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New (and first) Grand Seiko- SBGN027
GS9 club membership, or big discount on used Grand Seiko?
Should my next watch be the Tudor Black Bay Pro, or Grand Seiko SBGN027?
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I'd go with the Steinhart. The quality of their watches is off the charts, and they are super easy to service. You can wear a 39mm Steinhart with absolutely no problems.
I am against watches that attempt to mimic every single last design element of popular watches. You will not see me wearing a one for one copy of any watch. However, I think there is a great use case scenario for exactly what you're proposing - if the homage watch has better specs than a mid to low range watch, then I'm all for the homage.
Got the SBGN027 last night!
I would add one thing - the Grand Seiko SBGN027 is comparable to the BB Pro, is meant to be beaten up, has better finishing , has a 50 year service interval, and has far fewer moving parts that could wear out and costs less than the BB Pro. But of course you need to like the aesthetics too.