Seamaster 300 black and White birch is indeed a killer combo, congrats, a refined watch enthusiast collection Mr Williams!

GS really seem to be on a roll these days, gorgeous watch & a lot more interesting than a traditional seen it all before Swiss equivalent..

About 49+yrs ago I purchased a Grand Seiko 5645-8000 linen dial, hi-beat movement when I was in Japan . It came on braclet and was one of the most beautiful watches I had seen . If memory serves, I bought that watch in 1972 . It's still in immaculate condition and I recently sent it to Japan for service. It's back and just as beautiful and accurate as ever . In my opinion, one of the most beautiful watches GS has made . Great video Bruce . Thanx

Bought this beauty just yesterday.. still on a buyers' high.. It is 'dressed' like the Swiss movements, with the polished screws, beveling and striping on the bridges. Just gorgeous, the dail, blued secondshand, markers and the finish on the bracelet. The full package is just stunning.

Your dad has great taste. I have a Grand Seiko in my future! Really like it. As for the text on the dial, I do like it. It actually adds some balance to the look to have something down there rather than an expanse of white birches!! Excellent review..

I think this White Birch has the potential to be like iconic pieces from Grand Seiko like the Snowflake

Pure class. I was lucky enough to see/hold one in the metal at my local AD a few weeks ago. It is absolutely stunning in person, and in my humble opinion, worth every single penny. A grail watch for your’s truly. Good on you, Bruce Sr. Wear it in good health.

I think your dad is way ahead of the curve in regards to picking the 'best' watches. What a pair of watches. Should be a lot of pride in that family of yours, both you and your Father are exemplary in my opinion. Great video. Going to cost me lots of money. Wasn't long after the black Omega SMP that I bought mine. Oh well, GS AD here I come!

The dial “Advertising” verbiage does not in any way bother me. Green Hulk has SIX lines (7 lines if you include “Swiss Made”) so to me it is a non-issue. Also, BW SR, I am jealous of your truly stunning GS! Well done sir, well done.

I love that watch, the dial, the movement...everything about it! Congratulations to your Dad.

It's nice to share the same hobby with your dad 👍 btw, great choice sir!

Bruce, your father has taste, class and style to buy this beauty! I wish him all the enjoyment he get out of it! Best wishes, Bart

Purchased this watch yesterday. I have never been so excited about handing someone my atm who had the intention of charging it for 9k

Very nice watch, not overly done, just perfect. Congrats 👏 to your Dad. Thanks for sharing.

This dial is mesmerizing! Love it.

Excellent timepieces, BW Sr. You're a man of style and substance!

Wow that’s an amazing looking watch!! Congrats Mr Bruce Williams SR

Congratulations Mr. Bruce Williams Sr. on your new Grand Seiko, it is absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy in good health. Bruce, your review is fantastic. Awesome channel, thank you for your wonderful work.

congrats to your dad - amazing pick up!!

Great piece and a very thorough review. One of the reasons for the 80 hour power reserve is the development by Grand Seiko of a brand new escapement. Not only is the new movement thinner and much more well laid out than previous GS high beat models, but this movement utilizes a dual impulse escapement that debuted in the SLGH003. This escapement is more efficient than a swiss lever, which I imagine helps the watch toward its longer power reserve. I didn't hear you mention the new escapement when you were discussing the movement, so I thought I would throw this comment up. Cheers!

Congrats Bruce Sr. The piece looks amazing.

Um this is outstanding. The decoration on that movement is lovely.

This is my new grail watch - it is simply stunning. Big congrats to Bruce senior, I think you made an excellent choice indeed!

Stunning!

Congrats to your Dad on the purchase

Wow! Your dad has great taste Bruce. This is such a beautiful watch 😊👍

Lovely watch. Congratulations to you dad! Great choice! 👏👏👏🤜🤛

awesome choice. congrats, sir!

The attention to detail does not disappoint, such a beautiful model.

Just bought my first Grand Seiko. I know your dad will love his watch!

I own four Grand Seiko Spring Drive watches - 015, 025, 275, and 285 - and I appreciate greatly their accuracy and beauty. I do not believe I will ever go back to fully mechanical watches.

Thanks for such a great review -- love your content. Just subscribed!

Thanks Bruce. Gorgeous watch, worth the price, agree with your enhancements.

Congratulations to your father's choice. It's a great piece that adds to GS line up of icons across the watch technology spectrum from pure quartz, spring drive, and mechanical. The innovations in this piece's movement and the execution are a wonder to behold. I'm with you on the text above the six o'clock - it's superfluous, and I might add that the GS logo alone should be enough.

About to purchase myself too and also have a daily Omega SM300. Nice review thank you. That white birch is quite mesmerising.

Congratulations on your new GS Mr. Williams Sr. you have great taste

Well done Mr.B.W. Senior.Two lovely watches.Enjoy.Another excellent review from 'junior' !

This is not only a technologic marvel but also a work of art.

Excellent review. Thank you.

Way to go Dad! One of the honest watches on the market!

You choose wise sir ,enjoy it,I hope some day to own this buety

That movement is visually and technically stunning! Hope the watch has been treating your father well Bruce.

Beautiful piece.

Great Watch perhaps the most beautiful non limited. More iconic, however, is the slgh003 because it is quite limited and was the first SS with 9sA. It also commemorates 60 years of GS. This movement ticks all the boxes for me

Great watch choice, Bruce Senior! I am envious. --Michael

Glad to see a new bracelet from GS.

Excellent purchase Mr Bruce Williams Sr!👍🏻

Fantastic review

very nice watch. Congrats to your pops!

Best looking and finished GS movement to date.

Stunning ❤️

Wow, what a two watch collection. Superb.

Great review - very even handed and fair. I think you're spot on about superfluous text on watch faces - text jumps you out of the composition and degrades it. However it shows how beautiful this watch is that that effect is minimal. Kudos for GS to be able to keep pushing with true innovation in what is becoming a crowded market sector.

Great vid Bruce,lovely watch! ..and great choice Bruce Snr! Think you chose the best looking GS😎👌

My new favourite watch. Literally a jewel!

The first time I saw this piece I had to have it! The dial and movement make it amazing!

Excellent discerning choice BW Sr.!

A very considered and professional review. I own this watch and adore the dial, and like the hour markers and hands. I appreciate the clever movement. I like this watch so much that I sold a few months old Datejust 41 silver dial with fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet retrospectively to cover the purchase price. Which was about the same as that Rolex was new. Because this GS is a more beautiful watch. As another point of respect, the movement is more sophisticated than that in the Rolex. I do wish that the White Birch had a more tapered bracelet. I am happy with the text on the dial. Like GS, I’m proud of the achievements in the movement. A superlative timepiece.

Congratulations Bruce Senior. Good buy and wear in good health. With this type of movement, it makes one wonder how much it will costs if it’s on AP, Patek or VC.

That dial is insane! :o It has to be the best looking dial i've ever seen.

Most watches, and those beautiful Grand Seikos especially should get rid of the date window asap. The dial is the main selling point and they're ruining it with this hideous window that honestly no one needs anymore.

I like the description of the video.

Great choice!!!!

such an eye candy. Not many watches could be justified at this price, this one could I would say. The movement alone is stunning.. The dial, all those polishing edges and all.. So much work went into this watch. Lovely. Also, completely agree about the text on the face. I also think there is too much text on the movement as well.

I have a similar collection to your dad, white dial smp 300 and a GS skyflake, very happy with both watches

Nice video, Bruce! Congrats to your Dad for the purchase, the watch looks indeed beautiful and I could imagine buying one myself. However the complete absence of lume makes it a sadly No Go for me, as I need that feature to read the time when I wake up at night.

MR Williams sr obviously has impeccable taste! What a one two. The omega being the jab and the GS is the knock out. Congrats on your purchase.

Congrats... Sr.

I think this is the most iconic grand Seiko ever made and it is already a legend to me.

Mr. Williams senior has an amazing taste. I wish him a lot of fun with his new beautiful watch. I totally agree with you on the text dial. It is in some cases too much. Love your review on this watch. 👍👍😊

It's time to replace my speedmaster. I had my mind set on the spring drive, titanium snowflake but now leaning towards the white birch. The Zaratsu polished finish is simply stunning. The down side, there's a 3 month wait for the GS white birch!! ARGG!

I think I have to agree on that beautiful dial " Hi beat 36000 and 80 Hours" text is a little draw back, but I could live with it 😊

Beautiful intro man! I’ll glide right past purchasing this watch but it made for a great vid!

One comment from a Graphic Designers perspective regarding text or no text on the dial. In Graphic Design we talk about the Design Grid. E.g if something is placed top left, something should be placed bottom right in a layout etc to achieve a balance. If you remove the bottom text , it becomes an inbalance of the layout and less harmonious. So its not only a matter of wheather or not the words are obsolete, its the fact that some text needs to be placed there to get a balance with the top text.

I've held this watch in Bern and it's stunning, but I share your view on the superfluous dial litterature. I'd love to see this movement in an integrated bracelet type case. Cheers from Switzerland for the nice channel !

Well having now tried one on I’ve completely changed my mind about this watch. It is stunning, just stunning. A bit pricey for me, but that dial, a new movement, the hype, got to be worth the price.

I tried it on today in Kyoto and it was absolutely stunning. I had always thought I'd buy the Snowflake but now this is has overtaken it on my wishlist!

BW Sr. has great taste! Incredible two watch combo!

It's a pretty big deal 36000 at 80 hrs that's why it's on the dial pride of place.

Incredible. They removed the stamp on the back. Beautiful.

This is one of the best watches I have ever seen!

Beautiful watch

This is likely the GS I would buy!

that movement reminds me of patek. its unbelievable for a grand seiko to have a movement just as beautiful as a patek.

Great video Bruce. I’ve got to say, it’s beautiful and congratulations to your father! However... not convinced that I’d spend that kind of money on a GS. I’d be really interested to see a comparison with the Omega Aqua Terra. You did say that the model you reviewed was nearly perfect... 😉

That's an awesome watch. The text doesn't bother me at all. The movement is just wow. I'd take this over a rolex any day, every day. Your dad has great taste.

Completely agree with your views. Text on the dial is superfluous, especially given where Grand Seiko is as a brand.

Micro adjusts would increase the size of the clasp and rigidity. Omega constellation is fine and elegant without micro adjust, although there are half links. Within GS the 3/4 links means there is 1/4 adjustment if you replace a full link with a 3/4 link. Sounds fine by me...two 3/4 links when replacing two full links is 1/2 link! This GS is obviously worth the price hike!

Superb macros. Stunning watch, much prefer the hi-beat automatics to the spring drive myself. Maybe GS best dial so far- although I really am not a fan of 3 o'clock dates. Awesome watch. Congratulations to Bruce Snr, impeccable taste Sir. Cheers Jr 👍🏻👍🏻

I purchased my Snowflake recently. Wish I would have known that this baby was coming!

Why couldn’t they have given that bracelet a taper to say 16-17mm this would be perfect! With that said, one hell of a watch!

Hi Bruce, in German we would say: this is a hammer 😃 This watch is just amazing, the dial is beautiful and I also guess that the thinner case is an improvement. And still GS flies under the radar what is an advantage from my perspective. What do I think overall? Would like to have this timepiece. BR Uwe

Great reiew! I have to tell you, it is worth the money, amazing craftsmanship, artistry and technology incorporated in this piece. It doesnt bother me at all that announces the 80 h PR and the 5 herts info, for you could be irrelevant because of your knoweledge in watches, but for new enthusiasts it is a good piece of information that allows them to see the watch in a new dimension. The dial is just stunning and the fact that its idea came from the trees around the lab makes it more interesting. the polishing is bold and works so well. honestly I am just discovering Grand Seiko. I am impressed. Thanks for your reviews, you are great

That watch is sublime! And I mean stem to stern!

Yes i agree a micro adjustment system on the strap would be great,i have a snow flake and that could do with an adjuster.

That is amazing

Congrats Bruce, your dad has bought a watch that would be handed to you, and you to your son. 😊

Great watch BW Sr.!!!

I like it more after this video. Good bracelet and thinner case, on top of that dial. Very nice!

Congrats to your Dad! What a beauty. I’m wondering if they had polished the partially hidden front edge of the mid links (like the Royal Oak bracelet ) whether it would look even better? It’s worth the money, certainly for the quality but as long as (like you suggest) they hold their value better in the future.