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Have no hesitation about ordering from that seller. I have done so and everything went very smoothly. Just be careful of vintage GS. Don’t buy something that is over polished. Or ideally, not polished at all.
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If you’re considering buying a vintage GS from Japan I strongly suggest you subscribe to the Grand Seiko Guy’s substack for a few weeks:
He breaks down auction listings each week and you’ll learn what to watch out for. There are quite a lot of frankenwatches and incorrect or fake dials out there, not to mention incorrect crowns, wrong bracelets, date change mechanisms not working, etc.
JB
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@TRA
So in my search for JLC Geophysic true second alternative I have found myself in place I never wanted to be... Searching eBay for used GS listings... There's quite a few that are intriguing, albeit mostly too small at 36mm.
Things like:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/256094508988?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=qbwbORp8SKu&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jg5XK7xoRQS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Into a rabbit hole I go...
@Sumo I dig the Sinn you suggested but if I was going Sinn it'd be a u50 or a Matte finish 104