Grand Seiko first appeared on my radar a few years ago, and more recently, it has become very popular with a certain niche of enthusiasts. Is it as good as Rolex? Nope! but it is good! Here's why!
I had a quartz GS too, with a blue dial and 40 mm case, which I recently sold. I agree with you that the beautiful hallmark of the GSs is the distortion-free mirror polishing (Zaratsu) and the use of sharp, clean lines and angles, which give them a fine and luxurious look. With reference to the calibre, I believe that the quartz produced are really the best on the market today. However, if I were to buy another GS, I would go for a high frequency automatic calibre (Hi-beat 36000), for example the SBGH273. Ciao!
Late comment, but I'm glad to see someone rate the 9F quartz movement. I'm strongly considering getting a GS as my next watch. Since I own three Rolex (and they're all automatic), I think the Quartz will be spot on. I've heard a lot of people say it's incredible bang for your buck, and I'll try to get a good discount on it from the AD. Thanks again!
@@TheRandomWatchDude Hey, Mark. Just wanted to let you know that I pulled the trigger on my first Grand Seiko! I actually didn't end up going with the 9F Quartz... As much as I liked that watch, I had the budget to splurge on a Hi-Beat which you also seemed fond of below. I purchased the Summer Rikka from the four seasons collection, it's the one with the deep green dial and gold indices. A family friend of mine works at an AD in the states, and he was able to get me it at 20% off and shipped straight from the Shizukuishi Studio rather than being sold a model sitting around at the boutique. The craftmanship has seriously blown me away. Owning a Grand Seiko has given me a newfound appreciation for watches. The dial is stunning, and it honestly feels and looks higher quality than my Rolex. Thanks for your recommendations. Hope to see more Grand Seiko content from you in the future!
Get a spring drive!!! Absolutely beautiful movement can't stop staring at my cherry blossom shun bun SBGA413G sweeping hand!!! ❤ the only downside with GS is their bracelet are crap no quick adjustment so I changed it with a premium leather strap ❤ In the end the spring drive would be great to your collection and goes well with a good discount 👍
@@TheRandomWatchDude Me too, what I know is that you pay to keep patents within certain world regions for a few years at a time and it can only be done for a set numbers of years before it has to be made available, so I guess when it expires in asian manufacturing nations is when it will become cheaply available
Not sure about that, I think it has an element of actually being very hard to manufacture which will protect it from competition. The Swiss have tried to make something similar and couldn’t do it reliably.
For me between the two it has to be spring drive . There's nothing wrong with quartz but I work in technology industry and quartz no matter how nice the dial and finish doesn't have the wonder , the romance craftsmanship or luxury as a mechanical movement it has to be the full package and a quartz is 100% practice for me . I'll still appreciate how the watch looks on others wrist but I won't be spending my money on them. If you do want a quartz get a GS
I’ve been looking at GS pieces for quite some time and have yet to pull a trigger on any of them. Despite many good reviews, I find them too dressy for my liking. I also get confused with their large range of sports models, they’re simply too many of them. Keeping my fingers crossed but at the moment, the interest is not really there as yet.
I like the GS quartz and also the Rolex OP...... My dilemma is, do I buy the GS and invest the balance in the Stock Market or do I get they watch now that I've always had an eye on? Maybe invest and have the stocks buy me the OP.......🤔
Tricky one but every 6 months there's a price increase on the OP so in a year's time it will cost you 10% more so you need to make at least that on stocks to stay even. Plus the value of the GS drops badly but the Rolex retains value.
Tudor is not a part of big 3... Longines is a better product, better and longer history...GS autos are basic? They have the only hi-beats on the market.
@@florinoglan6797 it's a nice watch and I'm pleased you've had a good experience, but compared to my tudors it's been ongoing frustration and let downs. Date wheel wasn't centered and a big white spec of dust on the dial of my Zulu 42 meant sending back to the factory. I was happy enough for them to correct it rather than a refund but when the watch came back the dust was gone and the date centered but there was a white mark left on the dial where the dust had been. The watchmaker at Bucherer tried to remedy the issue but was unable to so back it went to the factory. Poor QC and unacceptable the watch was sent back as it was the first time. It's now about four months I've been without the watch. My tudors on the other hand... 😉
