's assuming it would be considerably prettier than the spring drive beast used in this excellent video. Perhaps while they're at it they can figure out how to combine a properly sealed crown with manual wind. *That* would be exciting.
Nice watch but the offset GS logo is bothering me ;)
I've never see a GS in the flesh, shame really. This is a stunning watch but for 14k I can almost get my grail.
I would have preferred GS to make dressier chronograph, not this daytona lookish watch! Also 14000 pound?? My god!
Provably the best watch you can buy. Performance and execution is excellence!
I agree after trying the watch on myself.
Someone commented that the Grand Seiko second hand movement was terrible compared to Swiss movements. He said it was not a sweeping movement...
I don't think GS missed the mark. People missed the mark with GS. The people saying it's too big obviously have never tried one on. I have a 6.25in wrist and it wears wonderfully. Being made of titanium also makes it feel near weightless. Granted the dial seems too much but GS makes things under Japanese standards of beauty. Which is why i love GS. Everything, even the size, has a purpose and unique beauty of its own.
Can you review some old Soviet watches. They are insane good value - Poljot and Vostok diver, Stela, Sturmanski etc.
GMT + chrono + reserve + automatic.... that’s what I call consolidated!! Easily that beauty could be my ONE watch :-)
This is more of a Grand Invicta 🤣
Anthony Vierra you wrong for that
@@jonathanjones7681 it just reminds of Invicta, in the way Seiko decided to bolt peices onto the case and it's absurd size.
Anthony Vierra it is a nuts size if it were 40 or even 42 I'd like it better. But they don't deserve Invicta slander lol.
You say the Daytona costs £10k. Thats if you’re lucky to get it at an AD. Grey market and pre-owned, be prepared to pay closer to £20k.
I actually think this particular watch looks amazing
It's a good day when watchfinder releases a new video.
Masterfully shot :) a real pleasure to watch and very interesting too!
I totally agree with you on this one. Nevermind the ridiculous price-point, this watch is a fail on so many levels.
Nothing ridiculous about the positioning. GS is normally very understated and this one really is off the rail. The quality vs price is there too. GS Spring Drive residuals are actually pretty high to the point you might as well get a new one, at least in my part of the world.
Must admit I do love the look of this watch. Although I doubt is ever be able to afford it, or wear it on my smaller wrists lol
This is an amazing looking watch, so much so, it caused me to venture across to your website and take a look, however, looking at the price stopped me in my tracks. I am not a fan of Rolex; I do not consider them to be asphetically pleasing (though I do own a Deep sea), but if I was going to spend £8000 plus (used), I would rather put it on a Rolex, than a Grand Seiko, despite the beauty of the GS, did I mention it is a great looking time piece?! Thanks for the video, very nice.
not sure, I'm pretty happy with my SBGC229
WHAT IS THE MUSIC! PLEASE!
They don't need to sell many of them, it just needs to exist. It's the same reason Samsung have phones that cost more than the most expensive iPhone. These aren't designed for most customers, but they elevate the brand through the exclusivity of the highest end product. Customers will buy the 'lower end' (and I use that term very lightly here) watches so that they can buy into an exclusive and expensive brand. All that matters is that GS are making £14k watches, not that they are selling many of them.
If I had the money, I would absolutely own that watch. I still live in hope of one day finding a GS Springdrive for under a grand.
thats a stunning watch and the good camera workmanship accentuated it well
Watchfinder: I'm not sure the comment on GS residuals is quite right, at least not in the EU regarding Spring Drive. The rarety and halo factor GS has mean that GS Spring Drive are so strong you might as well buy a new one. Lastly, watch fans like the fact non enthusiast or brand orientated / marketing sensitive buyers don't have a clue what it is. "Reassuringly expensive and rare" like a warm blanket of self righteousness!
Love your comment ! Just right and true
The only thing attractive about this watch is the neat application of red to that arrow hand and the view of the movement through the display caseback.
Anyone else thrown off by the imperfection on the bottom middle of the hand @0:13 ? I know it is minor, but for some reason being mid shot it caught my eye. looks like it got dragged on something a bit which gashed it ever so slightly
I'm not sure if it's just the camera angel, but isn't the indeces misaligned from the rehaut markings?
I recently added a Seiko Ananta Limited Edition Chrono to my collection and love it and may need to look at GS lines as well. Maybe an SBGH213 or SBGM235 since I love the classic look like my Omega Constellation from the 60s. Anyway, I'd love to see you review the Revue Thommen Cricket. I snagged one of the anniversary models when they were released in 1997 (#262 of 1997 made) and love the coloring and feel of the watch.
Great video as usual. Great photography. I do struggle with this brand. Don't see how anyone would pay this asking price no matter how Grand....
That dial has everything but the kitchen sink on it. Bracelet too shiny. Whole watch is much too big. GS has trouble designing an understated and classic looking watch.
You obviously have not browsed their whole collection lol.
Do you live in a cave?
Okay gosh darn this has a gmt power reserve indicator and a Chronograph and it’s a spring drive I bet it’s like 44 mm tho
Am I the only one who finds this watch Beautiful and Masculine
Hello and again, great job on the video. How about making a video on artistic watches? "Métiers d'arts" watches are an important part of high end horology, and the techniques used are both fascinating and humbling. May I suggest a trio of watcehs with a Vacheron Constantin "Les Cabinotiers" (any model, but a "mécanique sauvage" would be great), a Chronoswiss Sirius Artist rose gold (for the flinqué enamel), and maybe a Jaquet Droz Paillonnée?
Overpriced, oversized, over! Missed a trick there. 40mm GMT or diver for 5 or 6 k to build a following and really put pressure on the illusive steel sports Rolex. Great video as always