Would love to see you and Teddy Baldassare go head to head in one of those "building a collection" videos

I own 3 Grand Seiko watches. Interesting conversations are always had when someone asks me about them, whether they know the brand or not... Much more interesting than typical Rolex conversations. But if GS really wanted to disconnect from the Seiko association on the surface, I would suggest they put all of their GS models under the Credor name, or even combine the names--ie: GS Credor instead of GS Grand Seiko. If they did that, maybe even all of the previous GS Grand Seiko models would increase in value a bit since they'd never be made with that logo again.

Grand Seiko is class 👌🏻 spring drive is mesmerising

As I am now a proud owner of both the green and the pink dialed watches from the Grand Seiko 2019 Four Seasons Collection, I find myself impatient with other (relatively) affordable luxury brands. I do think that Omega is a partial exception--but that is because of its movements. GS trains you to expect extremely well conceived and perfectly executed watches. I enjoy wearing these pieces of art and engineering. You never know what Easter egg will show up when wearing. It's weird.

I agree and love Grand Seiko. I believe the people who actually know like you and myself will just get to enjoy more out of the watch world then most it’s that’s not always a bad thing. It’s nicer IMO that not everyone knows and wears a Grand Seiko which just makes it more unique imo.

Actually EBAY sends the watch to Stoll and they are authenticated there before being shipped from Dayton to the customer with a authenticity guarantee

Congrats on the sector dial, that's definitely one of my favorite Patek Phillipes.

I still have to try on some watch brands to get the size right. I recently tried on my first Panerai at a boutique and the 40mm was way to small on my 6.75 in wrist. The crown guard causes the 40mm dial to be much smaller than I expected. The 43mm fit me like most 40mm watches do.

I used to feel the same way about GS. But now I’ve moved a GS further up my future purchases list than my first Rolex. GS fandom is a sure sign of a true watch aficionado.

Cheers Fed. Th reason I wanted to know about the Tudor BB GMTwas because even used here in the UK they are sometimes selling above list which is a bit disturbing. However I’ll keep my eyes out as not in a hurry. Keep up the good work

Hey Fed! Love your channel and content. I like your new watch too. I have the same 5296G and was wondering other than the strap company of your friend, would you recommend any other straps for that 5296g as I do not want to wear out the blue alligator leather of mine. Hope you had a great thanksgiving and happy holidays ahead!

Gorgeous Patek & great strap combo!

Your H. Moser is incredible. I had instant watch lust when that came on the screen.

Hello Fed, Grand Seiko, Glaschutte Original or Blancpain? I have 2 Rolex, 1 GS, 1 Cartier. Looking for fifth watch for collection.

Clear, concise and rich. Great content, as always

I don’t own a GS but have seen and worn one. They are very nicely done, and the sweep of that spring drive second hand - I could have stared at it for hours. However, the comments point out the issue. Seiko has failed to brand-differentiate GS from Seiko. First with the name, and currently by featuring GS elements in lesser Seiko-branded watches. People willingly pay a premium for a Lexus over its platform-cousin Toyota, knowing their common DNA, because the brands are sufficiently differentiated. It’s unfortunate - the problem here in my opinion is not watchmaking, it’s marketing.

Congrats for the Patek

Excellent point re: grand seiko branding. I would make two points: 1. Time. (Pardon the pun) GS has made huge strides in the past 5 years re their rep outside Japan. Let’s check back in ten more… 2. GS is an old brand with outstanding horological history in the sixties. This certainly is being incorporated into the current brand narrative. A brand new name would possibly struggle. (And taking Credor down market was a non-starter I’m assuming) I really enjoy the channel btw.

More great content Fed. I like that you admit when you were wrong (GS) in the past. You know what you are talking about, but you are a humble man.

I always like your short videos. My little dose of truth from you.

Every time I see you you just keep shrinking. Amazing work!

That Patek 5296 is gorgeous

Out of all the watch channels i find your the best your love of the watch world is wonderful. Keep up the love Freddy

Congrats on your new PP

Conversely, some of my favorite watches are ones that I would never have bought if I hadn't happened to try them on. Before, they were nice watches among a sea of nice watches, not ones I was chasing based on photos. But they are magic on my wrist. Either way, the moral of the story is to try on as many watches as possible.

Fed killing it again 👏

Agreed. GS should have given a new name to its brand and a new identity. Luxury brand absolutely!

grand seiko refused to service my grand seiko saying they only guarantee parts availability for 30 years, now I have a paperweight. All i got was a "sorry you're out of luck" letter People dont take them seriously because they expect a watch to last more than 30 years

Fed - congrats on the Patek! Beautiful watch.

Looking good Fed!

Well done sir!

Love the videos

the moser aventurine, good god man. what an insane piece. grail for sure

I think the aim is for GS to raise perception of quality in Seiko, rather than Seiko pull down perception of GS. Seiko’s recent price increases would attest to this, to raise the floor across the whole company.

Good point re brand perception of Grand Seiko. How much would you be prepared to pay for a "Casio Deluxe"? Casio, if you're reading this, you can have that one for free.

With regard to trying on verses ordering online I’m in limbo because of this. I want an Omega Seamaster Diver 300M but o have small wrists so do I go with the 36 which has odd proportions to me, an older 41 or a new 42. No real options to try on locally so I sit in limbo, unable to pull the trigger on the watch I’ve saved for for years.

I think Grand Seiko might do well to keep certain movement out of the Seiko line. Why buy a Grand Seiko with spring drive when you can buy a Seiko with the same movement at a slightly lower price?

Grand Seiko/Seiko did this to themself…not only by keeping the name Seiko in the Grand Seiko line, but also by muddying the waters by putting its Grand Seiko movements and polishing technique on Seikos!

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Absolutely love the new Patek Fed!

If I hadn't blown 6 months of my watch budget on watches from a certain FL seller, would get the AP you mentioned.

The Jules Audemars isn't on Delray Watch anymore 😭

Grand Seiko is solid. I have the Superman. Wish the bracelet was as good as Rolex, but it’s not there yet.

I too was a GS hater because of the Seiko name even though I like Seiko watches. They should just change their name to Grand Suwa or just Daini if they want to disassociate but keep the heritage.

Well, in Grand Seiko's defence, at least they made more of an effort than Citizen with their equivalent high-end models. 'The Citizen'. Good work lads /facepalm/. Doesn't stop me wanting one of the 40mm ultra HAQ titanium Washi dial models though

Have to say I don’t know why Seiko don’t just start bringing GS under Credor. Seems like an easy option to me, especially when Credor are held in high esteem by us watch nerds. Sure they have their reasons though.

It’s interesting to watch how people’s opinions “change” when they transition from watch enthusiasts to watch flippers 🙃

chrono24 black bay prices are almost the same as retail

GS is my favorite brand and I am a big Seiko fanboy as well but I also have to admit that GS would have been perceived much better if they ditched the "Seiko" from the brand name. But in the other hand....HOW? Seiko is such a big name and a brand that changed the watch industry once :D

You know I'd offer a counterpoint about the name Grand Seiko. One of their many amazing qualities is the value, and part of how they can offer that is the depth of resources that Seiko brings. Then they've leveraged that and produced off the charts high quality craftsmanship for the price-points, hence, "Grand Seiko". As if to say, "this is what we're truly capable of, Seiko can hand you your a**". So I actually like it. And show me a swiss brand that has their *breadth* of quality in-house movements: an HAQ and a constant force tourbillion under the same roof, hi-beats, spring drive, so much more...all they're missing to be in trinity territory is more traditional high complications like perpetual calendars, minute repeaters, flyback chronos, etc., and next level movement decoration though what they currently offer is again way beyond what could be expected at their price points.

Changing a well-known, iconic (Seiko) brand’s name in the hopes of somehow altering mass perception rarely works. Alphabet may now list as a Wall Street holding company but it’s still Google. And Meta will always be FakeBook, the behemoth that stole and sold anyone’s data who was engaged with their platform. Anyone know Altria? Yeah, Philip Morris of cigarette fame. I see nothing wrong with Grand Seiko. The watches are gorgeous and I’d be proud to own one. It’s a grand name.

Hi Fed

I actually think they did this on purpose. Reason being is that seiko itself is beginning to push out of “affordable” (relative) watches. Orient has taken its place in terms of cheap quality time pieces

I tried on the Omega ultra deep on the rubber band a few weeks ago and it’s big but very wearable and looks even better in the flesh. Unlike the total dog’s dinner Rolex has just released. I can only assume it’s called the challenge because it’s going to be a challenge to wear the awful thing.

Sweet watch

So true, what you say about grand seiko, it‘s psychologie thing

The biggest challenge for me with GS is that they implement too much of their low end Seiko design elements into their high end GS watches. They certainly are much better finished, have much better dial finishes and movements, but they need to come up with their own design language imo.

Hey @federicotalkswatches I was wondering if there's another way to ask you questions other than on IG..Because I've been constantly waiting to see your story or post where you allow for questions but its been like 6 months I've been following you but I've never once seen it (& I'm on IG a lot)...Thanks!

I thought the Ultra Deep would be just too much watch, until I saw it in the flesh and tried it on. The Titanium model is too big, lug to lug and the NATO does it no favours. The Steel however wears very nicely. Indeed better than some smaller watches I’ve tried. Of course you have to be fit to wear it. It ain’t light on the bracelet.

I like the name Grand Seiko. It seems a bit Japanese and wonderfully odd, and I like that! Great watches too

I disagree with the GS name change but each to their own.

Thought you where a monk for a sec 😅😂

I don’t care that GS has Seiko in the name. Then again I also love Seiko…and I’m also the kind of person to buy a $90k Toyota aka the Land Cruiser. Buy for what something is, not the hype.

SBGW231 is so boring looking imho. Watch as a whole is great, but the beige dial puts me to sleep. I would look at the SBGW285 (green dial) SBGW283 (blue dial) or SBGW267 (silver dial) instead.

Team Grand Seiko 🙌🏼

I drive a Grand Toyota.

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Just give me a Casio and I’ll be on my way 😂

I get the respect given to Grand Seiko finishing-wise and engineering-wise - however, I agree with NL that their style/visual design just isn't "there" - visually they fall short (imho)

people are completely wrong about grand seiko: those watches are awful (one fell apart on me while i was wearing it), meanwhile some people think those pieces of trash are actually good watches; don't ask me why.

I disagree with you on buying Tudor black bay GMT as the price difference between the brand new and used one is not so big as compared to watches like Zenith, or even Omega where you can save from 50 to 30 percent from the brand new ones which is not the case in Tudor especially black bay GMT

I wonder if it would be enough if Grand Seiko just got rid of the words "Grand Seiko" and just kept the "GS" instead?

I used to like grand seiko but eventually I got bored out of it. To give everyone a perspective, rolex is apple. Other brands are android. I don't know if it helps, would be interesting to hear other perspectives.

I have never seen an unhappy GS owner... The rest? We literally do not care.

Hmm. First I like it😊

Fed, I'm getting phishing/spam replies. Please do something about this

GS are very well made but lack spezzatura. Nobody is denying the engineering that went into it ,but watches are emotional things. Some other brands are perfectly imperfect... that's spezzatura.

For me the "Grand" vs "Sieko" is not the issue. Great workmanship. Without a doubt but a little soulless. A Ferrari gets your heart pumping. Toyota...not so much.

The only issue I have with Grand Seiko is that they only make 2 or 3 watches with about 300 different dials. Now that I think of it, they don't even have that many dials. They have maybe 4 or 5 different dials that they occasionally change the color of and then call it new. They need to be more creative. The dials are great, but, other than that, all of their watches look the same.

AP makes roughly 60,000 watches a year. Patek makes roughly 60,000 watches a year. Grand Seiko makes roughly 35,000 watches a year. On the other hand: Omega makes roughly 500,000/yr - Rolex makes roughly 1,000,000/yr and Longines makes roughly 1,400,000/yr. So, take your pick between hand-made quality and mass-produced quantity.

To me it's not so much rhe the name..the name is actually a plus for them as it's reverse snobbery in a way for some buyers. What I keep seeing is they're missing the Forest for the Tree. Too much details but overall as a whole package, up close the watches lack appeal. It's like an oyster with an Omega bracelet for many of their staples. The chronos on the other hand have humongous pushers. Look like japanese 80s robot series in the Asian markets. Tried many times to love them but everytime I try them on they do not have that appeal. Sorry different folks, different strokes. Best regards

You’re not a believer in buying new watches (often the best or only way to ensure authenticity)… but then you say we shouldn’t buy from watch auctions…?

Grand Seiko is garbage because of Spring Drive…if they only focus on automatic or manual timepieces then their brand prestige will increase. Who would pay for Spring Drive with an IC inside the movement?

There are only two countries from which I will buy watches. Russia and Switzerland. I won't even consider anyone else and that includes Germany.