Day/Date Springdrive … does it exist?
I was wondering if anyone is familiar with a Seiko or GS springdrive watch that has both day and date on the dial? Haven’t had any luck finding such a creation yet. It seems to be fairly common on Seiko with automatic or quartz. Thanks for any pointers.
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Dave
I’m a software engineer and watch enthusiast. I’m not excited about brand or heritage, but rather engineering tech.... spring drive, solar GPS, electrostatic drive, transistor tuning fork regulation,...
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https://www.plus9time.com/gsdb#browse/?view_53_filters=%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22rules%22%3A%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_14%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22contains%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Day%2FDate%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Day%20%2F%20Date%22%7D%2C%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22field%22%3A%22field_2%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Spring%20Drive%20Automatic%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Movement%20Type%22%7D%5D%7D&view_53_page=1
it does not exist AFAIK.
Nope!
But I too would love to see one. 🫤
Your pic reminds me I need to add a 9R31 or 9RA2 to my collection someday - so pretty 😍
My understanding is that the only GS movement with that function is the 9F83, which is a quartz movement, not spring drive.
https://www.plus9time.com/gsdb#browse/?view_53_filters=%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22rules%22%3A%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_14%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22contains%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Day%2FDate%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Day%20%2F%20Date%22%7D%2C%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22field%22%3A%22field_2%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Spring%20Drive%20Automatic%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Movement%20Type%22%7D%5D%7D&view_53_page=1
Wow, great database. Thanks for the reference
No sir, and AFAIK, no Grand Seiko has a day date movement PERIOD.
https://www.plus9time.com/gsdb#browse/?view_53_filters=%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22rules%22%3A%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_14%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22contains%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Day%2FDate%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Day%20%2F%20Date%22%7D%2C%7B%22match%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22field%22%3A%22field_2%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22Spring%20Drive%20Automatic%22%2C%22field_name%22%3A%22Movement%20Type%22%7D%5D%7D&view_53_page=1
Whelp… there’s our answer. That’s a shame
God bless GS for having "No Date"! 😆🙌 Useful function, not really a fan though!
The only GS with a Day/Date I know of was from the 1970s the Hi-Beat GS56.
There is a couple for sale on C24.
https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/grand-seiko-gs56-hi-beat-vws-2241--id30204775.htm?searchHash=448c60b9_vEdlZ6&pos=8
https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/near-mint-seiko-5646-7010-grand-seiko-day-date-automatic-men-watch-from-japan--id33751736.htm?searchHash=448c60b9_2yrleJ&pos=5
These could be sleeper watches at the moment.