So I have 3 GS watches, one each with spring drive, quartz and hi beat. I literally just put my name down for the blue OP 41 yesterday. I also have several other Rolex models so this won't be my first Rolex. I guess my point is that I'm actually really looking forward to having a no date watch. There's something liberating about setting the time and done. It's not as if we don't have the date stuck in our faces every day on our phones and computers. The OP is elegant and classy and I'm more and more attracted to simplicity above all else!

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I brought this topic up in the Grand Seiko forum a few weeks back. I'm actually a little sad GS is clearly setting its sites upwards. I found their value proposition second to none in the 4-6.5k range but now that their new releases are pushing 7-10k, you start entering JLC, Glashutte, Rolex territory and my decision making changes. That doesn't mean I don't think the new GS offerings and innovative movements aren't worth their asking price, but now competitors' resale value, finishing and movement quality start to become comparable. 

That really is a nicely balanced collection Max. I especially like your SBGA415 which is not the obvious choice compared to the Shunbun, and I agree your Speedy and Navitimer are much nicer versions than the typical variants. Thanks for setting up this wonderful forum for us! 

Can't get this watch out of my head. I went a little nuts on GS purchases last year (including a Skyflake) so I keep telling myself to be rational and that I already have an eye-catching spring drive model. It's not helping that my FB feed is full of photos of blooming cherry blossoms.

Great job reporting from Watches and Wonders Zach.

That's a really great analysis Omeganaut! I guess you're exactly right that it doesn't matter what either of us think about their pricing strategy, the marker is going to decide and apparently it's making it pretty clear it can eat up that price hike and not bat an eyelid. I think GS has done such a good job building and satisfying its market audience that its customers are willing to go along for the ride at a higher price point. 

This is going to sound weird on a site like this, but are you sure he's going to appreciate an expensive watch? If he were turning 50 and was still working and did not already have a special watch, I think a 25K watch would be a perfect gift. But at 80, and as a successful man, would he not have already bought himself a high end watch by now if that was something that was important to him? I read in one of the posts the idea of buying an experience you could have together being a better option and I have to agree. Just my 2 cents.