Free Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi (Iwate Prefecture) Tour (Reservation Required)

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Free Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi (Iwate Prefecture) Tour (Reservation Required)
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deanmoriarty on 14/09/2025 - 22:42 gs-studio-shizukuishi.resv.jp (878 clicks)

From website:

July 20, 2020 marked the opening of Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi, a space devoted to producing Grand Seiko mechanical watches and other high-end timepieces. This workshop was effectively added to the Shizukuishi Watch Studio, a high-end watch and movement manufacturing site of Morioka Seiko Instruments (located in the town of Shizukuishi in Iwate Prefecture).
The new studio was completed on the milestone sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the Grand Seiko brand. The design is the brainchild of Kengo Kuma, a celebrated Japanese architect also famed for his work on the new Japan National Stadium finished in 2019.

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  • marshmall0w2 on 14/09/2025 - 22:48

    the watches

  • blx on 14/09/2025 - 23:26

    I thought you get the watch for free

  • HighCPvalue on 14/09/2025 - 23:26

    GS was used to be not as expensive as nowadays when it was only available in Japan and no internet to spread the information. On the other hand, many people who knew GS but did not want to pay a higher price for a premium "Seiko" back in those days.

    • tonyjzx on 14/09/2025 - 23:37

      seiko used to be 'not that expensive'

      now everyone is on their dick then of course seiko wants to get every dollar

      toyota = seiko

      lexus = GS

  • spammingb on 14/09/2025 - 23:36

    It's always been free.

  • maverickjohn on 15/09/2025 - 01:05

    Their watches are still great value despite the 20% or so uplift in price. But don't think the new price point makes them as attractive to many.
    They don't have great metal straps. But for grand Seiko it's all about the dial.

    • alteyez on 15/09/2025 - 01:40
      +1

      Great value is debatable, GS is still relatively unknown outside of watch enthusiasts and tanks in value on the secondary market. Don't know why they’ve chosen to price themselves alongside Omega and Rolex (and still trying to move up market), it's probably the reason why they only release limited editions to help their watches maintain at least some value on the secondary market.

      GS is all about the movement and to a lesser extent the dial imo. Their non-stop spamming of limited/special editions in their lower ranges have ended up with quite a few overlaps of similar dial finishes. Their bracelets are horrible although it is improving, Zaratsu polishing isn't unique, it's overrated and just doesn't hold up long term because you basically end up seeing every smudge and every scratch.

      • BartholemewH on 15/09/2025 - 02:45

        Agree. The push to overprice everything starts at the bottom. Seiko also had some unique models, such as those with hand painted Urushi dials, the new versions of which have tripled in price.

  • NoApostrophePlurals on 15/09/2025 - 01:24

    Not really a deal if it's always been free.
    More like a PSA.

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