Grand Seiko SBGX261 37mm is brilliant. Ignore the quartz haters!
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- Here is a quick review of my GS quartz watch with the wonderful 9F62 thermally compensated movement, accurate to 1 second per year in my example.
Ignore the quartz haters!
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That really is a beautiful tool/dress watch. It's an 'explorer' that keeps better time.
Good point Andrew. In fact my other GS (the SBGN027) which I have just bought for the second time (long story!) is like an Explorer 2 with better fit on my small wrist, and higher accuracy. Adrian Barker compares his Explorer 36 with the SBGX 261 on his channel. The big downside with GS is the residuals, which means you need to be sure you want it and will keep it, otherwise you can get stung....
This watch is a One Watch Colection
I agree Riad, but do we ever stop at just one? 🙂
@@outsiderwatches when you don‘t have the money, you do haha. I have two Omega (Speedmaster and Aqua Terra) and they belong to my two sons when they grow up. Now i‘m looking one for me. This GS looks incredible on your video. This one could be the watch for the rest of my life hehe
@@riadrasimi9958 Very good point, well made.
Mechanicals are beautiful. Nothing beats quartz!!! Far superior. I'm going to buy one. Thanks for the video.
You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. I am becoming more of a quartz fan (as long as it's a High Accuracy Quartz)..
I love with watch so much I bought 2 😂 1 to wear and another to store away
It is a stunner. The white and champagne dials are also beautiful…
Do you still own it? What would you say about the legibility?
Hello from Estonia, I have a GS 9f with a white dial and now I want a dark dial. I really like the GS watch, it seems simple but at the same time you know how much work has been put into this watch and you enjoy this watch.
Hi Dimitri,
I couldn’t agree more. It’s a wonderful watch.
I have my eye on the newly released SBGN027.
It’s a stunning GMT with the 9F movement in a 39mm case with 200m water resistance and a 4 O’clock crown. The price looks very competitive too.
Rob
Such a lovely watch. A calm watch. It just is. I only came across this GS last week in a jeweller. Perfect size. Virtually no service costs due to the high end quartz movement. I have a Cartier Cougar which I bought in 1991 alas the dial seems so tiny these days so never wear. Very tempted with this GS.. when my next boat comes in 🙂
I agree DJO, - certainly a case of “less is more”. I would say it’s the classiest watch in my collection.
Rob
Thanks for the review! Eyeing this one. Love the minimalistic design, the size, and the price is not too bad either. :-)
You are welcome Djorgen…
Yes it’s a great watch and a firm favourite of mine.
Having thought about the video a bit more, I suppose I should have mentioned the 19mm bracelet as a negative. However I would never replace it so it’s not an issue for me. Also there is no lume, as some people have mentioned but for me, again, this is not a disadvantage as I think it would spoil the classy aesthetic.
Rob
Definitely a fan of better quality quartz watches (digital and analogue). I cannot see the attraction of mechanical, and especially, automatics. Strangely it was not like this 10/15 years ago. The same applies when it comes to the fad of outsize watches.
Chances are Seiko also produces a 33, 34 or 35mm version of this and keep it for JDM only.
A few years ago I was in the process of buying "The Citizen" when I was informed that they would not sell to me as I was not in Japan. They require non-Japanese customers to find someone in Japan to buy on their behalf. It is the same when it comes to servicing; you need a Japanese middleman.
Yes the High Accuracy Quartz do make a compelling case against even the best automatics. I would say though that there is something very special about the micro engineering that goes into a mechanical movement, especially when they achieve COSC levels of accuracy.
I think I will always have a huge appreciation for both.
Rob
Thoroughly enjoyed that video thank you very much indeed for posting it.
The watch is, of course beautiful and such a refreshing change to see that second hand hit each and every one of those highly polished markers.
A Grand Seiko that's at the more affordable end in terms of cost looking as gorgeous as your example does is a tempting proposition indeed!
I guess the only thing, well two things actually that keep me from pulling the trigger on one are the natural aversion us watch fanciers have toward quartz in general and the thought of hefty servicing bills combined with all the palaver of having to send the watch thousands of miles away for the aforementioned service.
Having said that I must say your excellent video presents a compelling argument in favour of purchase.
Food for thought indeed...
Thanks Peter,
I really appreciate your kind words.
For what it’s worth, the 9F62 quartz movement has a recommended service interval of 50 years as the movement is sealed and separate from the battery compartment. So you should be able to send it to a local Grand Seiko dealer for a battery change and seal check, or even change the battery yourself if you are confident enough.
Hope that helps.
Rob
@@outsiderwatches LOL Fifty years! Well that's certainly blown that argument right out of the water and no mistake! Lol.
This calls for further investigation ( as they say!) lol...I
Assuming there's no problem vis a vis battery changes the Grand Seiko is looking an even more attractive proposition.
Thank you very much for the information and again a big thank you for the excellent post. Bye bye for now.
Beautiful..I am going to buy this one over Longines spirit37...100m WR but no screw down..would you swim in the pool with it? honestly I don't like taking my watch off when swimmimg.
A very good point. I too am a little wary of swimming with non screw down crowns. My brain tells me it’s fine, but part of me thinks it’s not worth the risk…..
Did he just say about 1 second a year!
I've looking at Grand Seiko for a while and a 9F is definitely my next purchase
Yes, I have to admit I am still taken aback by the accuracy of the watch. Have worn it a few times recently and it is probably my favourite watch…
People hate on the watch due to lack of microadjusts. My first non microadjust bracelet was, I belive, an automatic Conquest. Didn,t bother me in the slightest. 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks for the review. I’m still deciding between this and an older champagne dial version
The champagne dial is wonderful. Do you think the lack of adjustment rather than the quartz is what’s alienating people?
Try AMJ watches. They are often a good source of GS…..
Good looking watch! Are you ever annoyed by the lack of a micro adjustment?
The New Sea of Clouds sbgp017 looks stunning 😎
Hi Morgan,
Good point about the micro adjustment. I must be lucky as the watch fits really well as it is. I guess if my wrist gets slightly larger or smaller I may lament the lack of adjustment.
As for the Sea of Clouds, it is beautiful. It’s bigger at 40mm but its short lug to lug of 46mm is brilliant so it will wear well on smaller wrists.
Thanks for your comment!
Rob
seiko dolce has 10 per y with coast of 350$
Yes, in fact it has the old GS movement 8J41 inside.
If Seiko were to put that movement inside a SARB033 case….
Does it have a screw down crown? Thank you.
Hi Mark,
Sorry for the delay in replying.
No it doesn’t have a screw down crown.
I had never considered that. It could easily have one as there is obviously no winding to do.
Interesting……
Is it a screw down crown? Great video.
Hello,
Thanks for the kind comment.
No, the crown does not screw down.
Rob
This in-house 9F with their "home grown" quartz crystal is one hell of movement.
Into mechanics? Then get the SBGR253. "Same" 37mm case but with the awesome 9S65A (72h) instead. I own the SBGR251 with the silver sunburst dial. It's the cleanest watch I have ever worn and I've worn everything from Rolex to VC.
That silver dial is beautiful. I think GS have a unique position in that they produce brilliant quartz and automatic movements, as well as the Springdrive, which Is amazing technology.
They are a wonderful watchmaker, and they are still relatively unknown /exclusive outside the watch community when compared to the established Swiss brands, which I like…
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And that High Beat with it's 80h of power reserve is no slouch neither.
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I'm a WOSTEP certified watchmaker. Graduated 2004 after three years of training and even did 12 weeks of internship on Vacheron that final spring.
GS was (together with NOMOS) already back then a brand we really admired. We saw the rise of FPJ and immediately understood that guy was special. Back then even Richard Mille also actually was cool. Cedric Johner made his first Abyss and Roger Dubois finally started to make a name for himself alongside the likes of Parmigiani and Voutilainen. Those were great days man, really great days...A very small but really knowledgeable world wide community enjoying the "novelty" of internet and love for watches together. 98% on this chanel don't even know the very basics of the mechanics inside yet they have veeeery strong opinions on whether one should go quartz och mechanical and they are usually the guys who covets chronographs the most too. 😄
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Lovely looking watch! I have a couple of GS models with the 9f movement and love them. The 19mm lug width is a bit of a pain, but if the bracelet is good enough, then why bother swapping? The only thing I’d like to see would be some lume, then it could really be an amazing daily watch. Keep well :-)
Hi James,
Thanks for your comment.
You are right. I should have mentioned the 19mm width as a negative. I agree with you though, that the bracelet negates the need for a replacement and I wouldn’t ever swap mine out.
Regarding the lume, I know what you mean, but I love the polished steel indices, and I think adding lume might detract from the gorgeous looks.
Have you seen the new GMT quartz with 200m water resistance?
It looks great in my opinion.
Take care,
Rob
There are plenty of 19mm straps. Just not as many as 20/18mm but how many do you need?
la lancetta dei secondi non si allinea con gli indici
Scorretto. Si allinea perfettamente.
Rob
Check out the SBGX269. Full titanium and with gold indices. Its my poor man’s one and done watch collection 😂
I have just checked it out. It is gorgeous. I love the gold and black. In fact I bought an SLA057 this year. A different style entirely, but the gold and black really pops. Thanks for the pointer.
@@outsiderwatchesthe 057 is one of my grails , please do make a video on it if you can cuz i fuckin love that watch mate.
@@siddhant46s54 Hello,
Yes I can make a video on the 057. Give me a couple of days….
Can you tell me your name so I can give you a mention?
@@outsiderwatches My name is Siddhant but you can mention me as Sid , it’s easy that way . Thanks in advance for the video cuz there seems to be literally no videos on YT of the SLA057 from an owners perspective or a little long term review!
@outsiderwatches Still waiting for the review of the SLA057 , would be lovely if you could make it happen Good Sir!
How is it? Do you still like it?
Hello Igor. Yes the watch is fantastic and still one of my favourites. Still within 1 second per year which is incredible, and I love the design.
Hope that helps,
Rob
@@outsiderwatches Thanks Rob!
@@outsiderwatches Do you think it's more of a dress watch or can be worn as an everyday watch, thank you.
@@igorz.3972 definitely a great all rounder, though it does not have lume. 100m water resistance is useful. I wear mine on rotation on all occasions. The thing that makes it a great occasional/dress watch is that it’s quartz so it’s always ready to wear.
I don’t think you would be disappointed Igor.
@@outsiderwatches Thanks again Rob, ordered it and it's on the way, very excited!
I’m not a quartz hater, I’m a cheap/flimsy bracelet on an otherwise quality watch hater.
Hi Tom,
Have you handled the bracelet?
I wouldn’t describe it as flimsy or cheap in all honesty.
Rob
Your hands have gigantic veins. I would go see a doctor
Thanks Dr David!😀
horrible quartz
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quartz is not a watch
Hmmmmmm
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