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Pinion Pure BronzevsGrand Seiko SLGW005

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Pure Bronze
PinionPure Bronze
MSRP $1,715
SLGW005
Grand SeikoSLGW005
MSRP $9,700

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Pure Bronze38mm
SLGW00538.8mm
Power Reserve
Pure Bronze45h
SLGW00580h
Water Resistance
Pure Bronze100m
SLGW00530m
MSRP
Pure Bronze$1,715
SLGW005$9,700

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Diameter
38mm
38.8mm
Thickness
11mm
10.4mm
Lug-to-Lug
44mm
43.7mm
Lug Width
20mm
19mm
Material
Bronze
Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
100m
30m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

2 specs
Caliber
Sellita SW261-1
9SA4
Power Reserve
45h
80h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,715
$9,700

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What people say

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Pinion Pure Bronze

The Pinion Pure Bronze is lauded for its refreshing design, featuring a beautiful layered dial with applied numerals and luminous indexes. Reviewers praise its satisfying manual-winding action from the Unitas 6498 movement, which offers a 45-hour power reserve. One reviewer suggested a satin finish for the crown to match the case back and buckle. Overall, reviewers rate the Pinion Pure Bronze highly for its unique bronze case that patinates over time and its clear, subtly finished dial.

Grand Seiko SLGW005

The Grand Seiko SLGW005 is lauded for its faithful recreation of the 1968 45GS, featuring a desirable double-signed dial and a beautifully finished case adhering to the Grammar of Design. It is powered by the new 9SA4 manual-winding, high-beat movement, offering an 80-hour power reserve and a mean daily rate of -3/+5 seconds. Owners consider it a "gloriously perfect" and "pure and elegant expression" of Grand Seiko's strengths, with one owner preferring its creamy dial over a more pronounced beige found on other models. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Grand Seiko SLGW005 highly for its elegant design and impressive high-beat movement.

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