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Old 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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Old 11 October 2019, 01:58 PM   #2
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Beautiful choice Blake.

Wear it well.
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Old 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.

Whats your wrist size?
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Old 11 October 2019, 02:48 PM   #4
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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.

Whats your wrist size?

Thanks! Wrist is 6.75in.

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Beautiful choice Blake.

Wear it well.

I appreciate it. Cheers!



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Old 11 October 2019, 02:48 PM   #5
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Congrats looks great!
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Old 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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Old 11 October 2019, 04:48 PM   #7
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Old 11 October 2019, 05:34 PM   #8
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Congratulations!
That GS is so crisp and sharp.
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Old 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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Old 11 October 2019, 09:13 PM   #10
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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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That GS is so crisp and sharp.


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Old 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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Old 11 October 2019, 10:19 PM   #12
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Great watch Blake, looks good! Enjoy!
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Old 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)

Wear it in good health.
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Old 12 October 2019, 12:16 AM   #14
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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)

Wear it in good health.


We may have been there at the same time...


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Old 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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Old 12 October 2019, 01:29 AM   #16
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Yeah... I think my wife and I spoke with you for a minute at the Zenith counter.


Ahh that’s right. Yea we run into each other a lot it seems. Share the same addiction...


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Old 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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Old 12 October 2019, 06:18 AM   #18
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Congrats Blake - that dial is amazing. Good call going with Timeless in TX too - great people.


Thanks! Yea they are local to me which is bad for my sickness... This dial is bananas.





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Old 12 October 2019, 06:46 AM   #19
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Such a great watch, congratulations!
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Old 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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Congrats, nice first! If I didn’t have a snowflake, would have snatched up this one in heartbeat!


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Old 12 October 2019, 12:20 PM   #23
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Such a great watch, congratulations!


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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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Old 12 October 2019, 01:59 PM   #24
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Thanks! Wrist is 6.75in.
Well thats good to know, I am around the same size as well.

Any plans on the Mugatoo (sp?) strap?
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Old 12 October 2019, 02:10 PM   #25
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Well thats good to know, I am around the same size as well.



Any plans on the Mugatoo (sp?) strap?


Yea I’ll probably get the black and brown


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Old 12 October 2019, 02:16 PM   #26
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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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Huge congrats, Grand Seiko is truly amazing
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Old 13 October 2019, 01:08 PM   #28
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Do you have any idea what colors will be available? I've seen the brown and purple on insta. Timeless wouldn't share any details though or the price.
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Old 14 October 2019, 12:03 AM   #29
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