Sharing my Midnight Blue Mt. Iwate GMT SBGJ231

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I’ve had this watch for a few months now and thought I’ll just pen my thoughts.

The Grand Seiko’s 44GS case is the sexiest case that I’ve had the pleasure of owning. Borne out of Grand Seiko’s “Grammar of Design” in the 1960s, one of the tenets of this design philosophy is that surfaces and angles from the case, dial, hands, and indices have to be flat and geometrically perfect to best reflect light.

We see this evident from the 44GS case, with its sharp, angled lugs and their expansive tops showing off the Zaratsu mirror-polished finish in all of its glory. The wide surface area means that the watch catches even more reflections and because they are mirror-finished, they reflect a great deal of your surroundings distortion free. This has the result of providing the watch with a sense of fluidity, blending into its environment and with your attires. The GS which utilizes this case is no longer just a viscous slab of steel on the wrist, but one which is seemingly alive and unapologetically Grand Seiko.

And don’t get me started on the dial work. The pictures speak for themselves. In my opinion, this is the best looking Mt. Iwate dial. It has a bit of a sunburst and the blue helps to highlight and distinguish the different textures on the dial.