honestly every time i see this watch i like it more. i don’t think it’s over-jerked but it’s totally over-hated.
blastfromtheblue
joined 1 year ago
i got a similar (3-watch version) display recently & moved my watches to my home office. having the watches face forward makes way more sense in a display like this, it’s nice to have them in view while i work. one of the perks of remote work i guess.
wore this exclusively the first 4+ years i had it. still was by far my most worn watch when i started rotating again.
picked up a bb58 925 about a month ago and it’s been stuck on my wrist since, though. i’m sure i will end up rotating between mostly these two when the dust settles.
my grail doesn’t exist yet (as far as i’m aware). there are 2 big boxes i want to tick: traveler GMT and a spring drive. i want the ultimate (to me) expression of each, and while it’s possible it could be one watch ticking both boxes, i think it’s more likely to be two separate watches.
GMT- the most likely candidate is if tudor brings the updated design language from the refreshed bb41 burgundy to the rootbeer. i hope they do it and i think there’s a decent shot, but not for a few years (or several).
spring drive- the tough thing about this is that grand seiko’s design language is too formal, even their sports watches. i like the watches but those designs don’t fit my style very much. they do have a couple that are nice, like that big diver with the maxi cathedral hands. the perfect GS spring drive for me doesn’t exist yet, but i like the direction they’re going. it may be more likely i’ll find what i want in the prospex LX line. but in any case there are no dealers in the seattle area for GS or LX for me to try on (that i’m aware of).
not the closest match, but a similar alternative you might like if you’re looking for a nice watch in this style: seiko alpinist SPB123
r/watches drinking game: when someone is unsure of a small watch take a shot for each time the muhammad ali photo is posted (2 in this thread so far for anyone keeping score)
Seiko Guartz