Grand Seiko Sport Spring Drive Chronograph GMT SBGC231 Watch Hands-On
From a customer’s perspective, there are currently two distinctly different ways of looking at Grand Seiko. For one, Grand Seiko, as the consensus seems to suggest, has become truly very expensive, and I seem to agree with that sentiment. By its own standards, it has indeed become?a lot more expensive. The other way of looking at it is comparing today’s Grand Seiko to its competition - and then GS is almost as mighty as it’s ever been. A case in point is the Grand Seiko Sport Spring Drive Chronograph GMT SBGC231, launched at BaselWorld 2019.All you’ll ever need to know about the Spring Drive technology, both in terms of Spring Drive functionality and history, you will find here; and all you’ll want to know about the 9R86/9R96 movement that powers this new-for-2019 Grand Seiko Sport Spring Drive Chronograph, you’ll find in my review of its elder brother, the SBGC201. That’s about 8,000 words on Grand Seiko and Spring Drive goodness, right there.
OWC MilSub MS-6538 "James Bond Large Crown" Watch Review
One of my favorite enthusiast-founded and operated watch brands is Australia’s OWC. Originally known as “Orange Watch Company,” the small brand needed to change the name to simply “OWC” because of a local trademark issue. Still, a name change doesn’t alter the fact that OWC is still the impressive product of founder Dan Fock’s vision. Dan sends out regular e-mails explaining and complaining about his relationships with the various suppliers he works with¡ªmostly about how they don’t meet his elevated standards as a dedicated, perfectionist watch nerd. OWC’s headaches with its suppliers are a testament to the rare purist vision that has inspired at least a few people today to produce mechanical wristwatches.?Up for review today is the OWC MilSub MS-6538 “James Bond Large Crown.” What exactly does that mean? It is part of OWC’s larger MilSub collection, with a dial and bezel design inspired by the Rolex watch best kno