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11 October 2019, 01:12 PM | #1 |
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First GS - SBGE249
I have historically not been interested in GS. I have actually been pretty harsh on the brand. Honestly it was probably just a misinformed bias because I was linking it to Seiko (which I like but not something I would spend more than a few hundred on due to poor QC). Saw the SBGE249 in person and then proceeded to pine over it constantly for a month. Completely changed my stance on GS. This watch is fantastic. Great design, useful complication and a collaboration with a great shop (Timeless Luxury Watches) that employs good people. I feel really fortunate to have been able to get this one.
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11 October 2019, 01:58 PM | #2 |
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Beautiful choice Blake.
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11 October 2019, 02:16 PM | #3 |
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gorgeous watch, I placed an order for a 249 last month and it will be my first GS as well. Should receive it in Nov/Dec.
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11 October 2019, 02:48 PM | #4 | |
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11 October 2019, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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Congrats looks great!
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11 October 2019, 03:21 PM | #6 |
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Man, I love this piece. It’s just a great piece . I love mine and just looks killer with anything
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11 October 2019, 04:48 PM | #7 |
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Great choice, lovely piece
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11 October 2019, 05:34 PM | #8 |
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Congratulations!
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11 October 2019, 08:31 PM | #9 |
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Congratulations. A beautiful watch. My AD is a PP dealer and has an in store Boutique and is also a GS/Seiko dealer. I look at both watch brands quite a bit and the GS is an alternative in certain models. Taking into account the cost I could make the point that I think GS is better.
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11 October 2019, 10:16 PM | #11 |
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It is a fabulous watch, your photography is also top notch, but I find that no photography can capture the magic and sparkle of a GS, I have 2 and had many a go.
Enjoy and wear your wonderful watch in the very best of health.
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11 October 2019, 10:19 PM | #12 |
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Great watch Blake, looks good! Enjoy!
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12 October 2019, 12:07 AM | #13 |
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Congratulations Blake. It's beauty. I went through that same process a couple of years ago. Then I actually looked at them and was hooked. Just picked up an SBGA229 diver from Dan at the Zodiac event the other day (along with a Zodiac) and it is as well built and nicely finished as any diver I have ever owned. (including my BP and JC)
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12 October 2019, 12:26 AM | #15 |
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Yeah... I think my wife and I spoke with you for a minute at the Zenith counter.
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12 October 2019, 01:29 AM | #16 |
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12 October 2019, 05:58 AM | #17 |
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Congrats Blake - that dial is amazing. Good call going with Timeless in TX too - great people.
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12 October 2019, 06:46 AM | #19 |
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Such a great watch, congratulations! |
12 October 2019, 06:51 AM | #20 |
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I've seen a bunch of pics of this watch (congrats btw. She's a beauty), but never noticed the way the numbers are flipped on the bottom half of the GMT dial. It's the attention to detail that I love about GS. Not only did they move the dial to make it look clean, but thought about legibility of time from the owner's perspective. Now I really want one.
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12 October 2019, 08:14 AM | #21 |
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Congrats, nice first! If I didn’t have a snowflake, would have snatched up this one in heartbeat!
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Congratulations, it looks amazing!
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12 October 2019, 01:59 PM | #24 |
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I’m in Denver, but know Dan well. He’s a true watch guy and I’m lucky to live out of town. I’ve bought two from him so far and if I was local, it could be more dangerous! Congrats again.
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12 October 2019, 08:32 PM | #27 |
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Huge congrats, Grand Seiko is truly amazing
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13 October 2019, 01:08 PM | #28 |
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14 October 2019, 12:03 AM | #29 |
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Congratulations
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14 October 2019, 02:58 AM | #30 |
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Beautiful watch!
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