Value Prop: SBGH037 Grand Seiko Hi-Beat
The names Grand Seiko and Hi-Beat harmonize together better than Lennon and McCartney. But not all are created equal. This SBGH037 hails from…
Value Prop: Cream Dial Grand Seiko 5646-7010
Condition is king. Condition is the new rarity. Condition, condition, condition. We’ve all heard the aphorisms praising sharp cases and original dial finishing.…
Value Prop: SBGN005 Grand Seiko 9F Quartz GMT
There has been an interesting shift in the last year or two around these parts. It used to be, whenever I featured any…
SBGW253 Grand Seiko Elegance LE
It is difficult to imagine a modern dress watch more perfectly judged than this throwback. Students of Grand Seiko will recall the first-ever…
Value Prop: Tropical 5646-7005 Grand Seiko Hi-Beat
The careful, studied attention of GS history rewards effort. While a deep dive in Hublot will leave one scratching their head, the same…
1 of 140 SBGW275 Grand Seiko ‘Genbi Valley Iwai’
This is a watch which, I think it’s fair to say, we’d all been hoping for for some time. Grand Seiko’s SBGW line…
Value Proposition: SBGX341 Grand Seiko Anti-Magnetic Quartz
To many of you, I know, this will be sacrilege; a site literally called The Hairspring featuring something with as many mechanical components…
130th Anniversary ‘First’ Grand Seiko SBGW033
It is not difficult to understand the timeless appeal of a well-executed dress watch. When complication is removed, effort in finishing is allowed…
Grand Seiko SBGY003 Spring Drive
If you were to take Seiko’s Presage Cocktail Timer and turn it up to 11, this would be the result. The SBGY003 features…
1 of 250: Grand Seiko SBGE249 ‘Blizzard’
I simply cannot believe that it has taken this long for me to post a Grand Seiko Spring Drive. Nonetheless, if I’m going…
A Reasonable Grand Seiko ‘White Birch’ SLGH005
If you’ve been even casually aware of Grand Seiko’s last year, you will be familiar with this watch. For the better part of…
Value Proposition: Grand Seiko 6155-8000 Hi-Beat Special
I am not an expert in Grand Seiko yet even I am aware of and understand the extreme appeal of a VFA. However,…
Early Double-Signed Era Grand Seiko SBGR003
There’s something very majestic about Grand Seiko’s double-signed era. After the SBGR305 introduced GS-only signature dials, independence was solidified. Before that, times were…
Grand Seiko 45GS 4520-8000
If you want a classic Japanese ‘grammar of design’ and the early GS 36000 vph hi-beat movement, 45GS is your choice. Although modern…