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Post by aerome on Jan 11, 2015 11:13:33 GMT -6
Well, for me, anyway! Playing around with the bracelet for that special fit. Noticed a bit of grime in between the links. A quick douche with Wrist Clean did the trick. You can really see the etxture in the snowflake dial on the GS!
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Post by rigsby on Jan 11, 2015 11:17:55 GMT -6
I love the watches, but like Chip once said it's a problem getting by the name on it.
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Post by aerome on Jan 11, 2015 11:29:47 GMT -6
I love the watches, but like Chip once said it's a problem getting by the name on it. So true! I said that just last week to Chip but after reading Dowling's blog, I started thinking about it and just came to appreciate what it is. I'm convinced that if Rolex or Omega made a watch exactly as these GS's are, they would be north of $14K. Why? Because the market allows them to charge that much money. So if someone wearing their 18K Sub looks and says, it's only a Seiko, I know they don't know watches. But the cool part is that we on the forum know exactly what they are.
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Post by ianmedium on Jan 11, 2015 11:40:54 GMT -6
See, I love stealth! I love wearing something that for the average Joe is "just a" but for those in the know who you would rather have come up and chat watches with anyway you would get a reaction more like, "wow, you have a Grand Seiko, how cool, always wanted to see one in the flesh!"
I was in my local GS dealer the other day who also sells JLC, Omega, Longines, Tag and Zenith. All lovely brands making very nice watches but for me the GS display stood out so much more and if I had had the cash and was watch buying in there I can guarantee that now having seen it in the flesh I would have walked out with the cream dial auto on croc. I loved all the others but man that is timeless beauty to me!
I think once one sees a GS in the flesh all the name prejudice flies right out the window as there is just something so right about the entire design of them I feel.
As you said Al, if it were the usual suspects no one would blink an eye if they added 10K to the price of the GS.
I do think things are changing now though due to greater international distribution plus accolades from the Swiss watch industry such as yours got plus none other than Phillip Dufour, arguably the greatest living watchmaker allowed GS a watchmakers into his studio to study fit and finish, I think that speaks volumes!
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Post by Baco Noir on Jan 11, 2015 11:56:14 GMT -6
That's a real beauty Al. I LOVE the hi-beat GMT that Chip was texting me pictures of too. It's an equally amazing piece. Wear yours in good health.
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 12, 2015 10:29:00 GMT -6
Excellent choices there, Al! You'll never regret it.
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