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Old 9 March 2023, 11:26 AM   #1
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First Grand Seiko
Picked up a SBGN 029 as an early birthday present to myself. Pics really don’t do it justice, the finish and attention to detail is amazing. I’m really enjoying this watch!
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Old 9 March 2023, 12:12 PM   #2
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Congrats, I’m sure many more GS to come. Dials and finish are amazing at that price point.
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Old 9 March 2023, 12:50 PM   #3
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Nice, my one and only GS is also a quartz, which I love. Five seconds a year accuracy and never needs winding, true grab and go. I'm sure you'll catch the bug!
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Old 9 March 2023, 01:01 PM   #4
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Beautiful watch, love the shade of blue. Hope you enjoy it
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Old 9 March 2023, 01:13 PM   #5
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Awesome watch,welcome to the GS family.
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Old 9 March 2023, 01:38 PM   #6
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Great looking watch. Congrats!
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Old 9 March 2023, 01:40 PM   #7
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Congrats! I’ve been researching GS for a while, hunting for my first too!


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Old 9 March 2023, 07:36 PM   #8
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Old 9 March 2023, 10:04 PM   #9
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Old 9 March 2023, 10:56 PM   #10
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Love it, and great photos! I was looking at the same one for my birthday last year.
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Old 10 March 2023, 05:41 PM   #11
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Old 10 March 2023, 11:52 PM   #12
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Really nice! Congratulations!
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Old 11 March 2023, 01:51 AM   #13
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Such a nice way to get the celebration started early, congrats!
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Old 11 March 2023, 02:32 AM   #14
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Thanks everyone! Now, I need to take a trip to take advantage of the GMT function!
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Old 11 March 2023, 08:47 PM   #15
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Old 12 March 2023, 12:11 AM   #16
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The 9F is amazing , my SBGX263 came in +1 second in 3 months !
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Old 12 March 2023, 02:23 PM   #17
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I’m a big fan of GS watches and I love this one. I also plan on adding a GS to my collection.
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Old 13 March 2023, 01:13 PM   #18
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Absolutely gorgeous, I’m a fan of this timepiece. Congrats, wear in good health.
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Old 15 March 2023, 04:28 AM   #19
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Beautiful dial. If I was ever going to go quartz this would be at the top of my list.
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Old 15 March 2023, 11:51 PM   #20
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Beautiful dial. If I was ever going to go quartz this would be at the top of my list.
It's definitely quartz at a completely different level! The "tick" of the seconds hand is much smoother than on a regular quartz. I think it might be because the seconds hand actually ticks two times per second.
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Old 23 March 2023, 01:50 AM   #21
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How is the bracelet and the thickness of this watch? Those have been my concerns in the past with GS.
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Old 23 March 2023, 03:56 PM   #22
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I love it, congrats!
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Old 24 March 2023, 01:53 AM   #23
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How is the bracelet and the thickness of this watch? Those have been my concerns in the past with GS.
I didn't have any issues sizing the bracelet. I was able to get a comfortable fit removing 2 full and 2 half links. However, there is no micro adjust on the clasp, so some may have a little harder time dialing in a good fit. I found a sizing guide online which really helped me.

Edited to add: The links use very tiny screws on each side and pins, kind of like a Speedy bracelet. Definitely takes some patience to adjust the bracelet. As for comfort, I'm happy with it.

The case is around 12mm thick, so it does sit very nicely on the wrist.
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Old 9 April 2023, 08:02 AM   #24
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Old 9 April 2023, 08:12 AM   #25
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How is the lume??
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Old 11 April 2023, 05:48 AM   #26
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How is the lume??
It's ok. The cardinal points on the dial as well as the hands have some lume. Definitely not as much as the previous model.
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Old 11 April 2023, 06:27 AM   #27
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Congrats great watch
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Old 11 April 2023, 11:11 PM   #28
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Awesome piece. Congrats
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Old 11 April 2023, 11:17 PM   #29
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Old 1 May 2023, 12:47 AM   #30
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Great looking GMT ! Congratulations!!
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