Apologies if this has been posted before but I found this interesting comparison of two similar but also very different watches, the DateJust 1603 and Grand Seiko 6245-9001.

https://adventuresinamateurwatchfett...s-grand-seiko/

I think both are great, timeless designs but I do have a preference for the GS because I love the bezel-free design and the hands look just deadly.

Both watches obviously have their modern equivalents in the current 36mm Datejust and the SBGR095 Historical Edition. I wonder what that comparison would reveal?