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What can I say, I have the bug!! Always loved watches. I'm trying hard to keep the collection as manageable as I can. Have I mentioned that, I LOVE WATCHES!!!! 🤔
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6.75” / 17.15 cm
I checked the above out on Boxing Day..........ridiculous dial!!
The spring drive is one of the coolest things to happen to watch movements. Down side is the time you lose staring at the beautiful sweep.
It's ridiculous! Amazing dial, and the polishing is mental! Just the slightest movement on the wrist and it pops! The sweeping blue hand. I'm already thinkin how nice it will look on an blue Ostrich leather strap. I'm very close to pulling the trigger!
Do et!
that watch is technologically amazing, the zaratsu polishing is brilliant, best polishing I've seen on a watch, their dials are quite literally art, If all of that appeals to you, pull the trigger, they're great watches that will last you a life time
Spring drive is really cool. I own a Seiko with the 5R65 movement (which is an undecorated version of the GS 9R65) and I love it. It's very, very accurate. More so than even a few of my quartz watches. It's been my usual daily driver since I got it earlier this year and it's been holding steady at +2 seconds a month.
The 9RA2 spring drive found in the White Birch and other more recent offerings from GS is the latest generation of the movement that's been engineered to be thinner with even better winding efficiency, improved shock resistance, and an even more generous power reserve. I don't have any hands on experience with it, but I'm sure it doesn't disappoint.
Oh yes!!!!!!
Love my SBGE257. GS overtook my love for Omega
I say pull the trigger. Allow me to invite @HotWatchChick69 to this. He has great experience in this arena.
I purchased my sbge253 because it was a spring drive, the movement was the grail, and I built the rest of the check boxes (the watch had to have a GMT complication, power reserve indicator, etc) around the movement.
That sweep, that insane accuracy (mine stays within a few seconds per month) and the engineering feat/history behind it. I think it's smth every watch enthusiast should experience if they can.
Mine is never going away.
SD plus gorgeous dial, no question! I believe the only thing to consider is how it wears on your particular wrist.
once you go spring drive. you won’t go back 😂
do it. everyone definitely needs one spring drive in their collection.
I do have experience, and it’s good.
Do it!!
Because you don't need more encouragement...
Yesterday, we had two posts that crapped on Grand Seiko. I feel like today, we have two posts that love the Grand Seiko watches. Fun stuff.
Lovely watch, tried it in Paris last week. But it’s a bit too big for my wrist and I’m struggling as well with its pricing
Actually from this picture, it looks proportionate to me.
Wow!! That dial is amazing!
Thanks. It’s the SBGA407 Skyflake. I highly recommend it!
I've just pulled the trigger on the WB Spring Drive. 🥳🥳🥳
Will let everyone know when it arrives.
I have a snowflake and I love it
Sorry - a bit late to this GS love-in party. I'm a recent convert...
This is the SLGA009 - White Birch - right?
But there's also the Hi-Beat SLGH005 - White Birch.
Prices are similar (if you buy from Japan) - I'm pretty sure I'm going to get one of them - but not sure which.
Outside of movements - any differences?
(currently thinking of getting the SLGH005 and then getting the SBGA429 Soko to scratch the SpringDrive itch)
I went for the SLGA009, which is the Spring Drive movement. The dial is also more white and subtle, as opposed to the 005, which is more silver and textured. I looked at both, but I found 009 nicer. Both are amazing! I like the contrast between the dial, markers and case on 009. I just found the 005 to silvery.
I went for the SLGA009, which is the Spring Drive movement. The dial is also more white and subtle, as opposed to the 005, which is more silver and textured. I looked at both, but I found 009 nicer. Both are amazing! I like the contrast between the dial, markers and case on 009. I just found the 005 to silvery.
Awesome info - thank you. And were I a rational being I would act on your info....
...however the SBGA429 has been burning a hole in my brain and I just put an offer in on it so I guess in a few months I'll be looking at the 005 for my White Birch fix. Or maybe I'll decide that's enough.. (sure!).
It's a marvelous thing, you have to have at least one spring drive in your collection.
I have two, Skyflake and Winter; they are two of my best.
I've seen and love both of those Grand Seikos! I am just one scratch ticket away from buying both myself. 😉
Great choices.
Spring drive is an incredible movement. Grand Seiko specs really under promise and over deliver on accuracy. The 9R65 in the Snowflake accuracy spec is listed at +/-1 per day or +/-15 sec a month. Mine averages +0.1spd a day and gained a grand total of +1.6 seconds in the first month of wear. 🤯
Actually from this picture, it looks proportionate to me.
You might be right here. But at the moment i’m more into smaller dials and the 36-39 seems to be a better fit for my wrist
Hi - I agree spring drive is lovely to watch and so accurate. I’m also liking the power meter at the back. I found the hi beat 005 the most striking but probably almost too much ‘bling’ for me. The spring drive 009 is def more subtle and wearable as a daily I’d say. Personally I was drawn to the night birch 017 hi beat but that was def out of my pricing zone…
She arrived this morning. Absolutely buzzing! The pics never do the dial justice. Seriously pops when you move the dial slightly with those Zaratsu polished case and indices. It ridiculous. I can't keep my wrist still 🤣, in more ways than one 👌🤣🔥