German vs Japanese watches

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I would take the Glashutte. The German scene is really coming on strong with intriguing offerings.
 
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Here is my vote - it wärs perfectly (skin diver), the dial is absolutely stunning - and it is the most accurate watch I own (been timing it, over 500 days…it is at 0 spd).

The truly on the fly adjustable clasp is masterpiece
 
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Honestly between those the GO, but I would take the SJE093 62MAS reissue over both.


 
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Glashütte was/is a joke.

Do you mean the Glashütte Original brand, or the watch industry in Glashütte ?
 
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Thoughts between Glashutte Q diver or Grand Seiko diver ?

I think it is down to personal preference.

Personally I like both GS and GO, but if I had to choose, it would the the GO SeaQ Panorama Date.
 
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I have owned many GO and GS divers. I prefer GO. Both are well made and can be used for diving. I find the design and movements more to my liking with GO watches. I've owned the SeaQ Panoramadate in blue, black and green. I've also owned the GO Sport Evolution Panoramadate. I've had the GS Spring Drive Diver in SS and Titanium. Also several Seiko MarineMaster divers. You can't go wrong with any of them. It's just personal preference. Some pics:






 
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don't forget ease or service and servicing costs
 
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hence I mentioned the Sinn given the use of the Selita movements
 
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hence I mentioned the Sinn given the use of the Selita movements
If you did, it wasn’t in this thread.
 
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Interesting the GO evolution can’t legally be called a diver. Missing a key feature.
 
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Not exactly responsive to the OP’s question, but one thing to keep in mind regarding Grand Seiko is depreciation. I love the brand, especially Spring Drive, but probably wouldn’t buy one new. My most recent GS purchase was a Spring Drive Sport GMT, 18 months old, at a little less than half the original retail.
 
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Not exactly responsive to the OP’s question, but one thing to keep in mind regarding Grand Seiko is depreciation. I love the brand, especially Spring Drive, but probably wouldn’t buy one new. My most recent GS purchase was a Spring Drive Sport GMT, 18 months old, at a little less than half the original retail.
The Spring Drive GMT and Divers really get crushed in the secondary market.

It doesn't help that Grand Seiko as part of their separate branding push of 1) going more international and 2) removing Seiko from the dial has really every year pushed up their retail pricing