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The Tanaka Line

Other musings

Some details lead me beyond a single watch. These are the comparisons and questions I keep coming back to.

Two steel Grand Seiko 44GS watches from May and August 1967

The difficulty of looking effortless

The steel 44GS has a strange quality. The longer I look at it, the less it appears to be trying.

Side-by-side case profiles of the Grand Seiko 57GS and King Seiko Chronometer

A shared silhouette

The KSCM and the 57GS: a close family resemblance, read through their cases and profiles.

Steel Grand Seiko 44GS and 45GS seen together

A change of character

The steel 44GS and 45GS, and how a shared language gives each a different presence.

Cap-gold and stainless steel Grand Seiko 44GS watches

The cap-gold conundrum

Following the differences between steel and cap-gold cases across several Grand Seiko generations.