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Watchtime

Hi all.

what do you think of the Grand Seiko sho sho SBGJ249 as a gmt - I really like the dial but not 100% sold yet 

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violanime
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nice dial but not a fan of the shortened GMT hand

Mr.Dee.Bater
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Have you tried the watch on in person yet?  

I tried it on at a GS boutique.  Here are my observations:

  • Dial is out of this world
  • Although the spec sheet says 14.1mm thickness, wears much, much thinner in the metal - combination of curved lugs, small curved clasp, etc.
  • Don't know why everyone dumps on GS bracelets - most comfortable bracelets I've ever worn bar none
  • Hi-beat creates this truly mesmerizing sweeping seconds hand

I went into the boutique, planning on buying the SBGJ249, but completely counter-intuitively ended up deciding on the SBGE237 instead.  I somehow got sucked into the lumed sapphire crystal bezel, and the 44mm diameter no longer scared me off, given how small GS's tend to wear.

I think the SBGJ249 is nothing short of phenomenal.  Even though I'm an Omega fanboi, at this point, I would argue that GS offer a far more compelling product for a far more reasonable price than any other competitor on the market - superior aesthetics, Seiko-Epson quality and reliability, faceting and polishing that rivals anything that Liberace would deign to adorn his beautiful self with, and true rarity in that GS makes only something like a total of 40k watches per year compared to Rolex's 800k and Omega's 500k.  

I think you'd be making a great choice.  But, definitely try it on in-person first, if you haven't already.

Watchtime
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Mr.Dee.Bater

Have you tried the watch on in person yet?  

I tried it on at a GS boutique.  Here are my observations:

  • Dial is out of this world
  • Although the spec sheet says 14.1mm thickness, wears much, much thinner in the metal - combination of curved lugs, small curved clasp, etc.
  • Don't know why everyone dumps on GS bracelets - most comfortable bracelets I've ever worn bar none
  • Hi-beat creates this truly mesmerizing sweeping seconds hand

I went into the boutique, planning on buying the SBGJ249, but completely counter-intuitively ended up deciding on the SBGE237 instead.  I somehow got sucked into the lumed sapphire crystal bezel, and the 44mm diameter no longer scared me off, given how small GS's tend to wear.

I think the SBGJ249 is nothing short of phenomenal.  Even though I'm an Omega fanboi, at this point, I would argue that GS offer a far more compelling product for a far more reasonable price than any other competitor on the market - superior aesthetics, Seiko-Epson quality and reliability, faceting and polishing that rivals anything that Liberace would deign to adorn his beautiful self with, and true rarity in that GS makes only something like a total of 40k watches per year compared to Rolex's 800k and Omega's 500k.  

I think you'd be making a great choice.  But, definitely try it on in-person first, if you haven't already.

Thanks for the input - yes tried one on with a white birch and liked the Shosho more Image

Watchtime
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I like smaller production watch companies at the moment so may go Grand Seiko