The "Grand Seiko 44GS" that arrived today is a rare model produced for a very short period of about two years.
It is a valuable item that established the essence of Seiko, which also connects to current products.
The 44GS, which was born in 1967 from the Kameido factory that produced King Seiko,
is also very famous as the first Grand Seiko produced in Kameido.
At the same time as the 44GS, models such as the King Seiko Chronometer and the automatic 62GS were also in the lineup,
and with the birth of high-beat models like the 45GS and Lord Marvel,
the late 1960s was truly a turbulent period for Seiko.
Now, valuable items known as "masterpieces" were lined up,
the 1960s was a wonderful era when a great variety of watches were born, not just for Seiko, but for vintage watches in general.
The 44GS adopted a movement equivalent to that of the King Seiko Chronometer.
The 4420B is not an exaggeration to say it's the perfected form of a hand-wound, low-beat movement,
a wonderful movement with very high precision and durability.
However, because this movement has a rounded top,
some pieces have bent dials due to too much force applied when setting the dial.
The piece we have this time does not have a bent dial, so
this is a very important point when choosing a wonderful watch like the 44GS.
Although the exterior design is similar to its successor, the 44GS,
the 44GS has a larger case size, giving it a more substantial feel than its appearance suggests.
While it doesn't have the size or weight of current products,
it is a larger watch, similar in size to the GS Second, for a timepiece of its era.
This substantial feel enhances the satisfaction of owning a 44GS,
making one realize it is a historic masterpiece of Japanese watchmaking.
As the original 44GS models that still exist see a rise in price,
opportunities to encounter the pieces themselves are becoming scarcer each year.
The 44GS, a testament to the evolution and history of wristwatches, is an indispensable presence when talking about watches.
If you truly love watches, it is an item "you should acquire."
