Watch forums I read Spring Drive is 94% mechanical
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Is it worth to pay for a Grand Seiko
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Watch forums I read Spring Drive is 94% mechanical
No question about precision when it comes to the smartphone or even atomic-synchronized watches (not avail in S'pore).
But there's something organically, viscerally, primordially satisfying about keeping time simply by the movement of your hands using mechanical tools – your body is the sole source of power, no external solar or battery source needed, no electricity generated, no motor used.
And a good mechanical watch today keeps time to day to within 5 seconds a day, good enough for most. Do you need to live life to a precision of 10 ns a day? Is it even possible, given that most human-scale events occur on a scale of minutes and hours at the very most precise (no one specifies a meeting at 8.01 & 53 seconds am!)?
From a functional point of view, if your life depended on your watch – climbing Mt Everest, exploring the Antarctic, exploring Guilin caves, would you want a device where the battery could suddenly die on you, or the solar cell stop functioning because there's no sun, or the atomic synchronization fail because of an unavailable signal?
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% depends on the weightage you give to the timekeeping element - the 'heartbeat' of the watch – and the escapement. So it's subjective, really.
Thanks for the link. Thong Sia has a hold on the GS market in Singapore and also sells through two City Chain branches in Vivo and Jurong. They give a standard paltry discount of only 10%.
List price in Singapore is about 20% higher than list price in Japan. So it's worth buying in Japan.
Over here in Thailand the standard discount is 20% so it's quite on par with Japan however if know how to bargain and also wait for watch fair can easily get 30% or more. So buying in Thailand surprisingly is cheaper than anywhere for GS.
Thanks for the info. If I am not mistaken, the Swatch group owns Omega and ETA (and other brands too). So can consider in-house.
Thanks for your thread on the GS. I can now see what the excitement is all about! They are masterpieces. The four watches you have narrowed down, all are equally nice. Though I like the ones with the blue hand slightly more.
Like uncle Johnny333 my problem is I need Day diaplay. In that case, perpetual calendar would be highly desired
This design very "song" and Ah Pek looking.
Froggy is a jet setter and globetrotter, should consider a Seiko Astron. Need not have to reset the watch when caught in a different timezone.
The Seiko watch company is amazing. I have been looking out for an automatic watch with perpetual calendar recently.
IWC sells one for 40k +..
Seiko's cost less than 1k at City Chain.
I was fucking blown away!! Pity it's not a bigger faced watch or else it's perfect :(
Wow...since you mentioned it, I must go have a look. I have a small wrist and a boy size dial will fit just nice.
The only problem with Seiko is the stainless steel looks cheapo at times. Cannot even match Tissot.
all rich men, so knowledgeable on atas watches.
uncle frog, I dunno this shop got sell grand Seiko or not but I do know they sell a wide range of Seiko.
tai wee watch trading pte ltd at the verge. tel : 62991690, look for steven(the boss) tell him the model u looking for and ask him price. payment by cash should have discount. his old man shop is/was at stall above tekka market.
uncle frog, I dunno this shop got sell grand Seiko or not but I do know they sell a wide range of Seiko.
tai wee watch trading pte ltd at the verge. tel : 62991690, look for steven(the boss) tell him the model u looking for and ask him price. payment by cash should have discount. his old man shop is/was at stall above tekka market.
I remember they have a black faced one.
But aiyah damn sayang... Seiko's design can be improved... the technology is superb but I prefer trendier designs.
Thank you for the information. Just got back to Bangkok from Pattaya will go take a look this afternoon in Siam.
Only clocks or bells. Watches are ok.
Hong Kong Int'l Airport has a nice Omega Constellation Clock.
I think old folk wouldn't mind if you gave them one as gift.
Seiko has the Astron GPS range of watches. It will use GPS satellites technology to adjust to the time anywhere in the world.
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Thais retailers are often very nice, just threw me a surprised last week called me and told me their boss want to appreciate my purchase and give me a watch box. He delivered to me today it was beyond my expectation as its a GS box and I think cannot buy it outside.
Its retailers like this who make customers feel important and want to patronize more.
Its retailers like this who make customers feel important and want to patronize more.
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