I guess I have to address this. I know my Submariner isn't a Sea Dweller.... I just wanted to add extra visuals but I was in no way trying to pretend it was a Sea Dweller. 😶

When GS releases a dive watch at 40mm, many wallets will be in trouble.

Come on GS please let's have one of these beautiful time pieces in a more reasonable size for the millions of customers with smaller wrists.

One of the best divers. Don’t let the spec or photos fool you. Though it looks huge but when you wear it, it’s not not big and wearable. It’s super comfortable to wear because of titanium.

I love that Grand Seiko and the spring drive movement, great video 😊👍.

Absolutely stunning production quality! Love your videos, and please continue to make awesome ones such as this!

This grand seiko is stunning 🤩

I just pulled the trigger on my first GS. I got lucky and found a SBGE263 GMT “Eagle” Limited Edition of 110 pieces. And it has a clasp with MICRO ADJUSTMENTS!,! 😁 I am over the moon, it’s absolutely beautiful

I’ll be picking up my SLGA001 next week & I’m so excited to own that beautiful Timepiece! Well done GRAND SEIKO 👏👏👏

Looking forward to the white birch video! Cheers for the great contents as always!

The problem is that GS has nothing that competes favorably with a submariner, wr 300m, 40-42 mm wearable daily, with a great bracelet/functional + compact clasp. I hope GS makes that one day bc id buy in a heartbeat. And make it a spring drive without a power reserve

Grand Seiko should release this in 40 or 41 mm .... that would be a HUGE SMASH HIT

Imma go to sleep early... I wish my SPB187 will turn into a SLGA001 tomorrow morning! 🤣

Really want to see GS diver + 80 hrs Hi beat + case, clasp and buckle being more solid and thinner.

Couple of issues I have with the new 5 days GS Diver. First, the position of the power reserve, it's just idiotic. The person who decided to sign that off deserves the sack. Btw, I like the power reserve of the 3 day Spring Drives. Second, 4 o' clock date windows are fine on a chronograph when space is limited, but not on a big diver with plenty of space. And don't get me started with the 4 o' clock crown position. I really want to get a GS Diver but they also screw the design up, for me at least to pull the trigger And while I agree GS finishing is amazing, I've owned a few, I would check the quality of their divers, especially the dial and indexes, because sometimes it's not up to the level of their heritage models.

One thing I’ve observed with GS spring drive is how much more efficient their self-winding is vs other brands. Maybe it’s because their movement is so much more energy efficient than that of escapement wheels that they don’t need a massive spring to get multiple days of power. The 5 days in this one takes them into territory occupied by higher end brands like Blancpain, JLC, IWC.

Great video, personally I'd put this GS against a Tudor Pelagos and an Omega Planet Ocean. Similar specs and pricing.

Excellent review, thanks

I own this watch and wear on a strap. Its light as hell. Its grown on me. Its the only GS to date with the new 2nd generation springdrive. 5 day power reserve too, i luv mine.

Good points. In addition, the 9RA5 movement is not only an excellent innovation but, beautiful as well. It's a tool watch. A diver would appreciate the clasp. For everyday use, replace it with a soft rubber. This is what l do with my GS diver and l like it a lot.

I love this video, there are no Dark scene in it. thumb up

Thank you for this review I love the watch

Perfect size case.

Is it as helium resistant? Do the seals work as well as a helium valve of the Rolex?

I was at my AD months ago and he had a Sea Dweller in the case and I tried it on. It is a really heavy watch. Too heavy. I was with my wife and she wasn’t happy about me spending well over 10 grand on a watch, so I left it in the display case. My favorite feature is the power reserve meter. I like knowing how much time is left and whether the watch needs a quick winding, so I won’t have to reset it.

Such a beautiful watch but at 46mm, it’ll turn off a lot of wrists! Make this at 40mm or even 42mm, it will devour a lot of the divers in the market.

U didn't show us the lume and price

Isn’t it 47mm? Great video and comparison. I really like the GS.

A beast on the wrist 🤩 Couldn't have said it better 👏

How did they make it so thin ?

GS clasps suck tho

The Grand Seiko SLG001 blue dial is a beautiful watch.

Beautiful

Got to love that tin metal stamped clasp, and crude diver's extension. This watch isn't in the same league as a Sea Dweller.

nice watch i do like it. not worth £10,000 here in uk cheers

I own this watch and the regular Submariner the SLGA001 is a beautiful piece and it wears smaller than stated lol

You keep talking about sea dweller but you are showing a submariner...

Lovely watch... I'm sure it's only the names on the dials that makes the Rolex more expensive (& better marketing), but objectively the Grand Seiko is on another level. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

I don’t own a Grand Seiko but would love to have one one day. I’d be more partial to a spring drive movement but I really wish they wouldn’t keep using power reserve indicators, especially on automatic movements. I just think it’s such a redundant complication and ruins the symmetry. I have seen a special edition that was a manual wind spring drive movement and the power reserve was on the case back. It was a perfect execution and I wish they would do that more going forward.

My dream watch ⌚Seiko for life 😍

Nice video and a beautiful watch‼️ and GS makes very high quality watches. I don't own one myself and I doubt that I ever will. But for anyone that don't want to spend big bucks on a Rolex but still want a really good tool watch GS is the way to go! But you can never compare them to a Rolex‼️

👍 SLGA001 is now sold out! Awesome watch

Putting your name on a waitlist is like lining up 20 blocks to ride a train that doesn't exist.

The GS here is an unmistakably beautiful watch. But it's also nearly 4mm larger and has only 600m water resistance. The Sea Dweller is a lot smaller, yet it provides more than twice the water resistance at 1220m. As far as specs go, I would say the Sea Dweller is by far the best engineered of the two. Possibly the GS has a prettier face, but it is also a limited edition, so the chances of getting one are very slim. Sorry, I don't get the comparison. Also, the Rolex you show in the video is a Submariner, not a Sea Dweller. Even at that, the Sub is a better dive watch considering it is way smaller and way thinner.

It is big man:)

Bracelets just fine and the actual accuracy is .1 seconds a day and that’s from personal experience

The Grand Seiko is nice watch, great movement but 10000 euro without the connecting screws 😓

I think you missed a big difference in the movement calibers where Rolex tried and true as it is is a century old and the seiko is far superior now with the spring drive. Also I think the seiko is actually having a stronger finish since it is not ceramic.

Specs are cool - and here the GS is clearly superior. But aesthetically, the GS is taking alot of the Rolex styling cues and takes so much inspiration from the sub/SD design. Lets not get into the Zaytona debate. If you want a seadweller, dont settle for a seadweller alternative - even though on paper it may be better. You'll end up blowing some cash, and selling it at a loss to start back at square one. The heart wants what it wants, and if the heart wants a Rolex, I wouldn't settle for a GS, even though it may be superior. My 2 cents. Great vid man.

At 42mm this could be a game changer. 46mm is too big for most wrists

The problem with GS, is the simple fact there is no lineage tying even one specific model. Just in the diver category alone, we have the Sub, SD, DS. There is no contest. I don't even think the Snowflake has merit. If that is their best offering. Seiko still has a lot of work to do IMO.

Love GS !

With the power reserve and all the text on the dial, it's too cluttered in my opinion.

Aside from advertisment and price manipulation no body can match GS spring drive snow flakes edition now..

Grand seiko movement > Rolex movement!

Anyone that’s looking for a 40.5mm diver from Seiko, take a look at the SPB143, 145, 147, and 149. It’s a 62MAS homage and pictures don’t do it justice.

I like Rolex over GS. I bought 126660 and 116613LB because I liked the design. All mechanical watches are not accurate so why people so worried over accuracy. You buy What you like.

Plp here sayin they buy the GS. but most if not all able to buy one , then...... Well no guess wat they will buy.

looks too big?

I'd take the GS just for that lovely smooth sweep alone.

Statistically, majority of Seadweller / Submariner owners can't swim. If they can and they do a bit of recreational diving from time to time, they haven't ever dived deeper than 30 metres. In fact, very few deep sea divers, dived below 100 metres without using Jim suit, or it's latest equivalent. Hence if you take that 1000+ metres laboratory tested rating off and go for diving watch, that is rated at 10 bar / 100 metres .... there are plenty of watches, from at least 20 Swiss makers, that are just as well made, yet cost quarter of the money, that Grand Seiko costs. Longines Legend Diver is just one example. If the accuracy and ant-imagnetism is of prime importance? You can't do better than Omega, when it comes to luxury diving watches.

Grand seiko all day

better does not meaning the one you want, GS is great watch brand, just not for me

The hands though..... one long arrow hand, the other like a short, stubby.... "thingy". Why can't GS use better hands?

99.99999% are desk divers. Let’s be real

This Seiko can’t beat a sea dweller... considering depth alone.

Make it 40mm, change to some normal lookinghour/minute hands, then and only then will I beg my wife to let me buy one!

Some hearts despise Rolex and what they represent,don't like their anti consumer practices and know there are far better watches for lower price.

That whole clasp is a mistake.

Grand Seiko SLGa001: Dial amazing, movement amazing, Lume amazing, Bracelet, not so much. It feels very cheaply made.

When you show a GS that cost more than a Sea-Dweller and compare it to a Sea-Dweller while showing a Submariner, I start to question the validity of what you are saying completely. The SLGA001 is a limited edition watch of 700 with a higher price tag than both Rolex Sea-Dweller and Subarminer at retail and even on the Grey Market... yet the dive rating is not as good, the movement is not as good (considering the 2020 Subs update) and the heritage is not as strong. You might win over on finishing...maybe... but that's it. Plus the straps and buckle on GS really let them down and are way way way below the quality of Rolex. You can dream, but that's all this video is.

Gorgeous...but not $11K gorgeous. 🤷‍♂️.

That looks like a cheap dive extension.

The GS is certainly not better ... BTW your comparison lacks, i would have compared the GS with the much larger 44 mm Deepsea. Anyway The Deepsea, as well as the Sea dweller are so much superior to the GS !!!! The case , the braclet, the clasp, the overall finishing. I can judge as own all three watches!

People buy Rolexes because they're Rolexes

I prefer skipping the stupid wishlist of rolex & will go for grand seiko

Ridiculously too big by 6-7mm.

Simple answer not remotely close to sd 43.

All sold out!

Easy pass

GS makes great watches but this one is definitely not better than the SD43. Oversized case, questionable bracelet and clasp, and less water resistance. Does GS have better finishing that Rolex at times? Yes. But is GS "high horology"? No and neither is Rolex. This fan boying over GS is getting ridiculous when hating on another brand has become the main selling point. Rolex is the benchmark for a reason.

Give me a the grand seiko dive watch any day over that rolex. That spring drive movement is unreal. It's only a fraction of the price. Just let that sink people for a min

Oh so when Chinese brands do it its a ripoff but when seiko does it its okay and a Homage at worst. I don't get this gatekeeping lol

Sea-Dweller beats this hands down for history, materials, and aesthetics.

Nice Rolex Homage.

First 😛

You're obviously passionate and knowledgeable, and I mean no offence, but the Rolex SeaDweller eclipses this GS in every shape, function and form. You are also showing a Submariner in the comparison, unsure if this is an oversight or just confusion, but makes for a bizarre review. Comparing paper specs of a watch to holding one in the hand is equally fruitless; the only thing this beats the SD in is current attainability to the general public. In arguing against the large depth resistance of the SD (your main point) you also emphasise the pointlessness of the GS diver also. There is a reason all deep sea commercial and compression divers aquire the SeaDweller. This is not to knock you, but when you are able to hold both in the hand, the gulf in quality is obvious. Love GS, especially the one with the snowflake dial, which will be my next purchase, I'd advise to seek that for its versatility over this one. The Omega Planet Ocean has this GS beaten hands down for aesthetics, versatility and equally as attainable. Good luck with your collecting / reviewing journey and enjoy the ones you wear in good health

GS sweeps too robotic. Design not attractive either.

Sorry man that watch is not a good looking seiko....

You know, those Seiko quarz watches which you praise so much ( yes, why? yes) are quite nice but way overpriced and absolutely no match for the real thing. How dare you to name them both in one breath?