Thanks for showing your 44GS case on leather strap. It looks great and we don't get many looks at them off the bracelet. Cheers.

For some reason I absolutely love the hour hand on this, it's like a cathedral hand on steroids! It's great that GS used titanium on this especially given the bigger proportions as a diver. Great video as always bro!

First time on the channel; really appreciated your review. Sweet GMT, too.👍🏼

Hi EW, thanks for the quick review ! I haven't worn a titanium watch, but I hear they're incredibly light and with a diver of this size it must be a welcome change. I have an older 44mm Hamilton chronograph and on it's original bracelet and it's a BEAST ! So I usually wear it on a alligator strap. I too don't mind a bigger watch, ( and especially one that looks like this one . ) Thanks for sharing, stay well ❤

Wow, I like your pro tip on how to quickly identify if it's a titanium model! Golden GS logo. Also I liked your "crude" explanation of Spring Drive. Well said and keep it up 👍❤️

The sparkle on markers are mesmerising, with the pitched black background. The brush finish on the hands are so distinct and even. You can see the lines clearly. I wear mine on a Hirsh rubber strap. Makes the watch looks way nicer. I think the spring drive is a marvel. I have 5. I have the Peacock with 45gs case like yours. I have the sbgh047 with the iwate dial exactly like yours. Love the dials, hands and markers!

As a GS owner I found the video informative, interesting and well paced. Well done!

Good review, like the honesty about the comfort of the bracelet

You hit the nail on the head about the date placement.

I've found that flipping the clasp around, so that it is upside down, helps with the balance and comfort on the wrist. I have a similarly sized 16 to 16.5cm wrist. All the best! Just found your chanel and subbed! Looking forward to viewing your other reviews!

Love this GS model. I wish they would do more Spring Drive divers. Thanks for the review :)

Hi EB, GREAT REVIEW! Especially when you talk about the bezel and turn it for us to hear. Most people are talking while they are turning the bezel and we can't hear anything. So by you not talking during that function check is very appreciated! I am debating between the titanium model vs. SS model. What I really like is the gold GS logo. It accents well against the black dial and is unique. I have a titanium watch in my collection, and it feels ultra light, almost "cheap" like. That's the only reason I have not pulled the trigger on titanium yet.

Great review for a great watch ! Well done EW, to only for an excellent pick but also for presenting it. I bought my second GS, and I have you to blame ! After watching this review I might sell the high beat. This model, despite that it's not a 36k beats is far more refined. The high beat, it's lugs are nearly identical to the Samurai which is under $600....and to be honest I don't like. I bought the watch without paying much attention and was a bit off as soon as I unboxed it, that was last night... The bright side, it's a truly upgraded Seiko from all aspects, and bracelet/clasp (you remember my views) are great and you really get what you're paying for. Merry Xmas EW, to you and all your loved ones:)

Good review and presentation! Thanks!!

Beautiful piece. Love it. Great Video 👍

Great review and thanks also for showing it on different straps 👍

First time watching your channel. Like your calm delivery. Excellent video and sound! Just subbed. Love Seiko but the bracelet doesn’t surprise me. I always toss it in a drawer and go aftermarket.

That’s just a beauty, 2 awesome GS in the video 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I happened to be wearing an SBGA229, the stainless steel iteration of this diver, when I watched your video. When I first received this watch from the GS AD on approval, I initially returned it because I thought it was too thick and I had reservations about the GS stamped clasp in contrast to the milled clasp on my Rolex Yacht Master. Boy was I wrong. This watch is my favorite diver for everyday wear over a Ploprof 1200M and a Panerai. I have a bigger wrist so I did not have your fitting problem. The construction and finishing are superb. The extra weight of the stainless steel version is unnoticeable. The bracelet is very well made and comfortable but I have also worn the watch satisfactorily on a black and gray striped NATO and a black natural rubber Hirsch Urbane band. The clasp is secure and is a nonissue for me. The spring drive movement and the sweep of the seconds hand are a joy. I find it hard to take off this watch.

Good review, appreciate the heads up on the bracelet. Although that wouldn't be a deal killer for me. I tend to take the bracelet off immediately and store it (so it's unused when time, if ever, for resale) and swap in complimentary nato straps. I'm thinking a black, gold, and grey bond would look excellent........

Spring drive no turning back great movement. Plus great video

¡Buena reseña hermano!(great review brother!)

Nicely done. Nothing but passion here, straight -no chaser.

Nice review, appreciate the different angles and showing it’s wearability. I tried GS and my problem is that I don’t like big watches, and that’s all they seemingly produce, even their dress pieces look gargantuan at 39mm, it’s just the way they design their cases. All their sport watches are 44mm and UP, that’s wild. I’d like to get a spring drive, sports watch at some point when they go to 42 or under. In the meantime I have a Pelagos as my next potential purchase.

I only have two watches that I actually use the original factory bracelet with so for me bracelets don't matter because I always end up using something else. Nice review.

Good review! Greetings from Bogotá.

Very detailed review. I'm about to pick this watch up online on a trade and this review was extremely helpful in feeling confident about it. Cheers! Also, what strap pairings do you like for this watch?

I’m really disappointed at the quality of the bracelet. But for me, that bezel more than makes up for its shortcomings. Great review sir. Well said!

Looks great on that black strap!

Great review

What a great review. I love this watch but feel it needs to be smaller. I am hoping for a 40mm version as well.

Great Review for a Great Watch

Hi, nice review. What size is your wrist again?

hi, great review! thank you! how big is your wrist? how much in cm/mm or inch remain on bracelet on 6 o'clock side between lug and the clasp? meaning those 4 full links and the half connection link? thank you, appreciated!

Bah!! You have a GS ... Nice...the second hand smoothness is almost hypnotic ;-) I would like a smoewhat 'military' GS, as I'm not at all fond of 'Divers', but would like the quality of the GS in a 'practical' Titanium 'Flieger-ish' style... I have a superb Japan-only Citizen Titanium, 10 seconds per year calibre, perpetual calendar (which needs a full page of instructions to set, but covers leap years until 2400, I think :-) ); I love Titan to wear, but I seldom want to wear a 'dress' watch that is unreadable in low light, no lume, but want something a bit more subtle than a diver ;-) Thx for letting us see this GS.

Have you reviewed the SBGJ201? I think I'm in love.

Amazing diver!

Hey I love these watch but in the hi beat stainless or just stainless spring drive .. I’m wearing my 41mm blusey Rolex but this might have to be a second daily watch as I’ve been pounding my two tone Rolex at work i do construction. How is the resale on these I mean I can’t find many or any pre owner ate people just keeping these forever I imagine . My question is do I just pay the 6k or the 7300 for hi beat . And not worry about it ? And who did u use for ad. Thanks love ur video

Do a review of that nomos cordovan strap please

Did you try to swap both sides of the bracelet? I’m seeing mine and is totally doable. Enjoy it is a great timepiece.

so beautiful

Nice review! What is your wrist size, and what do you think the minimum wrist size would need to be to avoid the issue you have with the clasp/bracelet adjustment?

Looks great on the nato. What is your wrist size?

give you power to success like!

The epitome of electromechanical technology. Only the Japanese with Seiko as their pilot could achieve such an astonishing technology. My dream watch for sure... coming from a Rolex man.

I have a small wrist too and it’s a pity to hear that the bracelet didn’t quite work for you. Just curious, what’s your wrist size?

Hi, would you mind doing a comparison with the Seiko Prospex LX SNR029J if you can get one? I'd really would like to understand how far it is (if at all) from the GS quality standards...

Beautiful time piece! Please could you tell me your wrist size as I'm curious to know if I can pull this one off.

I need to get one soon

Do you think the MM300 looks smaller than this model? Similar dimensions on paper right?

If you leave this watch on a shelf or in a drawer for a year does the spring drive mechanism suffer, more say than a normal automatic?

Hi wannabe, great watch but that's kinda obvious about GS watches. But the real deal is the one on your wrist. That's a beauty. Have you heard about the King Seiko reissue?

Great review. Such a shame about the bracelet

The issue your wrist size not the watch…. GS fits like a glove if you move the links around properly but your wrist is tiny

What size wrist do you have?

That's a beautiful watch. Unfortunate about the bracelet though.

I was really close to buying this watch in steel version but my other option won. Rolex Airking.

cool movement but still not as rugged as something that is fully mechanized

Is the movement antimagnetic?

I don’t think the clasp criticism is fair I have this watch and a prospex LX with pretty much the same clasp and it’s fantastic. I have a 7.5 inch wrist and it fits more comfortable than my Rolex submariner. Please consider not everyone has very small wrists and your discomfort would be in the minority. Grand Seiko wouldn’t expect a guy with a 6 inch wrist buys a 44mm dive watch…..

It's a good watch, but in my opinion the Prospex LX diver beats it in many ways.

SLGA001 is even bigger, 47 mm. its got the updated version of the Springdrive movement 9RA5 www.grand-seiko.com/global-en/collections/slga001g However, I would like to know if with the new generation Springdrive it means the crown need to be placed at 4 o'clock position as in SLGA001. That wouldnt look good on non diver watches in which they may put this new generation Springdrive in, remains to be seen

I'm sure Grand Seiko takes a lot of pride in being so vertically integrated and manufacturing a large majority of the parts that go into their watch, but they need to outsource their bracelets. GS clasps are either way too minimal so you don't have fine adjustment, or they're monstrously large, making them uncomfortable. In addition, GS has by far the worst on the fly adjustment mechanism. Unless you never use it, you'll have unsightly racheting marks exposed on your wrist. It's very industrial and I can appreciate that, but this is a luxury watch more so than it is a tool, and so it is unacceptable in my opinion. How GS makes industry leading dials, hands, and cases yet absolutely bungles their bracelets, I have no idea. On a more positive note, this video was about the diver, but I couldn't keep my eyes off your SBGJ201 when it was in the video. The 203 is the closest thing I have to a grail watch. I hope I can own it one day!

Who would ever use that fugly diver's extension while on the wrist? While diving, yes. That clasp is horrible. Looks like an enormous wart.

Beautiful watch, but you‘re right. It’s way too big for you

GS divers are way too big and too thick for any wrist smaller than 7.5"

That watch is way too big for you 😂

It‘s a shame how little attention GS spends on their clasp design, really not up to par with the watches themselves, especially when it comes to this frankly hideous dive clasp

This watch makes you look like you have 5" wrist. Way too BIG.