I’ve read many comments from Grand Seiko owners complaining about the clasp, and how uncomfortable the bracelet gets as they move into the hotter months of the year. See that huge gap between the clasp and the bracelet?! Image: AP Watches Side-on with the “Snowflake” ref SBGA211. For sports watches in particular, the modern consumer is spoiled for choice when it comes to great bracelets that go a long way to improving everyday wearing comfort, and Grand Seiko is getting left behind. ![]() Lange & Söhne’s Odysseus with its concealed pusher for 7mms of incremental adjustment, and the list goes on. ![]() Many of their Swiss and German competitors have managed to bring excellent bracelets to market in recent years, like the Tudor Pelagos auto-adjust system, the Tudor Black Bay 58 Bronze T-Fit clasp, Rolex’s Glidelock and Easylink, the Omega Seamaster push-activated extender, IWC Big Pilot 43’s EasX-CHANGE system, A. Image: WatchProSiteįor such a tech-forward and detail-oriented company like Seiko, their bracelets really do feel like an afterthought. The oft-loathed Grand Seiko three-fold clasp. And unlike a butterfly clasp, the Grand Seiko three-fold clasp doesn’t sit flush with the bracelet, resulting in a protruding lip of steel that breaks up the visual continuity of the bracelet and takes a perverse pleasure in snagging on things. ![]() The only avenue for sizing the bracelet comes in the form of removable links and half-links, which can make achieving the perfect fit impossible for some owners. ![]() Grand Seiko have been using the same three-fold clasp with push button release for decades, which lacks any form of micro-adjustment. Or more specifically, their bracelet clasps suck. As a former owner of two Grand Seikos, I’ve come to realise something about the brand: their bracelets suck.
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