WOMD 78 | Seiko History: Grand Seiko Manual Watches + The Age of the Astron 🌐

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 71

  • @rayquintanilla614
    @rayquintanilla614 5 років тому +7

    Best Seiko history video I’ve seen out there. Thanks Roman.

  • @nickkorr
    @nickkorr 5 років тому +3

    Amazing introduction into Seiko! Thanks ! I just ordered one Digital display Seiko just to relive the memory ! Cheap and fun ! Thanks Roman! My week just ended better ! Have a good weekend ahead.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому +1

      I bought the TV Computer and Voice recorder watches! will do an episode with these!

  • @koolpep
    @koolpep 5 років тому +2

    Thanks. I bought my Grand Seiko after my Tudors and Rolex and man, are they good. Design is not the most exciting but they come out with some new models recently that seem to be a bit more daring.... love my spring drive, it’s mesmerizing and as a watch nerd you got to admire it...

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      I am actually hoping they go less conservative as well

  • @silicon_hairspring
    @silicon_hairspring 5 років тому +1

    Great video as always, Roman. Seiko is very near and dear to my heart. My father proudly wore one when he first came to America. After achieving the American dream he now owns and all gold day date that he wears with just as much pride. The brand will always remind me of our humble beginnings and how much of a privilege it is to be able to participate in this hobby.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      Thanks Tarique and thats a great story as well!

  • @richardbonanno7236
    @richardbonanno7236 5 років тому +3

    Great video Roman. GS really makes beautiful watches. The Snowflake and Spring Drive technology is fantastic.

  • @gratefulot360
    @gratefulot360 5 років тому +1

    In 1967 I purchased a Seiko World Time at the Clark AFB Base Exchange in the Philippines. I loved that watch, too bad it got lost in time.

  • @frankphilpot3492
    @frankphilpot3492 Рік тому

    Seiko makes a very good watch, especially their Grand Seiko, which I thought was a separate company.
    Thanks for some history behind them😊

  • @ricotallud349
    @ricotallud349 5 років тому +3

    I'm just waiting for a Grand Seiko Spring Drive that I love....

  • @aarongranada2549
    @aarongranada2549 5 років тому +2

    who needs google if you have roman haha 🤣
    informative and really reliable..
    thanks for information
    love you videos always..
    reading lots of reviews online and i know some people hate seiko service..
    in other countries..
    i have 1 seiko hopefully i don’t need service as long as they continue to do this practice..

  • @steelheart4148
    @steelheart4148 5 років тому +2

    The music you played, "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith, came out in 1959.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      Ian is a twenty something ... will have to School him :-)

  • @danek1442
    @danek1442 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing content Roman!
    Thank you so much for your work. Greetings from switzerland

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  4 роки тому

      Thanks for the kind words Dome :) Happy to have your support.

  • @mrpetit2
    @mrpetit2 5 років тому +3

    It would be strange to see Seiko as the enemy, even by the most dedicated mechanical snob...
    Seiko has a huge offering in mechanical watches that are extremely affordable in lots of styles with a very active community.
    And that shows in that Seiko is probably the brand with the most nicknames for their models.
    So Seiko is for a lot of people the first brand to come in contact with mechanical watches and the hobby of owning or collecting them, where they maybe later step up to more high end brands as they get older and money becomes less of an object.
    So in that way it functions as a breeding room for mechanical watch afficianados.

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 5 років тому

    Saiko is fantastic. My favorites are probably the C515 and the chronographs from the '80s. Beautiful aesthetics.

  • @kammui1961
    @kammui1961 5 років тому +1

    The GPS function on the Astron models do not need sunlight/solar for it to operate. The solar models in the whole Seiko range incorporates a solar panel which recharges the rechargeable battery so eliminating the need to change the battery for the life of the watch (unless the battery fails).

  • @itsapugslife
    @itsapugslife 5 років тому +1

    Great video as always Roman 👍🏽

  • @CQ_TheWatchGuy
    @CQ_TheWatchGuy 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for the Shoutout Roman! Great Video keep the heat coming!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому +1

      Anytime I really enjoyed that video and your other videos and of course the way you tell the story bro!

    • @CQ_TheWatchGuy
      @CQ_TheWatchGuy 5 років тому +1

      @@RomanSharf 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @mysse67
    @mysse67 5 років тому +1

    Hi Roman, Great video as always.. so great that you take time to do this! I have a Seiko that I bought in 2006 for around 800$ and it was my favourite for many years. But now my collection of watches has reached 21 watches and I find that I rarely use my older watches, maybe mostly because they are primarily quartz watches and requiere battery. But in hopes of maybe one day they will become collectible I keep them. So I also love mechanical watches but in the last few years I have purchased Citizen solar watches which just need a bit of light to run, which makes it really convenient.
    Would love to hear you make same type of video on Citizen watches, their response to Seiko gps would be the Satellite wave.
    Another side question: travelling with an expensive watch... I normally only wear my more expensive watches for private gatherings, have you had any bad experience wearing a valuable watch on your travels?

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому +1

      a good question to discuss on an episode

  • @jimmysplit7729
    @jimmysplit7729 5 років тому +1

    Great history lesson👌🏻 thanks Roman

  • @roddyrod583
    @roddyrod583 5 років тому +1

    Excellent episode!!!

  • @wilbertmcintosh8811
    @wilbertmcintosh8811 4 роки тому

    Really informative video Roman....excellent!

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  4 роки тому

      Thanks Wilbert, glad you found it to be helpful.

  • @choysoonchen7088
    @choysoonchen7088 4 роки тому

    Hi Roman, always did follow your channel on watch. A watch caught my interest past few days looking at an advertisement that just pop out on my youtube about Grand Seiko SBGA229 & SBGA231. I search through the internet but couldn't much info about the watch with the brand. And then, Roman Sharf appeared in my mind. Would like to ask your opinion on the brand and the watch model if you could share some thoughts about it.

  • @Mark..P
    @Mark..P 5 років тому +1

    Great episode. Thank you 👍

  • @heytiny37
    @heytiny37 5 років тому +1

    me want all...lol. Thanks Roman!

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому +1

      lol no problem we sell them :-)

  • @kevins8971
    @kevins8971 5 років тому +1

    Seiko should remake the Astron just like the original up to modern standards in solid gold.

  • @Russxiang
    @Russxiang 5 років тому +1

    Nautilus hype. The 5712g seems undervalued compared to its stainless steel counterpart.
    Any thoughts on it?
    What is a good value (if any) nautilus?

  • @MrTallAndy
    @MrTallAndy 5 років тому +1

    Hey, Roman great channel, love the content. Quick question about the Grand Seiko Snowflake, overpriced? But potentialy future collector's item? I love the Spring Drive movement with its super slick second hand. What are your thoughts?

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      very hard to say Seiko just makes so many watches, and in collecting its a numbers game, plus trends change all the time

  • @stephanatoui5951
    @stephanatoui5951 5 років тому +1

    what about the bell-matic watches

  • @krishnakanthcake
    @krishnakanthcake 4 роки тому

    Wooo seiko

  • @gorkaortega5546
    @gorkaortega5546 5 років тому +1

    Wich watch are you wearing?

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      the original breguet type XX from the fifties (see my colab video with Adam Menta)

  • @axizz100
    @axizz100 3 роки тому +1

    Seiko is my fav brand cuz I can afford it

    • @213byron
      @213byron 3 роки тому

      White Birch Seiko looks so nice and it’s only 9K

  • @zsolttoth9038
    @zsolttoth9038 5 років тому +2

    Are you sure about that 230 years ? :D

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому +2

      lol my math is off by 100 years :-)

  • @a97b18b
    @a97b18b 5 років тому +1

    I love my seiko watches!

  • @big_george_nyc
    @big_george_nyc 5 років тому +1

    👍👍👍👍

  • @johnwayne2103
    @johnwayne2103 5 років тому +1

    Nice, I was a fan of Seiko back in the 1980's and 90's but stopped following them.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      why?

    • @johnwayne2103
      @johnwayne2103 5 років тому +1

      @@RomanSharf because watches were no longer of interest to me.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      @@johnwayne2103 got it

  • @eagle3199
    @eagle3199 Рік тому

    😍❤️❤️❤️😍

  • @shipmate3577
    @shipmate3577 5 років тому +2

    360p? Watch sales must be hurting.

    • @RomanSharf
      @RomanSharf  5 років тому

      ?

    • @koolpep
      @koolpep 5 років тому

      Shipmate switch to 1080p? It’s available...

  • @rxurph
    @rxurph 5 років тому +1

    Too long for history 😂

  • @scottallan3327
    @scottallan3327 5 років тому

    is that a Nazi symbol on that building !!??🤔

  • @marklatjes7829
    @marklatjes7829 5 років тому +1

    They can shiratzu polish all they want, GS does nothing for me... Seiko neither..