The Grand Seiko Mistflake is Cheaper AND Better than a Rolex

The Grand Seiko Mistflake is cheaper and better than a Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in titanium. A lot cheaper and a lot better, in fact.

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[fishheadbreakroom]

I really wanted one of these but no one would tell me "its a solid investment" or "it'll always go up in value". I have a burberry hat and i need a rolex so I can look like the waiter, the car sales guy, or the hairdresser. I bet they'd sell one of these GS watches to just anyone without a waiting list. ok sarcasm off its a magnificent watch and I could not love it more.

[mondrayuk]

The way that GS are going, Rolex cannot come anywhere close. So much to GS that it takes time with research to know what they are all about. It took me at least two years before I got a Spring Drive as initially I was not able to grasp what they have been doing. Now I know, my SLGA009 White Birch is the watch that has set the bar for others to beat.

[valter_vava]

Substantially more elegant and refined than the Rolex. Which is a recurring theme in the Rolex vs Grand Seiko debate.

[michaelbishop]

I bought a GS recently as I had an epiphany. Seiko is completely justified in creating quartz luxury watch by whatever means they have and rightly claim it as part of its heritage and that claim is superior to any other watch maker. Grand Seiko is great branding to stake out that ground.

[stevemoreno]

I just bought a SBGE253 Spring Drive GMT. Love it.

[jonathanphillips]

I've owned this watch for 3 weeks now and I absolutely love it. It's robust yet elegant, it's a sports watch but so refined. It drips detail from the dial to the polish.

And (ok, hate away), it's not a Rolex which when worn screams "Won't you ask me about my watch?"

[alvinmick]

Grand Seiko is really making beautiful watches. Thank you for the excellent video! Well done 🥃

[finickybits]

I went with SBGE205 for my GMT Spring Drive.

To appease the titanium itch, I grabbed a Casio Oceanus OCW-S5000AP-2AJF, the JDM Indigo Manta. Damned thing is smarter than my phone 😅

[heathwasson]

I'm an engineer, and feel the need to clear something up. Titanium is NOT stronger than steel. It has a higher strength to weight ratio, which is not the same thing as being stronger. If you have two meter long 50mm diameter bars (one in steel, one in titanium), the steel bar is the stronger of the two. The titanium bar will be lighter. Now you can make the Ti bar stronger than steel by increasing it's diameter, say to 60mm, and it will still be lighter, but it will be larger. A Ti structural member must be bigger than a steel member to support the same load, but even at the increased size it will still be lighter.

A steel case watch is stronger and more durable. The only real advantage of Titanium is making the watch lighter, and more corrosive resistant than some steels in certain environments.

[Aladdin]

Look at the sweep seconds hand, and ask yourself why Rolex they don't have the same?? Now we know that such an engineering technology is Grand Seiko 's only, spring drive is absolutely a revolutionary legend

[DS]

How is your lume blue and the GMT hand lume green, when in other reviews I've seen it's the opposite?

[mell]

If Grand Seiko put half of the effort into design of their bracelets as it did to polishing and had a cool micro adjustment then they would take off I think. The amount of times I hav3 walked away from a sale because of this grrrr

[michael-ymqe]

Wearing on every day since 5 months. It's the best watch I can imagine.

[iamrichlol]

Imagine being able to just walk into a watch retailer and buy the watch you wanted. I did that in Feb of this year with the Shunbun GS. I am considering doing it again next time I'm in Tokyo with the Mistflake!

[Yorkshiremadmick]

You nailed it.
And blew the yacht master out of the marina.
Well Done.

[MrCollinsOne]

I own this watch since 1 year now and wear it in heavy rotation with omega aquaterra and Rolex submariner hulk as daily drivers.
Still love this GS. I think it beats the Rolex in every aspect beside Prestige/flex, which is very welcome in a lot of situations

[BonnerRepublik]

How does GS still not have on-the-fly adjustable bracelets? It's baffling.

[M_MTsc]

I wear my GS GMT way more than my GMT Master II. I can't stop looking at the finishing and the sweeping hand. Never mind the movement in the back every time I take it off or put it on.

[jstogdill]

I know I’m in the minority but I prefer the version with the black dial. More legible for old eyes.

[watchthis]

Gorgeous photography as usual Andrew, but I wish you had taken 5 seconds to remove your greasy fingerprints from the lower case front - as shown at 6.05 onwards. Come on - you are better than that! 😉⌚⌚⌚😉