SEIKO GS quartz and the Citizen Chronomaster quartz
May 18, 2019 6:58:07 GMT -8
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Post by siralan on May 18, 2019 6:58:07 GMT -8
I was in New York this week, the second time in two months. On the first trip I visited the SEIKO boutique on Madison Avenue and also discoverd the Citizen boutique in Times Square.
The Citizen boutique is very impressive, and spurred on by atlcal who has posted several pictures of the moonphase Campanola I spent a long time looking at these and also the Cosmosign. They are amazing watches with stunning dials.
But, I wasn't in 'buy' mode, so I came home empty handed (metaphorically speaking).
On this second trip, I visited only the Citizen boutique and after some lengthy deliberation, and some haggling I came away with a Citizen Chronomaster powered by the calibre A660.
I believe this to be a direct competitor to the SEIKO GS (SBGX063) powered by the8F56 9F62 calibre, and as I own both I thought I'd share some pictures and hands on comparison.
and closer at the dial and in particular the hands
both have deeply engraved casebacks
and very similar bracelets. The SEIKO bracelet has links that are held in place by screws (both sides) and is a real pain to adjust. The Citizen bracelet has pins with a collar on the central section (easy to lose if you're not familiar with this type).
both have a folding clasp
with the same style of quick release mechanism.
Both watches look and feel very similar (kind of like SEIKO and Citizen were given an identical spec to work to).
This morning I set the time of the SEIKO to match the Citizen (which I'd set yesterday), so I'll be able to do a real world comparison of their timekeeping over the coming weeks & months.
Actually looking at the pictures I realise that the SEIKO is still on GMT - so I will have to change this later on.
And this is where there is a difference between the two calibres.
The Citizen has a perpetual calendar built in, which once set will adjust the date automatically for month and leap year. And, on crown first click position rather than quicksetting the date, it adjusts the hour hand while the minute and second hands continue to run.
A very nice feature not only for adjusting between DST but also when travelling between time zones.
And some final wrist shots
The Citizen boutique is very impressive, and spurred on by atlcal who has posted several pictures of the moonphase Campanola I spent a long time looking at these and also the Cosmosign. They are amazing watches with stunning dials.
But, I wasn't in 'buy' mode, so I came home empty handed (metaphorically speaking).
On this second trip, I visited only the Citizen boutique and after some lengthy deliberation, and some haggling I came away with a Citizen Chronomaster powered by the calibre A660.
I believe this to be a direct competitor to the SEIKO GS (SBGX063) powered by the
and closer at the dial and in particular the hands
both have deeply engraved casebacks
and very similar bracelets. The SEIKO bracelet has links that are held in place by screws (both sides) and is a real pain to adjust. The Citizen bracelet has pins with a collar on the central section (easy to lose if you're not familiar with this type).
both have a folding clasp
with the same style of quick release mechanism.
Both watches look and feel very similar (kind of like SEIKO and Citizen were given an identical spec to work to).
This morning I set the time of the SEIKO to match the Citizen (which I'd set yesterday), so I'll be able to do a real world comparison of their timekeeping over the coming weeks & months.
Actually looking at the pictures I realise that the SEIKO is still on GMT - so I will have to change this later on.
And this is where there is a difference between the two calibres.
The Citizen has a perpetual calendar built in, which once set will adjust the date automatically for month and leap year. And, on crown first click position rather than quicksetting the date, it adjusts the hour hand while the minute and second hands continue to run.
A very nice feature not only for adjusting between DST but also when travelling between time zones.
And some final wrist shots
