A truly first class watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and photo’s.

Best,

Alex

I do have an SBGM001 GMT on the way already. My supplier in Hong Kong can’t seem to say for certain if they can get me the Hi Beat so I might have to email Seiya, Higuchi or Chino to see what can be had.

Really the Grand Seikos are undervalued by many people in the West.

My wrist diameter is just under 7 inches. It’s always hard to tell someone else if a watch is too big or not because everyone’s frame of reference for what looks good is different. To me, this is a big dress watch though, but I’m a traditionalist in that I think dress watches should generally be unobtrusive and subtle…..I have no problem wearing a 35mm dress watch so in that context, this one looks big. That said, it certainly is smaller than a regular Seiko diver.

The crown does screw in.

Good luck in your decision. The white/silver dial is quite nice and has that cool blued seconds hand too.

Thanks for reading,

petew

What is your wrist size and how does the watch wear? I’m thinking of getting the white dial version. The diameter looks spot on for my wrist (~7) but the thickness does concern me a bit.

Also, is the crown a screw down affair?

The crystal has an ever so slight almost imperceptible dome to it. It’s so slight, you almost wonder if your mind is playing tricks on you, but it is there.

Seems like we have a similar eye on the touches of GS. I am glas they went back to classics, for the last severla models they have released have been too crowded.

With that said, I wonder if this crystal is slightly domed or completely flat while just sitting just above faux bezel?

Thanks for your comments…especially those on the case and the crown. I’m very pleased that Seiko chose to go with a larger crown on this watch. Being an auto dress watch, it would have been very easy for them to go with a smaller more traditionally sized crown, yet they didn’t. I probably didn’t mention it properly in the review, but the case on the SBGH watches is pretty substantial. The proportions between dial size and case and lug width and overall length are probably very close to say the older and smaller SBGR GS’s, and for me, the proportions work wonderfully. A smaller crown probably would have ruined some of this look.

Best,

petew