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Old 6 May 2014, 08:20 AM   #1
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Grand Seiko SBGV005

Just got this new model. It's my first GS and I went quartz with it...
Already have too many automatics, and wanted a quality quartz in my collection. At 40 mm, with a nice dial and the blued seconds hand, it was an easy choice.
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Old 6 May 2014, 08:23 AM   #2
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Old 6 May 2014, 08:26 AM   #3
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With my wife's Orient...
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Old 6 May 2014, 10:58 AM   #4
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Beautiful. I love it!

Would you say that the fit and finish is on par with Rolex, Omega, etc..? It sure looks like it.

I really want a GS quartz and hi-beat in my collection.
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Old 6 May 2014, 11:11 AM   #5
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Awesome GS!!!! Nice going!!!!
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Old 6 May 2014, 11:20 AM   #6
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Beyond beautiful! What do you think of the quality?
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Old 6 May 2014, 11:54 AM   #7
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Fantastic watch choice. I can stare at my SBGX061 all day long. I love how the date fills the entire aperture; the number just looks so nice in there.
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Old 6 May 2014, 11:59 AM   #8
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Congrats.. beautiful GS...this is first 40mm diameter Grand Seiko Quartz!
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Old 6 May 2014, 10:03 PM   #9
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Thank you all for your comments!

I'm very happy with it, and the quality is what I was expecting. Impeccable finish and everything looks and feels top class. I cannot compare it with a Rolex since I don't own one, but if I compare it with my Panerai or IWC I would definitely put them in the same class.

From now on, I won't be using the phone to put in time my mechanical watches!
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Old 6 May 2014, 10:05 PM   #10
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Old 7 May 2014, 01:28 AM   #11
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Your GS looks great next to your Pam. The GS is one of the most under the radar watches out there. If I saw somebody with a GS, I'd think to myself "That guy knows his watches!"
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Old 7 May 2014, 02:30 AM   #12
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Beautiful watch. Congrats
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Old 7 May 2014, 05:44 AM   #13
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When a GS needs to be serviced, I assume that it has to be sent to Japan? I can't imagine any watchmakers (outside of Japan) working on GS given its tiny presence around the world.
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Old 7 May 2014, 05:51 AM   #14
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When a GS needs to be serviced, I assume that it has to be sent to Japan? I can't imagine any watchmakers (outside of Japan) working on GS given its tiny presence around the world.

http://www.grand-seiko.com/afterservice.html
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Old 7 May 2014, 06:05 AM   #15
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Hmm, so there is 1 GS service center in the USA. I know GS makes a big deal about some things like their polishing techniques. I was under the impression that only a few people could perform the hand polishing (all of them being in Japan). I know that the GS watches are put together by a small group of people in Japan. I don't know how I would feel about Seiko USA handling such a fine watch.
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Old 7 May 2014, 06:11 AM   #16
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Hmm, so there is 1 GS service center in the USA. I know GS makes a big deal about some things like their polishing techniques. I was under the impression that only a few people could perform the hand polishing (all of them being in Japan). I know that the GS watches are put together by a small group of people in Japan. I don't know how I would feel about Seiko USA handling such a fine watch.
Yeah, that's pretty recent. I sent in a couple GS's in early 2013 and they still automatically had to go to Japan then. I'd heard of Seiko stepping up their Mahwah watchmaker training in recent years; I guess they're finally comfortable unleashing them on stateside GS customers.
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Old 7 May 2014, 08:21 AM   #17
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Precisely because of that I chose to buy a quartz model instead of a mechanical. I live in South America and there is nowhere in the region to have it serviced. Changing a quartz battery will be a different story! :)
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Old 7 May 2014, 09:02 AM   #18
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Oh, I get your location now. Montevideo, haha! Uruguay is a beautiful country. I would love to visit.
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Old 7 May 2014, 09:05 AM   #19
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Far away but it's a nice place... Let me know if you ever visit here!
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Old 16 May 2014, 01:08 AM   #20
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This is a lovely watch. The stock pictures on the Seiko's site simply do not do it justice, but your photos really bring the design to life. Enjoy it!
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Old 19 May 2014, 02:37 AM   #21
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Nice watch!
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Old 25 May 2014, 07:11 PM   #22
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Old 9 June 2014, 12:33 AM   #23
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I love Seiko. Beautiful watch.
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Old 20 June 2014, 07:34 AM   #24
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Old 5 October 2014, 07:40 AM   #25
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A couple more of pics I've just taken...



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Old 5 October 2014, 09:23 PM   #26
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Old 9 October 2014, 05:01 PM   #27
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great pix of a nice watch.
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Old 11 October 2014, 01:09 PM   #29
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Love that watch!!! ..Someday I'm going to get one :)
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On my list-but an automatic model in my case.

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