Is the Grand Seiko Pink Snowflake better than the Original? Hands on review and comparison  

Now that Rolex has stopped selling to watch enthusiasts who are not rich like us, I support Seiko, which once ruined the Swiss watch industry with its Quartz revolution, and I will buy a Snowflake soon.

I have the SBGA497 (pink snowflake) on, and it's truly stunning, just like the 211. It's not as vividly pink as depicted in the photos. I've observed that under certain angles or lighting conditions, the dial's shade almost transitions to a white hue. The Shunbun (spring watch) dial is also appealing with its lighter pink tone, but I must admit, the design of the SBGA497 feels exceptionally unique, evoking various emotions and I appreciate the gold GS logo. Additionally, I noticed that when wearing both, the crystal of the Shunbun protrudes slightly more from the case and I didn't like that too much.

Katana-Forge owner here. I love this piece. Would love to see it in-person one day. Thank you for making this video.

Makes me think cherry blossoms! 🌸🌸

Wearing my Grand Seiko “Ushio”! Loving it! Just returned from a business trip and wanted to strap a sports watch. It is an amazing watch! Very good review. If I was ‘in the market’ for a pink dial,…I would opt for the Shunbun instead. The dial pink appears to be much more subtle compared to this model. That said, the “Snowflake” at 41M and in the proprietary titanium is tough to beat. I’m thinking I would really be buying this because it is a) an interesting derivative of the “Snowflake” and 2) is a limited edition. Otherwise, I would add a traditional “Snowflake” to the collection.

Wearing a boring Classy Date just with white dial. Loving this watch because it is no nonsense. Time, date, good movement, comfortable bracelet, doesn’t try to be something else. Grand Seiko is for me a weird designed watch. Want to look like cherry blossom or like snow on mountains… trying to be something or look like something, why?

Love my 413… but do need another pinker watch 🤔

I would think by now, grand Cisco would offer bracelets that have micro adjustment. That may be the only thing that would keep me from buying this thing.

The Snowflake is my favorite and daily watch. Stick with the original. My watch is much more accurate than 15 seconds a month.

How many is the watch Limited to?

Unfortunately, this might have been a miss from GS

Wearing my Tag Heuer Carrera Caliber 02 Batman Skelton. About to go into a meeting and it's my power watch.

How much is it?

Way to expensive and definitely prefer the spring seasons better.

Takes a real man to wear pink.

It looks great in photos but seeing it in person, I'm not impressed. The texture looks weird and unappealing. The original white looks much better

Now, this is getting ridiculous! Are these people out of their minds?