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Thanks dood.

I think I'm a lot less bothered about the GS vs SGS branding than some people. On the modern watches I generally prefer the GS rebrand. I'm glad they did SGS on this but I still think GS would work, with "HI-BEAT 36000" and maybe the Daini logo at the bottom (that might be weird though).

The "Chronomaster" text looks like an adapted font (the "r"s don't join up fully the way they would on custom drawn type) but I couldn't tell you the name of it.

Also I think jubilees just feel looser than oyster-style bracelets, that's kind of baked into the design. But yeah. Not saying they're the best bracelets ever at the price point but they're decent and comfy, I reckon. Good enough, basically.

Looks great, congrats!

I think the thing to remember about the bracelet is it's so much improved from the old £100-150 Seiko 5s from before the rebrand a few years back. Friction-closing clasps, folded bracelet links in a lot of cases, they were genuinely quite crappy. Yes, the clasp is still stamped but overall it's so much more solid and comfortable. People moan about the price increases but they are clearly much better made.

Uncle Straps want like £70 for a jubilee with folded end links, a snap clasp, and made out of cheaper steel that smells of iron when you sweat.

Thoughts and prayers

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Lovely collection. Thanks for sharing.

And post pics when you get it, of course

Agree, I think Chrono24 is a good bet, and it's definitely a buyer's market at the moment, you should absolutely push for a good price.

Still really like those

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Yeah, a re-amper just presents a "raw" signal through a hi-Z output as though it just came out of the guitar, so the amp (or effect, or whatever) behaves the same way as if you were playing it live.

Galaxy brain designer does it by eye.

Yep, it’s a total grail for me. Hence selling a bunch of other watches and stuff to be able to get it.

Cheers 😂

I don't know how they were distributed (I only know that Watches of Switzerland didn't want to take it for some reason)… It's limited to 1200 pieces globally so I can imagine there were just never going to be many units in the UK, full stop, and so inevitably a lot of them are going to stay with the boutique.

Thanks chap. It was indeed through the boutique, as it's an LE I wanted to make sure I'd get one, and assumed there'd be no discounts anywhere on them. Apparently there were only 30 pieces going to the dealer network in the UK.

If I can ever afford a watch again after this, I'll keep you in mind as always… :)

Nice, don't see those too often.

SLGW005

Ta

It's a remake (supposedly of the 45GS but in reality it's a lot more like a 44GS) with the brand new 9SA4 hi-beat movement. First hand wound hi-beat they've made in 50+ years, "dual impulse" escapement, free sprung balance etc. I was also surprised they went as far as to use the old Seiko-first dial layout - it even has the Daini logo on.

Yes, just picked it up on Tuesday.

Bonus shot for the movement pervs

Happy Friday gang.

Cheers dude 👍