I changed my mind, the Summer is my favorite! Which is yours?

@gmshadowtraders

4 жыл бұрын

The green on gold 'Summer' one, is absolutely stunning. I agree it could be the best and the look is very unique, however my vote still goes to the blue 'Autumn' one. I think the green has too much contrasting text color on it, yellow then white then maroon? Whereas the blue is slightly less clashing and overall a bit more refined looking, if that makes sense?

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

@@gmshadowtraders Makes complete sense! Its probably why I'm stuck on the Autumn / Fall blue, but can't help but also love Summer's dial.

@walterwallin9074

4 жыл бұрын

Carat & Co. Watches & Jewelry u

@tri7661

4 жыл бұрын

The winter and spring. In my opinion, the winter season looks like a more well done version of the snowflake model. Spring’s dial is unique and beautiful. Keep up the good work man!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!@@tri7661 Can't disagree with you on the Spring, its definitely the most unique of the four models that we've seen from Grand Seiko so far.

The Shunbun one is my dream watch and definitely something I'll be getting in the near future. Before, it was the Snowflake, but after seeing that subtle pink shimmer, I fell in love.

@skitstorm5634

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I’ve been dead set for the snowflake for over a year now, enter Shunbun and I have a new dream. But since I’m living in Europe it’ll be a bit hard to get my hand on one.

I love that winter dial. The blued hand makes it a classic look. Maybe one day...

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

The Winter dial is also the only one of the Four Seasons with the Blued Steel hands on this collection.

@boldaslion281

Ай бұрын

Would you trade a Cartier santos large white will for this?

Gorgeous watches. IMO, Grand Seiko has overtaken many top brands, and is now probably the strongest contender to the Datejust/OP. Much power to the person who has both the Rolex and the Grand Seiko in their collection.

You forgot to mention the blue second hand is not painted.... IT IS HEAT TREATED to a certain point to create that blue steel effect, amazing...

Kudos on a great video. For sure one of the best GS videos I've ever seen, and I reckon I've seen most. Been collecting GS since 2014 and they are really on a roll now.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jon for watching and for your extremely kind words! It’s nice to see a brand like GS get recognition for some of the incredible things they are doing in the watch world

Great video! The most holistic comparison video of the 4 seasons by GS that I have seen. Great job! Tough to decide between summer and winter; both perfect for very different reasons.

If only the Summer had spring drive!

Stunning watches!

The Spring version is sick! That salmon/pinkish dial might make this dial more interesting than even the Snowflake dial.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Wilson Thanks for watching! I think you’ll enjoy it even more when you see the Spring dial in person. 🌸

Brilliant video, and agree with your selection. Beautiful.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Craig!

GREAT video Derek. Thanks for introducing us to the Seasons line. I'm waiting to take delivery of "Spring".

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. GREAT choice, I think you'll really love the beautiful cherry blossom dial.

@canonyeo4286

4 жыл бұрын

Spring is my favourite. 💗

You buy a Rolex to impress others, you buy a GS to impress yourself.

@LongLe-is4vs

3 жыл бұрын

Now you buy a GS to also impress others. My girl loved it because she could use my watch as a backup mirror on our dates

@KLucero22

3 жыл бұрын

You buy a Rolex to be a snob amongst regular people. You buy a Grand Seiko to be a snob amongst Watch snobs

@matakaji412

Жыл бұрын

I swear to God if i see this cringe comment again on a GS video... (I'm a GS owner don't hate me)

Lovely stuff.

Watching this while wearing my sbga211 ,might be time for a new GS all of these are beautiful 😍

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

I understand. That happens to me at least once a day lol.

Love love the pink dial

thanks for the detailed video, great presentation. One thing that I find is not talked about in all reviews of these is the Boxed Sapphire crystal! To me, this with the Case is what makes it so special (and the dials). Not that many models from Grand Seiko have the boxed sapphire crystal and boy do I love that look. In the video, it looks like the Spring Drives have the boxed crystal a little more pronounced/higher versus de High Beats, can you confirm this? Is it because the HighBeats are just thicker so in order to keep the same overall thickness spec, they had to make the crystal shorter? Thanks

i would have bought the spring version immediately only if it had the blue seconds hand like the winter.

@soulure

3 жыл бұрын

I gave this serious consideration but realized it would have clashed with the pink tint in the right light. I ended up going with the spring and have absolutely zero regrets.

Great content, keep it up.

why on earth do they cover the beautiful movement with that logo..

@larsstougaard7097

3 жыл бұрын

Yes why.... .

@ams914

3 жыл бұрын

Also bothers me. But not enough that I wouldn't buy one. It's also a unique thing to GS (I think.)

@larsstougaard7097

3 жыл бұрын

@@ams914 have to agree 👍

@bruceleroy8063

3 жыл бұрын

Like King Seiko with a "w" on the crown for "water resistant". Bizarre.

@eelcj1

3 жыл бұрын

They also made two cutouts for the date and that stupid powder reserve indicator.

Green dial for me... GS for the win. Stunning pieces.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Summer Green & Gold!

Great video. The 'Autumn' is my favorite so far

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Yes... I'm still stuck between Fall / Autumn Blue, Summer Green and Spring Pink!

@chiaswiekim9246

4 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon well I guess you can't go wrong with any of them right?😂

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

@@chiaswiekim9246 Hahaha. Honestly the Winter "Taisetsu" is very tempting too.. Can't go wrong with all of them ha!

Beautiful and humongous.

I'm drawn to Shubun and Shunbun! That pink dial on Shunbun is "one-of-a-kind!"

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Guy-Francis Kono it truly is! Hope you get to see it in person.

Winter and spring ♥️

very nice!

that watch's got a HUGE crown!!!

Winter is coming ;) I love all of them! Whish I could afford any...

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

The winter dial as one Grand Seiko Owner mentioned is a bit like a smokey dial with its brushed texture. Super mesmerizing.

Is there any chance to get one while being in europe? Not an US citizen so no chance to get them.. only at the used market I guess...

I am interested in the SBGA413 the Spring. How can I go about ordering one? thanks

Good presentation on the 4 pieces of arts. GS makes very nice cases, like this 62GS. I also collect GS, a dozen of the modern ones, and a dozen of the vintage (including KS). The latest being the sbgk005, sbgy003, and, the vintage 5646 5010. The 9S63 is a better caliber than the patek small second. The 9R31, with the dual mainspring in a barrel architecture, is an improvement to the 7R14 used in eichii II. Not only the finishing, but, the decoration is just as impressive, unpretentious, free, like the night sky. Hope this latest innovation is repeated on the 9S next year. And, yes, in affordable steel. Interesting time ahead for GS fans.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Canon, thanks so much for watching the video! I'm totally in love with the new SBGY003, I've been telling many people on Instagram that its like getting an Eichi II design but in stainless steel, maybe it is not as decorated with the kikyo flower as the barrel, but still very few pieces can compare to the SBGY003 at its value. I agree that it is an interesting time for GS fans and hope to see more innovations come to future GS product :) Happy to hear that you're enjoying GS's new manual winds. Always happy to chat about GS!

@canonyeo4286

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Derek, nice chatting with a GS fan indeed. Would love to get the 9R02 with the kikyo flower when it's cased in steel. With Zaratsu, there's no need for precious metal. Cheers!

Great video Derek! ^^v

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Howard Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it, hopefully you’ve gotten to see them in person.

Does anyone know the lug to lug length on these?

Beautiful watches . I love Sieko watches . I have a sarbo35 . I wear a 38 mm .

@stelugud

4 жыл бұрын

this is Grand Seiko..

Watching this while wearing my SBGH267. Dang, I'm really tempted to get the green summer one. Green with gold indices, my eyes are orgasmic.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

The combination is so nice!

@HeathenDan

4 жыл бұрын

I did it. I pulled the trigger and bought the Rikka two weeks ago! I love it, it's gorgeous!

@HeathenDan

3 жыл бұрын

@astro boy pretty good. The grand seiko hi beats are as accurate as cosc certified watches.

Awesome video

@MinuteMon

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Evan!

Great vdo. Gorgeous timepiece. The one with blue steel hand is stunning. Do you ship oversea?

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Grissana Thanks so much for watching! The Winter version is beautiful and it’s the only one with a blued steel second hand out of this collection. This product is only sold within the USA Market & we do not ship outside of the United States overall.

@Hoppetakeyama

4 жыл бұрын

Carat & Co. 👍👍👍👍👍👍thank you for your reply.

Good video

Nice video!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed!

Nice presentation 🏆

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Michael!

Question, for the green and blue dials, is there a clear smooth glossy finish overlaying the textured finish?

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave! Thanks for watching. To answer your question - yes both the Summer (green) and Fall (blue) have a slight reflective finish over the textured dial. The only one in these Four Seasons that has the least of that reflective finish will be in the Winter (grey) dial. Hope that helps!

@davec3651

4 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon hmm, thanks for replying! I feel that glazing the surface mutes the texture a bit much unfortunately. Was hoping they wouldn't have done that. It's like the difference I saw between SBGH267 (glazed) and SBGM235 (unglazed), the surface texture is much more apparent on the SBGM. Well, will have to check these out in person though!

I live in the UK, and I have the SBGC003 spring drive chronograph, and the SBGC201 spring drive chronograph, which I bought new, through jura watches uk.

@simonduong7772

4 жыл бұрын

Did they charge a premium for them since they would have to have gotten them from the US?

Would love to see a snow flake dial or a sunburst blue dial in that case. Cant wait to buy my first GS

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

That 62GS case is amazing. Those would be cool dials :)

Winter or Spring. How to decide? Im going to have see and touch

このシリーズの春はスノーフレーク以来の人気モデルになりそう

What do you think about the SBGH269

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Video coming soon :)

Put the blue hands on the Spring version and they have nailed it.

@soulure

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same at first, but when the pink pops there's nothing to distract from it. I decided to go with the 413 and am loving it.

Are the bracelets on these pin and collar? Did I see that right?

@yasukats

4 жыл бұрын

Grand Seiko uses pin and collar bracelet with titanium models while stainless steel models come with screwed bracelet.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

@@yasukats That is correct!

@oes2546

4 жыл бұрын

Titanium as a material isn't that well suited for small screws compared to steel. (I could go on about the material science, but won't.) Also, pin & collar is technically a better, more secure joining technique. Although extremely rare, screws can come off with time. They're just advertised as more premium because they are harder to manufacture and they "look and feel" better to interact with. (Like many things in the watch industry ;) ) Only real world advantage is they make it easier to size the bracelet.

I am thinking of getting the green with yellow gold. Would have to trade a Panerai for it and am really close to doing it. These are seriously beautiful pieces. I challenge anyone to compare these models to the entry level Rolex oyster perpetual they just released in 41mm and tell me how nice GS really is. one thing is why in the hell does GS print logos on display case backs. Might as well use the engraved backs

@MinuteMon

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully GS changes their casebacks in the future

@ripperx444

3 жыл бұрын

Carat & Co. Watches & Jewelry i actually pulled the trigger today and got a snowflake. When compared to these models they felt too small for my wrist but snowflake size was better for me.

My only complaint with these watches is with the band & clasp. Pins? not screws join the links of a $6,300 watch? Also, no micro adjustment on clasp? GS needs to up their game in this department.

@skzion2

2 жыл бұрын

Screws are used in the stainless steel watch bands.

I really want Grand Seiko to start making more no-date watches.

@yourydavydov5680

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander huh?? Why’s that

@threehander

4 жыл бұрын

@@yourydavydov5680 Because I don't like date windows on my watches?

@Ten.to.one.handmade

4 жыл бұрын

That's why you need to get something like the sbgk005 while you still can at retail. Just picked up mine

nice review, the accent I'm hearing is American Filipino meets Queens/Long Island.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

gil n Lol! Thanks for watching. I’m not Filipino but I get confused for that quite a bit.

I almost hate how I cannot decide between the spring autumn and winter, I love cherry blossoms but have to see just how pink the face is in person, the winter if wonderful, but I too also love blue dials however prefer the titanium over stainless for its scratch resistance. They did not make this easy.

@simonduong7772

4 жыл бұрын

I got the “Sakura” one. When you do go see them, make sure to look at them with natural light! The Spring one looks very different in natural light.

🦁🙏

The gold is real gold Solid on the summer?

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the gold is plated gold on the markers and hands since it is not stated as 18k gold.

GS need to start doing what rolex are doing and limit supply.

@seikocitizenwatches

4 жыл бұрын

bengali Miah - Rolex has become so common nowadays, it’s not special anymore, even my Seiko Spring Drive SNR005 is 100 times rarer than Rolex watches. Grand Seiko and Credor are on another level higher than Rolex.

Great video, just need to sort focus as was off in some scenes. Other than that keep up good work!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Hey James! Thanks so much for watching and for your feedback. Definitely will take that advice for the focus in future videos :)

@jamesgoulding2001

4 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon looking forward to next video!

I love GS. Only thing that sucks is you cant service these in America and it’s a cheap feeling dealing with Seiko service in NJ. They really need to separate the service centers as this is litterally the same thing as buying a Audi but getting service at a VW of buying an Acura but having to go to honda dealership for service...

@MinuteMon

3 жыл бұрын

Actually you can get Grand Seiko serviced in the USA now which is still done under Seiko Service in New Jersey. The only thing that has to be sent to Japan is the Spring Drive GMT Chronograph 9R86 and possibly some Zaratsu polishing that they cannot do here.

@ripperx444

3 жыл бұрын

Carat & Co. Watches & Jewelry they all have ziratsu polishing and I wouldn’t not want anyone other than a trained person working on it. Seiko NJ is liter a burger king. No joke I wouldn’t even send them my marine master

@KhoiBoa

3 жыл бұрын

why you need service it?

tell remove that lion on the case back... why put a transparenet case back if you arruined with a center huge logo ?

Rikka = Milgauss done right

Only Rawlex and GS worth the money!!!

Bro you are so stylish and handsome, I look like a nerdy ugly version of you. I love your videos.

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! Thanks for the compliment, the beginning was my videographer’s idea not mine... 😅

Next they need to do Zodiac Signs...👀

great vid. Where is your double breasted suit from by the way? It's fire!!!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Eugene! I purchased this Double Breasted suit from a nice store in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan called "The Suit Company". I don't think they ship overseas, but I purchased it off the rack and only had minor adjustments. Its one of my favorite suits and like Grand Seiko, I really love Japanese craftsmanship.

@eugenefowler

4 жыл бұрын

@@MinuteMon Awesome - I'm half Japanese and very familiar with Ginza. Such a cool and ritzy part of Tokyo for sure. Next time I visit, I'll definitely have a look. Thanks again!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

@@eugenefowler My pleasure.

How does this have only 160 subs.?

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome comment! We're a new channel and can't wait to keep bringing new videos.

Watchmaking near the gods.

are you the owner of the shop? this guy is rich haha

Unbelievable

Super pumped!!!........Americans destroying our wonderful language!!! Lovely watches though!!! And enjoyed your content

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I apologize if I butchered any of my pronunciations!! Haha.

The moment I saw 21mm lug width.. i closed the video...

@jaime4022

4 жыл бұрын

Yeap. Seiko always manages to seriously fuck something up!

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

I might have had a similar reaction if I didn't notice that the 21mm lug width actually tapers down the bracelet to the clasp! Its very subtle, but a nice touch.

@jerrya8621

4 жыл бұрын

GS ref told me that the lug width is 19mm, not 21mm

@DragonSlayer850

4 жыл бұрын

Why manufacturers decide to produce lugs in odd sizes is beyond sins....

@MinuteMon

4 жыл бұрын

Hey @@jerrya8621! The lug width for the new Seasons collection is 21mm, we've measured it ourselves. The nice thing is that the bracelet tapers to 19mm from the case lug down to the buckle. If you're in the area, we'd be happy to show you!

U.S.A. is decadent.

@skzion2

2 жыл бұрын

Dar al-Islam is murderous.

too thick!

Only if they had lumed markers and hands!!!!!!!!!!!! using their proprietary super lume as in divers...