Grand Seiko SLGA007 thoughts?

gyromiterob · Oct 25, 2021

sleepyastronaut
You might think you want your hour and minute hands perfectly matched, until you try to read the time with perfectly matched, immaculately black polished hands. Being able to differentiate the hands is underrated.

That's a good point - thanks.

Jayrock26v2 · Mar 7, 2022

gyromiterob
Wondering if anyone else pre-ordered the SLGA007? I put a deposit on one of the 2,021 but won't make a decision until I see it in person. Was curious other folk's thoughts? Here are mine:
Likes:
- the Dial. Love the serene blue wave-effect (tho it's almost their "birch" rotated a quarter turn and painted blue?)
- the gold used in the logo and the second hand and how it contrasts with the blue
- the thickness at 11.8mm (I have a GS that is 13.3mm thick and it is borderline too thick)
- the 9RA2 Spring Drive movement (my first Spring Drive and am kind of excited about it. + or - 10 seconds per MONTH is pretty amazing to me)
Dislikes:
- They should've ditched the "5 DAYS" on the dial - a little odd to me
- Maybe the thickness of the 12 o'clock marker and hour hand?
- The price, of course. $8700US. Ouch

so much better in person, pictures just don't do it justice

Moadib · Mar 13, 2022

More so than any other brand my own experience is that GS has to be seen 'in the metal'. First time I went to a main boutique wanting to see the models I'd shortlisted, but the ones I'd 'written off' based on pics absolutely shone when seen in the metal.

Having not yet seen these in the metal it's hard to know for sure, but even as someone who loves GS, I really struggle with the new design. I find the doubled up indices less elegant than the single indices used on - for example - the Snowflake. Also the sharlply tapered hands were a design language of GS, and I find the chopped off hour hand rather visually jarring. Or it might be that it's just 'too different' for me, and more in the style of the people who are the target market.

I know a couple of younger people both just getting into watches, and they LOVE the new models, so GS probably have it right!

Jayrock26v2 · Mar 18, 2022

The watch looks better in person and is a real eye catcher, great shots 👍