Brother, my late great grandfather worked in a coal mine in Wales. He told me that asking a coal miner for the time was respected. They would stop and put down their tools and carefully pull out a tin box and open the lid. Then they’d carefully remove a layer of cotton wool to expose a silver pocket watch and check the time. Nothing compares to the art of looking to ones wrist that human hands have made the time piece on your wrist compared to a phone.
I think GS would do better with another name. They are positioned to make luxury product under brand name made by just adding Grand on Seiko, which is undoubtedly rich in history but positioned to catter to masses and inferior in terms of quality and design. Still remember Volkswagen Phaeton failing. Who wants to drive Volkwagen that costs more than 90k?🤔 No one can persuade me Audi would be sold better under Grand Volkswagen badge, although it shares more technology with Volkswagen than GS shares with Seiko! I understand the logic with naming two Seiko divisions Grand and King for the sake of internal competition. I don't understand keeping Grand after.
Completely agree even if it has ties the fact it has a new logo and no mention of Toyota anywhere makes it feel different enough to justify the price. Spending 6k-15k on with that says seiko on it just feels cheap even if none of it is cheap
It's tough but not impossible. For example, Range Rover has clearly defined its own market impact and customer base completely different from Land Rover (both the same manufacturer but RR are definitely their upmarket models).
Grand Seiko offers great value right now. I’m a big Spring Drive fan, a Spring Drive GS is actually one of my grail watches. But I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I’m also a quartz lover… GS is right down my alley. Fantastic dials.
The Grand Seiko "White Birch" is absolutely the finest example of a watch at almost any price.. I have a collection of Patek and Rolex and this sits among them..
Federico you really nailed it when describing why guys wear watches -- as functional artwork/jewelry. I can't stand when people say you don't need one because "your phone can tell the time." They obviously don't get it.
2:03 I truly couldn’t agree more with this statement. People actually get offended when asked, let alone expected to dress properly for a special occasion. Side note- the Piaget Polo is stunning and quite elegant, despite being a sports watch 😊 Thank you for another great video, monsieur!
Over the years, I've stopped buying watches and hence I've fallen way out of the loop when it comes to watches. I've also un-subbed from basically every watch YT channel, but I still keep subbed to this one cuz I always enjoy your short, straightforward opinions Fed!
Big dress watch fan here too. I just got a beautiful Seiko SPC251P1. Had been on my wishlist for some time and I bought it at just €160 on offer. Beautiful silver dial and a chronograph perpetual. I'm just waiting on a leather strap that I ordered to complement this piece. Anyways, love listening to your answers and it is always great to listen to a fellow watch lover. Keep up the good work.
That last comment was amazing "you can tell time more accurately on your phone but I can tell it more elegantly on my wrist" thats gonna be the comeback line when people ask about why I wear a watch 😄
Federico, eres de los pocos cronistas de relojería que no usa camisetas, coincido al 100 con la actual moda. Compré un Grand Seiko y un Seiko LX y estoy encantado con ellos. Saludos
Quality is fantastic out of GS. Technology and innovation is a key part of the brand (i.e. spring drive) too - but I'm not sold on some of the styling. Thanks Fed Keep 'em coming...
Beautiful Fed. Love your expression about what watches mean to the male of the species (who dont have handbags, necklaces etc to express themselves). My view of a good watch is that "I am wearing a beating, living piece of fine engineering that expresses my character whilst presenting to the world how I measure something that science cannot even explain"
Rules for appropriate dressing have changed drastically over the past 10-15 years. I am almost 40 now, when I was going to clubs in my early 20's, dress shirt and shoes were mandatory. You could get away with dark jeans if worn with a blk button up and blk loafers. Now days these kids go to the club wearing a Hoodie. I say that to say dress watches are gaining popularity, this is because it's OK to wear a Cartier with jeans and a T-shirt. GS I arguably my favorite all around watch maker, I have 4 and none are sports watches. I dress more on the casual side, and have no problem pairing my fit with a GS "dress watch" with casual clothing
Bravo Federico! Spero ricordarmi le parole che hai usato per azzittire la domanda ...chi ha bisogno ancora di un orologio? Da quando sei più diretto nei tuoi commenti sei diventato ancora più interessante da seguire. Complimenti!
Hi Fed, really agree with your comments about the world getting entirely too casual. It's ridiculous what some people think is appropriate to wear in certain situations and COVID unfortunately made the offenders even worse at this than before! People need to tighten up their game and show themselves some respect in my opinion. So I agree with you... I hope that dress watches make more of a comeback as that will hopefully bring along the level of the clothing and respect people show along with it.
I would say that it's more self respecting to wear something you like and is comfortable. Nice clothes are to please OTHERS. Luxury is doing what you want. Anyways it is more of a flex to wear exercise clothes(it means you have the time to take care of yourself).
I love that aphorism Frederico: "You can tell time more accurately on your phone, but I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist"! I don't know if that is an original saying of yours, or if you borrowed it from someone else, but in either case that has to be the quote of the year from a horological perspective.
I totally agree with you about todays dress attire Fed, would it hurt to just dress nicely for special occasions? “Take your hat off. They don’t sell hotdogs here. They took the bleachers out two years ago.” - Tony Soprano
But if formal attire doesn't matter, that means dress watches can also be worn with anything. In fact all the fashion watches are minimalist and somewhat dressy. The category is meaningless and can be worn casually.
Watches are also great for stealth time checks. If you are with important people in your life, and your next appointment is a must be on time kinda thing you can quickly glance at your timepiece without it being noticed.
100% on the overly casual era we are in. I had an interview for a c suite position at an NSYE traded company. Video interview, but a fellow c-suiter was wearing a Disney sweatshirt. Ugh.
“I don’t necessarily love spring drive.” Could you elaborate on this point? The spring drive mechanism is a pretty amazing fusion of the best of both automatic and quartz. Does it provide an excessively difficult situation in terms of servicing? It strikes me as a potentially very long lasting movement, but I would definitely be curious about what a watch technician would have to say about getting a ten year old spring drive in for servicing versus a Rolex or Omega,.
My GS White Birch is certainly an outstanding watch compared with Rolex/ Omega but considering its hype and recent GPHG win I’m finding it difficult to sell on. Unfortunately there is a limit to what people will pay with Seiko on the dial.
totally disagree with you on the dressed up watch. I have many luxury sports watch, but I love love love my cartier louis.... Love the classic look of the cartier dumont 1575 or the patek calatrava also!
The comparison between the way GS did its most recent release and Tudor did there's pretty indicative of a brand confident about what they are doing. The amount of fluff around the Tudor release for a meh watch is what turns me off that brand.
I know looks aren't everything, but dude the weight is melting off you! - congratulations on achieving your goals there Fed - I know it's taken effort, kudos.
Your so right about the way people dress today. It's just terrible 😞 just no class whatsoever. I like to wear a nice ring with my dress watches. That's a dying style that really looks great 👍 as long as the ring isn't gaudy. You're Italian Fed I'm surprised you don't wear any jewelry lol besides watches
If you have any knowledge on luxury watches, you should at least have respect for what GS does. Not everything is for everyone, but we should give credit where credit is due
Hopefully affordable, texture, style and tailoring elegance will return...I never want to see the disgusting exposed toes of a Guy at an adjacent table in a decent Restaurant again! I think it might be the last time he saw his date too!
Federico are you trying to do a disappearing act Brother, every time you do a new post, there is less of you. Keep it up you must feel more healthy, but your cloths budget must have hit your credit card pretty hard.
Spring drive seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. Yes, you could make that claim about fully mechanical watches, too, especially ones with advanced complications. But a fully mechanical watch carries the charm, romance, and craftsmanship that makes it appealing, and that is the whole point. A spring drive watch is essentially a quartz watch. There does not seem to be a point, though the Grand Seiko quality is cerainly first rate To me, spring drive is sort of like a nifty, two-seater convertible with an automatic transmission. It misses the whole point.
I get that youre trolling, but are there quartz watches w a continuous motion seconds hand.. Most tic away at 60hz and dont even hit the second markers
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Brother, my late great grandfather worked in a coal mine in Wales. He told me that asking a coal miner for the time was respected. They would stop and put down their tools and carefully pull out a tin box and open the lid. Then they’d carefully remove a layer of cotton wool to expose a silver pocket watch and check the time. Nothing compares to the art of looking to ones wrist that human hands have made the time piece on your wrist compared to a phone.
i wonder if Lexus would have the same level of market impact and brand loyalty - in short, be as popular - if they were known as Grand Toyota.
I think GS would do better with another name. They are positioned to make luxury product under brand name made by just adding Grand on Seiko, which is undoubtedly rich in history but positioned to catter to masses and inferior in terms of quality and design. Still remember Volkswagen Phaeton failing. Who wants to drive Volkwagen that costs more than 90k?🤔 No one can persuade me Audi would be sold better under Grand Volkswagen badge, although it shares more technology with Volkswagen than GS shares with Seiko! I understand the logic with naming two Seiko divisions Grand and King for the sake of internal competition. I don't understand keeping Grand after.
People buy Lexus because it's a luxury Toyota so not at all. They want the reliable but higher quaility so they go Lexus over BMW
Completely agree even if it has ties the fact it has a new logo and no mention of Toyota anywhere makes it feel different enough to justify the price. Spending 6k-15k on with that says seiko on it just feels cheap even if none of it is cheap
It's tough but not impossible. For example, Range Rover has clearly defined its own market impact and customer base completely different from Land Rover (both the same manufacturer but RR are definitely their upmarket models).
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Outstanding Fed, your description of why we wear quality watches is phenomenal and totally hits the nail on the head, loving your work.
Grand Seiko offers great value right now. I’m a big Spring Drive fan, a Spring Drive GS is actually one of my grail watches. But I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I’m also a quartz lover… GS is right down my alley. Fantastic dials.
"Tell time more elegantly on my wrist"!! Boom! Love that line!
The Grand Seiko "White Birch" is absolutely the finest example of a watch at almost any price.. I have a collection of Patek and Rolex and this sits among them..
Will Federico ever do a tier list for watch brands? Love his honesty.
Federico you really nailed it when describing why guys wear watches -- as functional artwork/jewelry. I can't stand when people say you don't need one because "your phone can tell the time." They obviously don't get it.
I have a Grand Seiko and it's a great lovely looking watch. SBGA 283
"You can tell time more accurately on your phone. I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist." God damn, what a line Fed!
2:03 I truly couldn’t agree more with this statement. People actually get offended when asked, let alone expected to dress properly for a special occasion.
Side note- the Piaget Polo is stunning and quite elegant, despite being a sports watch 😊
Thank you for another great video,
monsieur!
Over the years, I've stopped buying watches and hence I've fallen way out of the loop when it comes to watches. I've also un-subbed from basically every watch YT channel, but I still keep subbed to this one cuz I always enjoy your short, straightforward opinions Fed!
Big dress watch fan here too. I just got a beautiful Seiko SPC251P1. Had been on my wishlist for some time and I bought it at just €160 on offer. Beautiful silver dial and a chronograph perpetual. I'm just waiting on a leather strap that I ordered to complement this piece.
Anyways, love listening to your answers and it is always great to listen to a fellow watch lover. Keep up the good work.
That last comment was amazing "you can tell time more accurately on your phone but I can tell it more elegantly on my wrist" thats gonna be the comeback line when people ask about why I wear a watch 😄
Looking well Fed! Grand Seiko is growing on me… slowly but surely!
Federico, eres de los pocos cronistas de relojería que no usa camisetas, coincido al 100 con la actual moda. Compré un Grand Seiko y un Seiko LX y estoy encantado con ellos. Saludos
Quality is fantastic out of GS. Technology and innovation is a key part of the brand (i.e. spring drive) too - but I'm not sold on some of the styling. Thanks Fed Keep 'em coming...
Beautiful Fed. Love your expression about what watches mean to the male of the species (who dont have handbags, necklaces etc to express themselves). My view of a good watch is that "I am wearing a beating, living piece of fine engineering that expresses my character whilst presenting to the world how I measure something that science cannot even explain"
Federico! Looking better every day, it’s inspiring. Keep up the workouts. 👍
Love your last phrase about reading time more elegantly :) I am borrowing it from you for further use :)
5:53... That one was ULTRA SMOOOOOTH 🔥🔥
Rules for appropriate dressing have changed drastically over the past 10-15 years. I am almost 40 now, when I was going to clubs in my early 20's, dress shirt and shoes were mandatory. You could get away with dark jeans if worn with a blk button up and blk loafers. Now days these kids go to the club wearing a Hoodie. I say that to say dress watches are gaining popularity, this is because it's OK to wear a Cartier with jeans and a T-shirt. GS I arguably my favorite all around watch maker, I have 4 and none are sports watches. I dress more on the casual side, and have no problem pairing my fit with a GS "dress watch" with casual clothing
anyone catch the "HULK" with Blue bezel & Dial? lol
I love your honesty bro, your putting words on my thoughts every!
Bravo Federico! Spero ricordarmi le parole che hai usato per azzittire la domanda ...chi ha bisogno ancora di un orologio? Da quando sei più diretto nei tuoi commenti sei diventato ancora più interessante da seguire. Complimenti!
Thanks for getting to my question, appreciate it!
I am not a huge fan of GS, but a solid watch. Can’t wait to see if they come up with something I gotta have.
Hi Fed, really agree with your comments about the world getting entirely too casual. It's ridiculous what some people think is appropriate to wear in certain situations and COVID unfortunately made the offenders even worse at this than before! People need to tighten up their game and show themselves some respect in my opinion. So I agree with you... I hope that dress watches make more of a comeback as that will hopefully bring along the level of the clothing and respect people show along with it.
My pet peeve is people who won't wear a proper pair of shoes instead of crocs or worn out crap shoes. If its sandal season get a pedicure.
I would say that it's more self respecting to wear something you like and is comfortable. Nice clothes are to please OTHERS. Luxury is doing what you want. Anyways it is more of a flex to wear exercise clothes(it means you have the time to take care of yourself).
"You can tell time more accurately on your phone, I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist"
How better to describe love for horology. 👌
I love that aphorism Frederico: "You can tell time more accurately on your phone, but I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist"! I don't know if that is an original saying of yours, or if you borrowed it from someone else, but in either case that has to be the quote of the year from a horological perspective.
Fed, you look a lot more healthier 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Keep going 💪🏻
I totally agree with you about todays dress attire Fed, would it hurt to just dress nicely for special occasions?
“Take your hat off. They don’t sell hotdogs here. They took the bleachers out two years ago.” - Tony Soprano
But if formal attire doesn't matter, that means dress watches can also be worn with anything. In fact all the fashion watches are minimalist and somewhat dressy. The category is meaningless and can be worn casually.
Fed is the Man! Keep up the good work!
"You can tell your time more accurately on your phone, but I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist..."
- Federico
This could be one of the best quotes regarding 21st century horology.
@@rmoore6858 couldn't agree more!👊👌
What a great line. Full disclosure - I’m going to use it next time someone asks why I bother wearing a mechanical watch. Fed will get credit.
That is such a great line. I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist. Simple but oh so true.
Watches are also great for stealth time checks. If you are with important people in your life, and your next appointment is a must be on time kinda thing you can quickly glance at your timepiece without it being noticed.
Love the poetic wisdom to end the q&a video. Great content as always Fede 👏 👌
Love the telling time "accurate vs elegant" line Fed...
Great comments on casual society. I agree.
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“ I can tell time more elegantly”
Bravo well said 😎
Hey Fed, maybe time to update the opening segment. Looking good these days..
100% on the overly casual era we are in. I had an interview for a c suite position at an NSYE traded company. Video interview, but a fellow c-suiter was wearing a Disney sweatshirt. Ugh.
My GS SBGH267 'whirlpool' has more than doubled in value since 2018
“I don’t necessarily love spring drive.” Could you elaborate on this point? The spring drive mechanism is a pretty amazing fusion of the best of both automatic and quartz. Does it provide an excessively difficult situation in terms of servicing? It strikes me as a potentially very long lasting movement, but I would definitely be curious about what a watch technician would have to say about getting a ten year old spring drive in for servicing versus a Rolex or Omega,.
GS watches go back to Japan for servicing. That's part of the problem.
Fed, you’re on fire , I wish you continued success, great channel
"I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist"- well said, sir!
Well spoken Fed. Thanks for posting 👍
Tried to get a question in on your IG post before it was deleted. What's your take on the new Tudor Pelagos FXD?
Did you melt ?
5:54... what a baller line
Thanks Fez, love the last statement!❤️
Well said about dress watches!
My GS White Birch is certainly an outstanding watch compared with Rolex/ Omega but considering its hype and recent GPHG win I’m finding it difficult to sell on. Unfortunately there is a limit to what people will pay with Seiko on the dial.
totally disagree with you on the dressed up watch. I have many luxury sports watch, but I love love love my cartier louis.... Love the classic look of the cartier dumont 1575 or the patek calatrava also!
Can’t stand baseball caps in a upscale restaurant either. Attire, just take a small amount of time to dress-up, not down.
That bit right at the end was very cool
Since when is the Hulk blue?
Gr8 video as usual, way to go Fed!
You ended off on an elegant note Fed!
Federico is looking good. Way to go, Fed.
Jesus, was that speech scripted at the end? It was beautiful. Legit sounded like it could have been from a movie.
The only Grand Seiko I like the look of is SBGW231. Don’t like the rest.
Another great video brother 👏
I never see the "QandA picture" for IG ... I would like to ask questions. How do I see the prompt to ask questions thru IG. I follow you.
G S has some nice models
That last quote, epic!
Fred! Youre looking good man! Keep it up
Mannnn you’re looking good brother!
Great vid!!!!
Great stuff Fed !
Great Segment!
The comparison between the way GS did its most recent release and Tudor did there's pretty indicative of a brand confident about what they are doing. The amount of fluff around the Tudor release for a meh watch is what turns me off that brand.
Well said.
I know looks aren't everything, but dude the weight is melting off you! - congratulations on achieving your goals there Fed - I know it's taken effort, kudos.
I’m liking Grand Seiko more and more because I can’t get any Rolex to sell at margins.
Your so right about the way people dress today. It's just terrible 😞 just no class whatsoever. I like to wear a nice ring with my dress watches. That's a dying style that really looks great 👍 as long as the ring isn't gaudy. You're Italian Fed I'm surprised you don't wear any jewelry lol besides watches
Shlebbs with Richard Milles!!!
nice
Tell me more about this blue hulk!
Love your comment. I will plagiarize you with your concise and wise comment "....I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist".
I always love your videos
Good video with no rant! Lol
…”us men we don’t have that much”…! OMG you said the loud part quiet and the quiet part loud ! lol…
…love my GS SBGR 261…would like to eventually add a ‘seasons’ and quartz example…
Looking fresh Federico
I love GS
GS fan now...wow
Women have handbags etc...you can tell your time more accurately on your phone but I can tell time more elegantly on my wrist.
Dang federico loves GS now. I feel like the world just exploded lol
Much love
i have to disagree here; your watch collaction is your footprint, so keep them all...
If you’re understaffed…. I’m looking!
Looking fresh fred
If you have any knowledge on luxury watches, you should at least have respect for what GS does. Not everything is for everyone, but we should give credit where credit is due
Hopefully affordable, texture, style and tailoring elegance will return...I never want to see the disgusting exposed toes of a Guy at an adjacent table in a decent Restaurant again! I think it might be the last time he saw his date too!
Looks like you are losing a bunch of weight. Keep up the good work 👏
That's a quote to steal Fed
Federico are you trying to do a disappearing act Brother, every time you do a new post, there is less of you. Keep it up you must feel more healthy, but your cloths budget must have hit your credit card pretty hard.
Fed- you lost so much weight you need a smaller shirt! Congrats!
Spring drive seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. Yes, you could make that claim about fully mechanical watches, too, especially ones with advanced complications. But a fully mechanical watch carries the charm, romance, and craftsmanship that makes it appealing, and that is the whole point. A spring drive watch is essentially a quartz watch. There does not seem to be a point, though the Grand Seiko quality is cerainly first rate To me, spring drive is sort of like a nifty, two-seater convertible with an automatic transmission. It misses the whole point.
How can it be essentially quartz when it’s powered by movement?
The important part of the movement is the escapement. This one is quartz.
I get that youre trolling, but are there quartz watches w a continuous motion seconds hand.. Most tic away at 60hz and dont even hit the second markers
They have high beat movements. They're not all quartz or spring drive.
Here is the problem : what is the most mechanical movement you can make, but still get maximum accuracy?
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