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    Intoducing The Special Edition Grand Seiko SBGM241

    Grand Seiko introduces the special edition SBGM241 .

    https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/gr...cs-introducing



    Last edited by Tazmo61; 14th May 2020 at 17:52.

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    Grand Master Wallasey Runner's Avatar
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    Stunning dial, but that 24 hour GMT hand looks a little odd or is it just me

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    It’s nice but dare I say it, it is a bit like a two tone 36mm datejust old mans watch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner View Post
    Stunning dial, but that 24 hour GMT hand looks a little odd or is it just me
    Agree. Looks a bit clumsy

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    To be honest the styling looks a bit AliExpress to me.

    I think the 24 hr track would look better on the outside edge similar to this Longines.

    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Gets my vote, nice contrast between 24 hr numerals/hand and dial colour.

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    I like the watch but the strap doesn’t work for me, odd colour choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner View Post
    Stunning dial, but that 24 hour GMT hand looks a little odd or is it just me
    Its only when I looked at it a second time I noticed that, it almost looks like a photoshopped image, like someone forgot and added it in later.

    Watch overall looks nice but first impressions it just looks like a Seiko Presage.

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    Not for me, the large baton markers and wide hour hand makes it look unrefined

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    Gorgeous dial but that rather unrefined 24hr hand spoils it for me.

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    Depends. As man-jewellery maybe not, but if you just want to read the time off it it's very legible to my eye.
    F.T.F.A.

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    You can try it on via grand seiko's Instagram page. Cool idea but a bit fiddly to get right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eoghan101 View Post
    You can try it on via grand seiko's Instagram page. Cool idea but a bit fiddly to get right.
    I couldn't get it to work as it kept redirecting me to the insta app permissions page without telling me why. How'd you get it to work?

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    I like it the green but it's a but busy for me. Also, is it limited or just a WoS exclusive?

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    Lovely color combination. Seiko's been doing that green-gold combo quite a few times, and it always works well.

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    I loved the dial of tit's predecessor, but Ifelt it suffered from being a bit busy looking as others have pointed out.

    This one is the same, but not helped by the darker dial (predecessor was white, and overall 'lighter' look). I don't mind the short hour hand as it helps to make legible in this dressier format (as opposed to have 24hr notation around a bezel). But perhaps it could live without the minute track, or just GS without the Grand Seiko wording - something to simplify the dial.

    Also not a fan of green dial, although generally I've liked the Mt. Iwate styles in the past.

    Not for me, but can imagine it will really work for many.

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    I think it looks great but it’s 13.7mm thick and it’s supposed to be a dress watch.....


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    Looks very nice, I quite like the dial.

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    Quote Originally Posted by J J Carter View Post
    Not for me, the large baton markers and wide hour hand makes it look unrefined
    Those baton markers are the same as the cream dial version which I owned and play with the light in a mesmerizing way. The dial is stunning also. The gmt hand on the cream version was stunning and that’s the only thing letting this model down for me. A real shame as I think it’s spectacular otherwise

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark.wilo13 View Post
    I think it looks great but it’s 13.7mm thick and it’s supposed to be a dress watch.....


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    I have a GS with that case, and wears well as its not slab sided.

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    I really like the green dial. In fact I much prefer it over its white dial equivalent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strnglwhank View Post
    I couldn't get it to work as it kept redirecting me to the insta app permissions page without telling me why. How'd you get it to work?

    Simon

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    It just worked from the get go for me. All though I couldn't save it as a picture only add it to your story.

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    I love the green iwate dial, but agree the GMT hand doesn't work - it's completely flat against the intricacy of everything else. Maybe that's to aid differentiation, but I feel it spoils the dressiness of the rest.

    And just to open the usual can of worms - I'm not going to take a GMT on holiday without 100m wr, and this is 30m.

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    I love Grand Seiko, but not a fan of this one - the hands are a little wide and thirteen and a half millimeters is too thick for me.

    Not that my current financial situation allows me to buy something like this anyway :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Those baton markers are the same as the cream dial version which I owned and play with the light in a mesmerizing way. The dial is stunning also. The gmt hand on the cream version was stunning and that’s the only thing letting this model down for me. A real shame as I think it’s spectacular otherwise
    Agree. Always loved the cream dial and love this green version, GMT hand and all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner View Post
    Stunning dial, but that 24 hour GMT hand looks a little odd or is it just me
    I have always thought that, clearly not alone!


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