Who else wants a Grand Seiko?

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I've been hankering after a Grand Seiko for a while. About 6 months or so ago I almost bought one of these:



But the sale fell through (it was a US seller and he wasn't keen to ship to the UK)

However, last week someone on TZ-UK posted this image (sorry its a bit big):



Sadly finding one used appears to be highly unlikely so I am seriously wondering how I can justify buying one new at £3.5k.

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1878 said:

tertius said:

Sadly finding one used appears to be highly unlikely so I am seriously wondering how I can justify buying one new at £3.5k.

That's lovely, where can you get them for 3500?

Seiya Japan (where I got the pic) list them at c.3500, though presumably that would be plus tax.

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bigandclever said:

Podie said:

Jura watches sell GS...

They do, and if we pick on the lovely, lovely, SBGH001 they'll add £1000 premium to it, compared with the Seiya price (not incl duty and whatnot). Is there a calculator anywhere that will work out what the likely additional costs could be for importing?

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Seiko factory has a shop with variants that you can only buy there. Would be a nice (if expensive) day out

Assume 25% and you won't be far off.

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NeMiSiS said:

I really like the idea of a true sweeping seconds hand, but I think the 'mechanical' movement is a bit of a cheat.

It is a hybrid, a primarily mechanical movement with a quartz escapement.

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Adrian W said:

tertius said:

Seiya Japan (where I got the pic) list them at c.3500, though presumably that would be plus tax.

I didn't think Seiya can sell GS to the UK any more

You are right but I am sure there are ways round it ...

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Well I popped into Selfridges last night for a look at what they had, and whilst they didn't have the one I posted above, they did have this, the SBGM023:



Which is absolutely lovely, the picture does not do it justice at all ... it has a wonderful pale silver/grey dial.

I managed to resist, but ...

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£3,895