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I have similar criticism of other brands, except they have some really good looking and we'll proportioned models. I guess I haven't tried on/seen a GS I like.
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A lot of modern GS is so-near-yet-so-far. And obviously taste comes into it, a lot of people just aren’t into the look and the vibe and that’s fine.
They might never make the GMT I want them to make but I still would love to own a GS at some point. The “taisetsu” one in the 62GS case really does appeal to me as a kind of heavy hitter of modern GS attributes - fancy (but restrained) dial, titanium, blued seconds hand, spring drive - but without the bulk of the snowflake.
Regal
Bro, do you even Rolex?
I think a lot of the GS stuff exists in the context of their vintage designs, but that's no different to Rolex, Omega, etc etc.
They're starting to overdo it with the dials and the "ooh Japanese craftsmanship / culture" stuff a bit, but that's their point of differentiation so, y'know. You just have to sift out the overdone ones because there are some gems there. If they'd sort the bracelets and end links out they'd be killer. Also I wish they'd do a nice sub-12mm thick mechanical or spring drive GMT. The recent 40mm spring drive ones with the ceramic bezel look really nice IRL but are still too thick and have the rotate-a-date at 4 that I can't abide.