The NEW Grand Seiko high-end quartz GMT 2022 

I wood like to bay this watch

Regarding Grand Seiko: I hate them. They make the rest of my watch collection look silly, including my Santos. I hate them so much that I now have three of them, and there's another SGBN013 on the way to me. I was doubting to get either this SGBN027 or the 013, and now you mention the dial is blackish-brownish, I hope the same is the case for the 013. I used to have that on the SGBP011, and that was so goodlooking with the sunburst which could only be teased out under specific light. Sadly I flipped that one for the smaller SBGX265, which is lovely, but less subtle. That said, I don't understand what people have against Grand Seiko bracelets. I've had and re-sized four of them now, both the 3-link oyster and the 5-link. They are bomb proof, well made, but are still airy and well articulated, which makes them supremely comfortable. Regarding clasp and fit: If you fiddle a bit, you can get a supreme fit with the 2/3 links, and I really really hope Grand Seiko continues to completely ignore the complaints about the clasp. The clasp is thin, it is comfortable, and the bevels that are milled on it make it wear like it's not there. As soon as they start including one of those over-sized monstrosities with glide-lock, I will never buy a Grand Seiko bracelet again. That said: The Cartier Santos also has a lovely clasp, and also no quick adjust. It is also a wonderful bracelet.

I like it but, wouldn't you prefer the GMT hand to be a different colour to the other hands?

I’m with you!

Couldn’t agree more. Caller GMT is much easier to set but for a traveler I love my older grand seiko quartz

Everyone misses that - including the reviewer!

Good pickup ! No wonder the dial still looked Soo good even if the date window isn't "bordered" it is just done more cleanly !

I’d literally never noticed that before, bit of a game changer for me actually. Do you know if it’s the same for the Spring Drive GMTs?

No complains about the date window but I dislike the white background for the date. Looks cheap.

Preach

Ok, but why lose the lume pips? Why lose the color? Stupid move.

Seiko did the "explorer 2" 24 hour markers on the bezel long before the Rolex did.

​@@PanditaP and glycine before seiko (airman)

I prefer the new one mainly because of the black and white color scheme. The people saying GS cheaped out on the new version don’t know what they’re saying and haven’t seen the watches irl. They just changed the look to be more in line of other GS models and that’s perfectly understandable. The 4 ‘o clock date is a typical Seiko/grand seiko design feature. It might not be everyone’s taste but there’s plenty of other watch brands out there.

I actually like the new version better. I like that the date window is more subtle.

agree with both points, GMT hand without obvious colour difference actually delays the reading of time at first glance, it just takes about a sec to comprehend which are the 2 timing hands, and a watch without rotating bezel with 200m is overkill, could have slim it down with just 100m WR

I like the monochrome looks

Thank you! Glad you like the content 🙏🏼

Congrats dude!

The Longines is also great, did a review on that one as well. However, in terms of wearability the GS wins for me

I agree

I think they are both great. But the Cartier SolarBeat design and Solar feature (8 year warranty, 16 year no servicing) is really very good. Get them both 🙂

@@justingalore123 Aside from the every-three-year battery replacement, the SBGN027 has a 50 year service window. At that point you'd think Grand Seiko would just say, "hey, this doesn't need servicing." Hahaha!

Thanks! Enjoy.

No since the GMT is 24h and hour hand 12h

@AleksWatches Thank you very much - I really appreciate your reply. Thinking about it, the GMT hand is longer anyway. So even if I could synchronise with the hour hand, It would look like having two minute hands! I would probably go for the SBGN005 instead.

No worries mate!

Thanks!

Why?

@@AleksWatches too small for my wrist

@@laconicandmore Then you're lucky enough to fit the spring drives or automatics!

@@laconicandmore What size is your wrist? Mine is 7.75" and I was thinking a 39mm would be too small as well. I tried some and they actually didn't seem disproportionate to me.

What's there problem..they don't listen to thier customers....micro adjustment is a must..Are the authorised dealers afraid to tell them what customers want..My grand seiko fits me om a cold day..if I'm warm it gets tight on my wrist.If I add a extra link its away to big....My micro brand watches fit better for a fraction of the price..

Yep there is definitely room for improvement in many aspects

Why ??

@@lockheat11 the reason I want a moveable bezel is because it so versatile. One, a great (low tech) timer-up to one hour for the minute hand and 12 hours for the hour hand. Second, a third time zone. Third, keeping track of zoom calls and appts throughout the day. A VERY useful complication!

The watch is cheaper here than the old one. Also I suspect lume is cheaper than more polished facet. Like it or not, GS is going for lume on the 3 6 9 12 only as part of its design cues.

Congrats on a great piece!

Appreciate it! Enjoy it when it arrives 🙌🏼

I think it beats twice a second

I’d say it has better finish than both brands you compare with

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Have s 7.5 in 190mm wrist, wears just fine,

@@VersedNJ 21.5 cm wrist 😜