Watches - another OCD problem
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@Giles first one, date and power indicator are nice
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The 3rd one for sure. Spring drive and a clean elegant dial in a 38.5mm timeless case size. No brainer
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THAT: I have one of those small manual wound GS, and I love it to bits. It's fun to wind every morning, it's beautiful and clean, with no text or subdials, and you can wear it up or down. As a side note, GS sells a super fancy bead of rice bracelet that fits them beautifully. That one has a nice dial too.
I had a spring drive; it did nothing for me. I realize it is a very innovative movement, but it's just not that interesting to me (although the dial of that 3rd GS is lovely).
Edit: that's the bead of rice bracelet (on yet another version of the 37mm manual watch). It can be hard to find at times, and it's not cheap.
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I've decided on the Grand Seiko SBGA407 Skyflake.
- I can get an amazing deal in Japan
- I have large wrists, so the 40mm size will work well
- Because I have large wrists, I'd probably need to immediately swap out the strap on the 37 for a longer one. And to date, I have not had to do that with a strap that comes with folding buckle - The 37 comes with a tang, the SBGA407 comes with folding
- I think that the Spring Drive sums up the brilliance of Grand Seiko, and as a confirmed Japanophile, that ticks a big box
- The dial is amazing
- The power reserve indicator is an irritation, but I can live with that
- All in all I think the watch is a perfect demonstration of Japanese beauty, artistry and mechanical excellence.
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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@Giles perfect choice
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I want to change my metal bracelet by an ostrich one. What do you think ?
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I'm not a great metal bracelet fan - though I have a few....But I personally prefer the metal to the Ostrich, but it is you who's going to be looking at it most
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@Giles my heart bounces, but I think I prefer also the metal one.
I wanted to have a similar look to this one, but the result is not there. The only choice left for me is to buy it haha.
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Great choice @Giles
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Getting a GS that doesn’t have Spring Drive would bother me on some level. Good choice!
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Their high beat movement is very nice also. You cannot go wrong with either Spring drive or the high beat. Accuracy wise Spring drive is in a class of each own.
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Yeah I like all of the movements and respect them but if I had one GS it would need to be SD just because it’s so damn Seiko and so damn Japanese to optimize the escapement in such a clever way.
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There was a watch show today here in Austin. A bunch of micro brands showing their stuff. Some of my favorite brands I saw were Vertex, Baltic, Raven, Lorier, Farer, Fears and Artefkt. I didn’t get a pic of Raven or Artefkt, but they’re both very cool watch designs, especially the Artefkt. I’ll add a stock image of both.
The cool thing about the show, was the owners of the brands were at most of the booths. So I got to meet the people who designed and brought these watches to life! It was a free and very fun and simple event called Intersect.
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