Tempted fate and got this gem
Well… where to start with this…
Was messing about looking auction sites after a few drinks and started looking at the watches on my watch list. Filled with Dutch courage and decided to tempt fate and place a bid on this quartz Grand Seiko just for a laugh.
2 weeks later, I now own the watch and it’s been delivered. It’s in great condition and is thin and light and is exactly the size I like (36mm/37mm).
Even though this is an earlier version of the relaunched Grand Seiko, the finishing is superb! The indices are super reflective and the dial, whilst just a simple sunburst dial, changes from near white to ginger ale depending on the light.
Bidding at auctions when intoxicated is like Russian roulette… I just got lucky this time. Good thing it came in great condition and I only bid on a Grand Seiko quartz and not anything more expensive. 😅
Bonus: the lug width is 18mm, so I have some straps on hand I can use. Swapped out the black crocodile print leather strap for a brown leather strap with white stitching to make the watch slightly less dressy.
On the black leather strap in was shipped in:
On the “new” brown leather strap:
Beautiful 😍
Beautiful 😍
Thank you!
Woke up the next day and saw I had won and had to do a lot of searching for this model - very little information on this watch in English being a JDM Grand Seiko.
I like it on the brown strap and will probably use this as my daily 'beater' office watch.😂
The simple refined elegance of a GS. Congrats on the auction win!
No more shots with bid chasers Weng! Let this be the one and done. You got lucky on this time around. May not be the case next time. 😬
Congratulations! Great finding, it's a beautiful piece and the new leather strap is a perfect match!
No more shots with bid chasers Weng! Let this be the one and done. You got lucky on this time around. May not be the case next time. 😬
I know! And luckily the price was ok. 😅
Congratulations! Great finding, it's a beautiful piece and the new leather strap is a perfect match!
Thanks! 😁
I know! And luckily the price was ok. 😅
Congrats. A true stunner. Dutch courage for the win!!!!
Congrats. A true stunner. Dutch courage for the win!!!!
😅
Congratulations! Wear it at a future meet up!
Glad it worked out for you. Last time I bid at auction, I ended up not loving it 🫥