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Thats the best way to describe owning a GS.

Agreed, Artur. I'll add -- When you see a Rolex you always wonder if it's a fake. But, when you see a GS spring drive sweep you KNOW it's a real GS.

I bought Rolexes to impress myself and others, I do and I am stunned!

@@Michael-Gill very true, there is so many Rolex imitation watches that looks really good and you can't tell the difference unless you hold it. with GS spring glide, you know there is only one.

@@Michael-Gill A friend tried on my Snowflake and asked if it was fake lol. The polish on it made him think it was Stainless steel instead of Titanium.

Ditto.

God ikr...

George Jacob me too

If you are really interested in a GS, plan a vacation to Japan and go to BIC Camera. I bought my SBGA225 for a great price. So good, that I could sell it, for more than I paid for it. It's not that the prices went up, the discount was that good!!!

Soooo true!!!

hey actually im starting to get into watch world. i really love dress watch and don't really like bulky rolex watch. for honest opinion is seiko good ? i just got a ssa369j1

Yep Seikosha are great but if you’re looking for an affordable dress watch look no further than the orient bambino.

@@mistermood4164 i really love bremont design. but its out of my range for now

@King 😂😂😂😂😂

I enjoy seeing the term pwnd on a watch review youtube page

I wish the Slow Mo Guys could film a quarter-dial view of the Spring Drive, if only to clear up how many times the 'Tri-Synchro Regulator' 'intermittently applies a magnetic brake' per second. The Spring Drive is 'sweeping' to the naked eye, but undoubtedly some clarity would be revealed using a camera filming at 100,000-343,000 fps.

@@borbetomagus What would that prove? It's still second to no other non quartz watch in its smoothness.

@@varanid9 I thought some had claimed the second hand was perfectly smooth and I was just wondering how many movements of the second hand could be seen in a three to five second arc, though if someone were going to go to the trouble of such a slo-motion video, I'd hope they'd also include a video of the TAG Heuer 'Mikrogirder 10000' watch (which operates at 2000 bps).

Bulova Precisionist is smoother than this...And more accurate.

A Bulova Precisionist is EQUALLY smooth, 100x as accurate and 1/10th the price.

If you know you know. And that is all that matters!

Then you can tell whether someone truly understands and appreciates watchmaking by asking whether they know GS.

Buy a GS and you will be judge by those that know a good watch and recognise it’s quality and your knowledge of watch making that made you choose a GS above all others

@@The2follow I'd rather impress literally everyone but internet watch nerds. You would too. Don't lie to yourself.

Nobody notices your watch , any watch ! Nobody cares other than other watch geeks.

Well said.

That's a beautiful take on it.

Deep

This is profound!

Just a cycle finish, to star another and another.

Odom rpk! lol

Have you seen the Ablogtowatch spending time videos/podcasts with David Bredan?

"Grande Seco"

@@87channels seiko*

@@bio-plasmictoad5311 no, you should turn on the subtitles and rewatch the video lol

Kaizen* (改善・かいぜん)

@@HilbertXVI lol... good correction. I've worked with Japanese car makers for over 15 years and lived in Japan. The attention to detail, craftsmanship, teamwork, and drive for continuous improvement are cultural traits that permeate all of their industries it seems. I just bought a breitling, but cannot wait to by a Grand Seiko to add to my collection!! I live in Michigan, US and need to find where I can purchase one. They are excellent watches. I rank them above Rolex .

"Do it once, do it right". Kaizen, the good path. I suggest not trying this path in France unless you have self-destructive tendencies.

i agree...

i worked for some japanese companies before and most of it is in manufacturing. i also know the "kaizen" which all of my previous companies have as a slogan. the real thing here is Japanese never stops on improving in a budget way.

😂

Swiss watches have there place. I buy a Rolex to have other people distracted from work, I get a grand seiko so I'm distracted from work. They seem boring but in real life the details are just perfect

They are affraid of course

🤣🤣🤣

Let's be honest, Rolex was never at the top of watches.

I wanna say I love you. So I will, I love you.

so you UPgraded :)

A man of culture

@Whiteboy14 Actually I own a cheap Seiko 5 Sports 2020 model, I dont know how; but it runs at around +1/-1 for a week when I rotate, just damn lucky I guess

I'm four years into the ownership of a spring drive, and it still gains a very predictable 3 seconds. Per month. Love, love, love this watch.

@karsten lol a Honda K series can destroy a GTR (drag) easy. Now that's what you call a budget.

Agreed.

Hey buddy, don't forget that nowadays watches are absolutely useless when you have a phone in your pocket everywhere you go. Watches are essentially pieces of jewelry nowadays. Beauty of Jewelry doesn't lie in exact precision but personal tastes..

@@seanl764 Sean, you are absolutely right! But. My friend has a big name German brand gold watch, purchased brand new. It stopped running. He sent it back for service. After that it stopped again... I recently purchased another German brand, limited edition watch, same thing happened. Both beautiful watches, and I DO know that it is like impossible events, but still happened... I did bring back mine, and hardly can wait for my GS to arrive... And yes, it is as you said "personal taste", but a "Snowflake" or a "White Birch" is beautiful, even if not exactly your style.

Rolex doesn't rely on much marketing anymore, it's synonymous with luxury watches without needing it

@@ifb6368 Rolex spends an insane ammount of its money on marketing actually,

@@ifb6368 It is synonymous with luxury but they also advertise/sponsor many world-wide sporting events, especially tennis, since it fits with their marketing perfectly.

Japanese companies suck when it comes to marketing, especially to consumers abroad. They're good at making bizarre ads, but marketing is another story.

@Stein Mauer I also see a lot of FI drivers given Richard Mille watches and as sponsors

Brother, will you mind telling us what is your company?

😂 so true so seeing watch porn

Could you please elaborate? Genuinely interested

Too shame??? Don't think so Drama Queen..You were so excited to bash the watches you owned that you couldn't proofread your comment..Hahaha

Totally agreed

@@vicarious1717 It is 'to shame'...

Eh..I don’t know about that. The problem I have with these watches is that they look so plain. It looks like something out of a Walmart display case (yes very nicely finished) but plain. I looked at several of these last week and found none of them the least bit exciting.

Can't wait to see your video😁

Biće odličan Vaš video kao i uvek, siguran sam!

Same here

Haha. Seems to be a hot topic at the moment! Pleased to see Grand Seiko/Seiko getting more and more recognition!

There will be an intro in the form of King Seiko 4502 review that I FINALLY recorded after ONLY a year 😄

If they ran their train service with that accuracy, they would have to cut down a whole rain forest for all those apology letters.

Same as a breitling superquartz, or a Longines VHP

@Whiteboy14 I think you are conflating a mechanical/spring drive to an actual quartz (and battery) watch from GS.

What are you even talking about lmao

@@cherrypepsi2815 LOL, are you really clueless? Chronometer Trials, 1968 Do your own research

@RandomUser221 Yes, the most admirable part is how Seiko never bitched about it They just got back to work If the roles were reversed, you can be sure that the Swiss would be reminding people every other day how their watches were so good that they beat the crap out of Japanese watches - it'll be part of their "brand heritage"

@@hiyukelavie2396 oh well sorry for being fucking curious you bitch. People like you are the internet's biggest fucking problem. Fuck off.

@@cherrypepsi2815 I think they're just triggered since they think that you didn't fully watch the video since it was mentioned a good amount of time (just like what I thought as well). On behalf of the internet we're sorry, now can we just go back to being positive, pretty please?

You’ll get there man!

Less liabilities more work!

go for older GS....

.....yet. You'll get there.

How much do they cost

At april 1st he should make a video about it

You got alpha m to do that

Casio F91w review on April 1

​@@nameunko Totally

Bahahaha yeah his presentation is amazing

I don't quite get the hype about the sweeping second. Supposedly it only comes from being harder to make. Imagine it were the other way round.

dr.zoidberg MD So true! None of the London mugs know this

@DesiignerThe greater the inequality the worse it will get. thank you bankers, ceo's etc.

@john m What a stupid thing to say lol Mississippi and Alabama are just thriving under republican policy right? /s Finland is "leftist-run" and that's one of the greatest countries to live in.

Desiigner where the hell in europe do you live?

@NOODLES shut. The. Fuck. Up. About the politics. You and liberalboy too

hahahahaha. you're a complete loser.

Wow such a dumb comment

@Whiteboy14 You're confusing Japan with China.

They need to re-brand the watch. Same as Toyota lexus Honda Acura Nissan Infinity

The way the Lexus LS400 changed the luxury car game in the late 90s, Seiko has had a big industry changing impact

@@zzygyy Agreed, Grand Seiko deserves another name, and Seiko should remain affordable.

Stil a TOY(ota), like seiko...

@@zzygyy I believe Credor is what they initially wanted their true high-end line to be.

thank you for your sharing sir. hope one day i have atleast one GS , but for me its just a dream because its too expensive...

@@rizaalfian1396 I hope one day you do. My first GS was a 37mm silver quartz. Absolutely fabulous watch. Possibly the best daily wearer out there and the cheapest one GS sell. Still a lot of money I know, but boy that's a good watch.

@@rizaalfian1396try looking on chrono they go down in value a decent amount

Is omega seamaster accurate time if not worn regularly

True. Out of all the foreign cultures out there Japanese culture is my favorite.

Tf r u talking about Japans population is overworked and their economy has been in stall for the last 2 decades w/ zero % interest rates and over 200% debt to GDP. USA is heading in the same direction.

Sending them US dollars in exchange for cheap labor, their economy has only grown 1% yoy for almost 30 years

The Japanese are definitely organized and detail oriented much like the Germans, which is why both countries make the best cars and have the best engineering. However, both countries have also invaded other countries and stole so much from them, which is why they were able to advance while the rest of the world was catching up from poverty and civil wars. Japan like the Europeans in general are too conservative, which is why they are not doing very good in next generation technologies like computers and AI. In that regard, the USA and China will dominate the world. I believe South Korea will come in close third even ahead of Japan because South Korea is very competitive and does not regard for the obsolete traditions unlike the Japanese or the Europeans. With everything that’s said, the future of the economy belongs to whoever adapts the fastest. There’s simply no room for traditions anymore. Tesla has already overtaken both the Japanese and the European automobile market. Apple Watch has already sold more than both Japan and Europe. The future is in the binary. No more samurai showdown or Rolex market that exists solely for the appearances sake.

@@DanielK1213th Tesla and Apple haven't overtaken anything.

What did they do to destroy the British motorcycle industry? Was there a technological advancement they used or was it simply superior build quality?

pyeclam I want to know too lol. I'm just as curious as you

@@pyeclam Thank you for your interest. The short answer to your question would be "Both, and then some." Disclaimer: The cause given to the decline of the British motorcycle industry depends a lot on who you ask, and my opinion is worth no more than the next guy's. It certainly can't be blamed on any one single event, but it is undeniable that the appearance around the beginning of the 1970s of inexpensive Japanese bikes that didn't leak oil, had better electrical systems and brakes, and benefited from advances in engine technology had a lot to do with that decline. (At the time, Triumph's flagship Bonneville was still powered by an engine largely unchanged from the engine Edward Turner developed in the '30s.) Add on Japan's development of mass production techniques, throw in labor problems in the UK manufacturers at the time... You see where this is going. The Japanese basically upped the game and the old guard, which really hadn't made significant improvements in decades, struggled to catch up. Don't get me wrong - I love Brit Bikes from that era and have owned several. Also, Triumph in particular has recovered well under the leadership of John Bloor and currently makes outstanding motorcycles. But for quite a while back then, when I really needed to go a long distance in a hurry I grabbed the keys to the Honda and left the Triumph in the garage.

I’ll also add the Mazda Miata , which was created as a turn key reliable small British sports car.

Poison ivy is worse.

Oh yeah yeah

Oh no not this community

Hi man.i have GS watch if it's interesting for you.l want to cell it,if it's interesting give your watsap number.i can send photo to you

Oh yeah yeah

Oh yeah yeah

No they can. Grand Seiko is a independent brand of the Seiko Holdings Corporation.

Congrats...!

I am jealous beyond words.

@@TheFlyingFishy I had to sell the diver... But I still have the Snowflake and I'm wearing it right now😁

@@tkmmusician Fam the snowflake is my fav xD

Alex Oliver grand Seiko is the luxury series of seiko company.

..your out of your fucking mind. Hublot is King..while your Seiko eats dog ass.

@@alfredozamora5867 Your reasons for preferring Hublot are very logical, rational and most enlightening - and to think that I was going to get a Grand Seiko until I read the knowledge and wisdom that you have provided me with. Thank you so much for that.

to bits, I hope.

Well, it depends which kind of Pp ap and gs (there are 50k gs and 10k ap)

@@bzzz179 First of all, you're comparing a far more expensive watch to Grand Seiko, and second of all, I'd much rather have Spring Drive than tourbillon. I hate that tourbillons always have to be shown out in the open, and that really doesn't fit my style.

@@bzzz179 For those who like AP Royal Oaks, it probably is. My own choice if I were willing and able to spend the premium for some high end mechanical bling (which is all a tourbillon is), would be the JLC Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon. I kind of prefer my watches not to be mistaken for pipe fittings. Just saying.

Pure Class! Chow

marks man no it don’t Richard Hammond can’t speak clearly and he sounds like a complete twat. This guy is like GS clear crisp and precise. And Hammond gasps when he speaks, very very annoying

How do I unread and unhear this?

Own a couple of those haha

He would still make it sound amazing and make me want one.

I just began my watch journey this past weekend with a Seiko 5 SNK-793 and a Timex Weekender. I'm wearing the Seiko at this moment, and his little documentary just made me proud of it. I bought it because other reviewers recommended Seiko 5 as a good value for a starter watch, but now I can appreciate the corporate culture and history behind my affordable little timepiece, even if it is to its Grand Seiko relative as a snowman is to Michaelangelo's David. :)

@Dat Phung Thank you! So far, so good; it runs just fine, and I still love it!

@@sobrcelt Hi Sobrcelt, I want to buy Seiko 5 with blue dial too and it's arriving soon. Furthermore, I still need to buy the old classic type of white-dial black-leather watch. Do you have any suggestion type of series from Seiko that has good value too and the price is on par with Seiko 5 with white-dial black-leather watch? I look further for your reply. Thank you.

I guess that you are looking for a Rolex Explorer. I love that watch however my favorite is a GS GMT.

Yup. It is.

For me it's in the detail. C'est la vie.

If Seiko finally starts marketing to the younger generation then yes but if they keep doing nothing then nothing is going to change.

Cyka CheekiBreeki younger generation wear gshock, they prefer throw money to hookers or traveling or saving up for marriage not this overpriced grand psycho!

@@watchitfalls Not true, they buy a Rolex because its the only luxury brand they know. So spending big buck on a watch is no problem at least do the demographic we have here. Seiko just is horrible at marketing that's all.

2020 japanese olympics?

Rolex does not produce 4 million watches per year, stop it!

Depends on how well the custom officer knows his watches. Foolproof would be if you have a receipt from one in your home country.

Thing number one is Wallet empty as desert Frost on windowpane

Jokes on you, its always summer in california

In my area, that's not very empty. Good to know I won't be blowing too much cash lol

I see your point, I'm hardly poor and there's some gorgeous Swiss watches of love to own but I don't think I'd ever feel comfortable wearing a £5000 watch on my wrist

Perhaps you should try some of their whiskies - Yamazaki sherrry cask, Hibichi etc - both past world whiskies of the year, then try for a better analogy based on experience rather than ignorance. The Yamazaki is £7000 a bottle!

That would make it ~6.3 seconds/mo. That's not exemplary. My Precisionist, a far "lesser" watch, ran under .8 seconds fast per month, equating to under .03 sec/day.

@@Q.Q.Ah, but a Precionist is a quartz movement. A Spring Drive is a mechanical movement with a quartz escapement. The Spring Drive is better compared for accuracy to a conventional Chronometer, which it beats by a country mile.

@@marcusnz232 - There's no question that, compared to other more conventional, non-quartz regulated automatic/mechanical movements, the Spring Drive seems to have a clear advantage in terms of accuracy. Nevertheless, it is quartz-regulated, so, in terms of accuracy, it is perhaps more apropos to compare with a quartz movement, which is also regulated by a quartz, just with a different drive system. If the Swiss Astronomical Observatory trials were held today, it's doubtful that the Spring Drive would be listed in the same category as that of conventional mechanical movements. Whether it would be included in a separate "hybrid" category or in the quartz category I wouldn't know, but most definitely not with conventional mechanicals.

Is this Sarcasm? Can you explain? I am here just because of the Seiko name and know nothing much about mechanisms etc.

How do you know?

Actually GS are the BEST - www.craigshipp.com/grandseiko

The one which is featured in this video

The one featured in this video

I'm the same, I've a 5 that cost me about £35 along with an SARB033 and 035 and love them.

I've got a new style AirKing and just bought a Snowflake. The GS is lighter, more comfortable, much more accurate and has one of the very best dials available. It's my new daily and I'm loving it.