Yes, they're on the thicker side for a premium brand
Went to Andrew Michael's in Newark today. A very large selection of Breitlings. But in a cabinet behind a cabinet were a dozen or more Grand Seikos.
The assistant was very pleasant and happy to show me any or all of them.
It's the first time I've seen a Grand Seiko in the flesh and what they say about the finishing of the hands, indices and case is true. It's outstandingly good - the case work especially. The automatic cases are deep, though. 14mm?
Yes, they're on the thicker side for a premium brand
Seiko's modern day house style. At every price level, every watch seems a millimetre or two thicker than needs be.
I was just googlinmg the SBGX259 and noticed a difference in prices:
US: $2,200
UK: £2,350
I'm used to that with everything else - wasn't aware watches were an exception? Most things in the US are cheaper when doing a direct currency conversion. More often than not, the £ sign is just replaced with a $ sign. Makes personal import quite appealing, though often after import duty and VAT (I'm aware the former won't apply in this case) the benefit is negligible.
Last edited by hughtrimble; 23rd February 2018 at 13:16.
$2,200 is £1,572
With 20% tax £1,886
Add on a little more for asking Timeless Luxury to send it o'er the ocean, and it's still worthy of the effort
I'll have to pay them a visit next time I go back to Newark. AMJ have always had an absolutely huge selection of Breitling. I remember being in there a few years ago and they let me try on a SPS005 Spacewalk. I thought £17k for a Seiko seemed a little <ahem> ambitious. The only one for sale I can find these days (think they only made 100) is $70k. Maybe £17k wasn't so silly after all!
http://www.seikospringdrive.com/spac...nfo/index.html
Buy GS in Japan or get a friend/agent to do it for you. The UK price is absurd.