Comments on: Not Your Father’s Grand Seiko http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/ Japanese Watch Enthusiasts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Overload http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2019 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:39:01 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2019 I love the look. I bought a 600m spring drive last month, and I think it's too thick. I was planning on swapping it for a SBGE001 GMT Spring Drive, but I may wait for this. I love the look. I bought a 600m spring drive last month, and I think it’s too thick. I was planning on swapping it for a SBGE001 GMT Spring Drive, but I may wait for this.

]]> by: casiophile http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2013 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:30:14 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2013 I think the hands are great - that hour hand is a modern interpretation of the classic Cathedral hand and with its angular style matches the minute hand perfectly. I'm a bit surprised Seiko didn't opt for angular hour markers as well. Cheers, Greg I think the hands are great - that hour hand is a modern interpretation of the classic Cathedral hand and with its angular style matches the minute hand perfectly. I’m a bit surprised Seiko didn’t opt for angular hour markers as well.

Cheers, Greg

]]> by: bryanandersen http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2011 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:33:56 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2008/03/14/not-your-fathers-grand-seiko/#comment-2011 Hey Pete, Thanks for sharing this news, it's very interesting. I guess after the Grand Seiko chronograph, the Grand Seiko diver shouldn't be a big surprise. I wouldn't turn one down if someone offered to give me one as a gift... <div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.gmtplusnine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/grand_seiko_7s26.png" /></div> One thing I like about this design is Seiko used classic 200m-diver-type hands on it. Over the years, on watch forums, many have bemoaned these hands (while praising 6105/Marinemaster Automatic 300m-baton-type ones). Yeah -- the signature Seiko big-ass-arrow minute hand! Then there's the second hand. Many think the luminous dot on the second hand of SKX007 is "on the wrong end," and like the fly swatter-type one on 6105, or "correct" one on SKX173. Guess Seiko designers don't agree with them, and like the look of the one on the SKX007. Sweet! I like that my beloved "entry-level" <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/08/03/the-depth-of-seiko-diver-watch-design-the-classic-skx007/" rel="nofollow"><u>Seiko SKX007</u></a> shares the same style hands as the Grand Seiko diver, and like that it will cause some to moan disapprovingly. Me and my bro' Grand Seiko. Regards, Bryan Hey Pete,

Thanks for sharing this news, it’s very interesting. I guess after the Grand Seiko chronograph, the Grand Seiko diver shouldn’t be a big surprise. I wouldn’t turn one down if someone offered to give me one as a gift…

One thing I like about this design is Seiko used classic 200m-diver-type hands on it. Over the years, on watch forums, many have bemoaned these hands (while praising 6105/Marinemaster Automatic 300m-baton-type ones). Yeah — the signature Seiko big-ass-arrow minute hand!

Then there’s the second hand. Many think the luminous dot on the second hand of SKX007 is “on the wrong end,” and like the fly swatter-type one on 6105, or “correct” one on SKX173. Guess Seiko designers don’t agree with them, and like the look of the one on the SKX007. Sweet!

I like that my beloved “entry-level” Seiko SKX007 shares the same style hands as the Grand Seiko diver, and like that it will cause some to moan disapprovingly. Me and my bro’ Grand Seiko.

Regards,

Bryan

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