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My Grand Seiko

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:00 am

RICE RACING
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Hi Seiko Lovers,

I wanted to share my new watch with you. It's a SBGC001.
I used to own a SPS003 but sold it off after I found my current one. Have always adored Seiko for its engineering and quality offerings, anyway here are some pictures I took, enjoy.

Attachment: IMG_2715Grand Seiko DON MEGA.JPG (Downloaded 516 times)

Last edited on Mon Jun 25th, 2012 08:28 am by RICE RACING

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:18 am

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Another pic

Attachment: IMG_2720Grand Seiko DON MEGA.JPG (Downloaded 505 times)

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:29 am

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Can't go wrong with a Seiko. Lots of love for them on this forum. I'm wearing one today myself. Enjoy yours.

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:35 am

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Spaceview wrote: Can't go wrong with a Seiko. Lots of love for them on this forum. I'm wearing one today myself. Enjoy yours.
Good to hear

I have owned lots of watches, many from other makers (that cost a heap more than a Grand Seiko), but I have never owned anything engineered like a Grand Seiko.

I love them, took me a long time to realize who the best watch maker is in the world, not by just a token name and media blitz sporting endorsements LOL.

When I really get some coin I'd love to have a Credor http://www.seikospringdrive.com/sonnerie/

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:38 am

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I'd love to own a spring drive someday myself.

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:43 am

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Spaceview wrote: I'd love to own a spring drive someday myself.
This was my last watch before the current GS. It was a Spring Drive SPS003 (I really enjoyed this watch) the time keeping was amazing, in 6 months it only gained 7 seconds. To me that was unbelievable !

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:45 am

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I only have the Monster, which I got about a month ago, but I'm enjoying it very much.

The spring drive is nice but out of my league, for now at least.

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 11:58 am

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that is a nice addition- well wear

Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 12:03 pm

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That's a really nice Seiko.

Lotsa folks here like them a lot.

Enjoy that one.

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 12:21 pm

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Very Very nice watch.I read a lot about the GS and it is just an amazing watch. Enjoy great pick up

Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 01:34 pm

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that GS is stunning

and that SPS003 is really something. i read an old post recently on WUS that said it was gaining 1/4 sec per day. pretty damn accurate IMO

i'll own one someday- after the kids are in college, i've struck gold/oil in my backyard and won the lottery

a boy can dream right? considering i could sell both our daily driver cars and just be able to swing a SBGE001 (my favorite) i'll have to wait a while.

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 01:39 pm

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Amazing watch! Thanks for the pics!

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Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 09:18 pm

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Caddymon wrote: Amazing watch! Thanks for the pics!
Thanks mate (and to everyone else too!) such a friendly forum.

I want to post some better quality pics, I guess instead of using the upload function here I should be putting them up on Image Shack or something then posting the URL? (be kind I am not a computer person LOL *I think that means "Lets Orientate Lesbians"*)

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Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 01:44 am

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Beautiful chrono,have some Spring Drives and you are right. They gain a second or two every couple of months

Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 02:28 am

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Very nice seiko, like to own one!

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Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 08:55 am

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Some better pictures of my GS for you boys

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Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 08:59 am

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Another, next to one of my fathers custom knives, thought it a nice back drop.

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Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 09:03 am

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This is my old SPS003 as a comparison, not as nicely finished and less detail etc... but it was still a real nice watch. Very big and very very heavy! (def not for people with small arms etc)

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Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 01:58 pm

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I'm with a couple of you. I'd like to get one some day. As soon as I find that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...

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Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2011 09:07 am

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The thing that cant come across in the photo's is the way it wears, you really don't notice the watch on your hand (it's that good). A camera can't do justice to how great the detail is in terms of light capture of the watch, someone spent allot of time designing all of the elements, the champagne color of the dial, the markers, the hands, curvature of the sapphire crystal, the pushers, locking collars, the crown, its just a full on work of art.

Grand Seiko really is on another level over the Spring Drive range (which is very high! *better than most costing twice as much!*), its not until you see one in your hands and wear it for a little bit that you can fully appreciate it. This watch is so well made it will last more like 1000 years rather than the 100 years Seiko Japan told me in an E-Mail.

If anyone ever gets to opportunity to buy a Grand Seiko, grab it with both hands! still not really known or appreciated with Western/European attitudes and status ego wars, leave them to the worship of inferior watches that cost much more (irony?) and honestly you wont ever miss the hype of the others, nor the poor build quality, or rubbish time keeping LOL.

Seiko for life

Last edited on Tue Aug 2nd, 2011 09:11 am by RICE RACING

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Thinking about > Grand Seiko SBGH001 3600 Hi Beat
Wearing Now > Grand Seiko SBGC001
Past Grand Seiko SBGC005
Past Seiko Spring Drive SPS003

& Ones I'd rather forget! (I woke up and went Japanese)
TAG/Heuer, Omega, Longines, Rolex, Tissot

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