Just picked this up this week, I have a few Seikos in my collection but this is my first GS.

Based on the SBGW231, dial is almost a linen dial but is quite a bright metallic silver, a little like Seiko's "kirazuri" dials. The whole dial is also slightly domed, which I'm not sure the SBGW231 is.

Overall feel is very high-quality to me, the strap is nice but I'll be swapping it out for a black one as tan/honey isn't really my colour.

 

A beautiful watch though quite the departure from Taro Tanaka grammar of design

 

Thank you and yes, it’s more a callback to the pre-GoD Grand Seikos and the Lord Marvel.

 

ooooo this is nice. i'd much prefer this over the sbgw 231 which i used to own. the linen texture makes the dial more interesting imo

 

Thanks, yes, I had been flirting with the idea of the SBGW231 for a really long time. Though they were nearly impossible to find here in the UK until quite recently. When I did finally try one on I liked the cream dial but didn't love it. That was the only thing holding me back.

The US L.E. ones with the green/blue kirazuri dials were a surprise and I came close to trying to get a friend in the US to grab me one:



But I'm glad I didn't because shortly after, these were announced for Europe and I think the silver linen(ish) is just a great match for the watch overall. It calls back really strongly to vintage Seiko, even though this one is definitely shinier than a vintage linen dial.

I really don't like the brown one though, it might be better in daylight but I thought it looked terrible in the boutique!

 

Oh wow that brown dial is... an acquired taste! Yes i agree silver linen is best of the lot. I too found the cream dial a bit too bland and only had a short hold of the watch before selling it on for the sbgw 253 heh.

Glad to see GS stocks permeating the uk! . There have been a dime a dozen here in Singapore.

 

Being in the UK also, I was very interested in this watch when it was announced (the silver, not the brown). I like the interest that the textured dial provides over the SBGW231. The main thing putting me off was the fact I think I preferred the teal US edition! Plus what I'd really like to see is this watch with a nice blue dial like the SBGW259. That one was just a bit too expensive for me unfortunately.

What I have actually ended up with is the SBGW235. Shown here on a strap, but I love that it comes with a beads of rice bracelet which is very comfortable so I can switch it up. And the blue second hand adds just a splash of needed interest to the cream dial. The watch has surpassed all my expectations (which were high anyway) and I'm sure I would have been over the moon with any of them to be honest.

Congrats on yours.

 

Is this the recent European release?

 

That’s correct, they were just released at the start of October.

https://www.grand-seiko.com/nl-en/special/europeanexclusive/

They are European exclusive but not limited edition.

 

I almost got the SBGW231 a while back but I ended up getting the King Seiko reissue instead. I like the dial texture on yours. I put the KS reissue on an Uncle Seiko bracelet for the SMP and amazingly the end links fit perfectly

 

Lovely watch, I think they did a great job with that KS reissue.

 

::insert drool emoji::