Wrist check 2021
Discussion
Pupp said:
One of the few Grand Seikos that appeals to me. Well, the white dial with blue hand, specifically…..
Grand Seiko always seem like a brand you HAVE to like if you’re seriously into watches. Unfortunately I don’t really see the appeal (apart from this GMT). What am I missing? I know they’re finished brilliantly. I know the movements are technically interesting.
They just leave me underwhelmed. I don’t think it’s the branding; I love Damasko, Sinn and many others that no one has a clue about. Maybe I need to try one, but at £4K or so for that one it’s a lot of money just to see what I’m missing.
i tend to agree. No offence to any owner and maybe it is a good example of the thinking man's choice... but the brand just gets in the way for me. Seiko conjures up images of the type of cheapo watch i had as a kid, or maybe the calculator watch my mate had that i was jealous of... not really a luxury timepiece or a desirable item (now that I am 43 and no longer 8).
Blown2CV said:
i tend to agree. No offence to any owner and maybe it is a good example of the thinking man's choice... but the brand just gets in the way for me. Seiko conjures up images of the type of cheapo watch i had as a kid, or maybe the calculator watch my mate had that i was jealous of... not really a luxury timepiece or a desirable item (now that I am 43 and no longer 8).
Definitely the thinking man’s watch. Thinking about it, there isn’t a single watch in the Patek Philippe lineup that I’d want to own or indeed actually want to wear. I do, however, like a couple of the Audemars Piguet collection which, weirdly, look like some cheap Seikos! 
Crumpet said:
One of the few Grand Seikos that appeals to me. Well, the white dial with blue hand, specifically…..
Grand Seiko always seem like a brand you HAVE to like if you’re seriously into watches. Unfortunately I don’t really see the appeal (apart from this GMT). What am I missing? I know they’re finished brilliantly. I know the movements are technically interesting.
They just leave me underwhelmed. I don’t think it’s the branding; I love Damasko, Sinn and many others that no one has a clue about. Maybe I need to try one, but at £4K or so for that one it’s a lot of money just to see what I’m missing.
Same. Don't like the design language (either really borin or really outlandish with little in between) the thick cases, the power reserve on the spring drive watches. Grand Seiko always seem like a brand you HAVE to like if you’re seriously into watches. Unfortunately I don’t really see the appeal (apart from this GMT). What am I missing? I know they’re finished brilliantly. I know the movements are technically interesting.
They just leave me underwhelmed. I don’t think it’s the branding; I love Damasko, Sinn and many others that no one has a clue about. Maybe I need to try one, but at £4K or so for that one it’s a lot of money just to see what I’m missing.
The only thing I love is the faces on some of them. Gorgeous.
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