I bought my first GS after considering one back and forth for last 5 years or so. I don't sell watches (I sold only one in the past) so I usually go thru lengthy decision process making sure that I buy the one that I will keep.
The dial is described as blue but in my opinion it's black with blue tint. When I first saw it at an AD I referred to it as black. I only noticed the blue tint after I was corrected by sales person that it is blue. I'd say most of the time it appears as black. You can see blue tint only under certain lighting. At least that's how my eyes see it. On GS website the colour is described as "midnight blue as close to black as possible".
Being used to 3.5 Hz Omega (daily wear) the smoothness of the second hand is surreal. It's hard to describe but the first thing that came to mind when I saw it for the first time was 60 FPS video vs 24 FPS.
I know the power reserve indicator gets a lot of criticism here but in my opinion it's the 2nd most useful complication after date. Especially if you have few watches in rotation. You just glance at the dial and you know if you should wear it or not (if it needs some charging). The indicator is pretty discrete in real life unlike in macro shots. You notice it only if you're intentionally looking for it.
Another favourite thing is the length of minute and second hands. I love watches with long hands that touch the markers on the dial.
The only thing that surprised my (not complaining just saying) is the roughness (for lack of a better word) of winding the movement thru crown. Especially if I compare it to buttery smooth IWC. You can literally hear and feel the metal in action. I guess the money and effort went to something else (more important) when producing this watch which is totally fine with me. Another thing that I noticed being different that I am used to is the AR coating (being spoiled by Omega and IWC). The coating on GS is only from the inside which doesn't absorb all the light. Having said that, the reflection of the glass compliments the case and bracelet polishing and having it only from the inside is probably more practical too. So far I am very happy with the watch even though I had it only for two weeks.
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The dial is described as blue but in my opinion it's black with blue tint. When I first saw it at an AD I referred to it as black. I only noticed the blue tint after I was corrected by sales person that it is blue. I'd say most of the time it appears as black. You can see blue tint only under certain lighting. At least that's how my eyes see it. On GS website the colour is described as "midnight blue as close to black as possible".
Being used to 3.5 Hz Omega (daily wear) the smoothness of the second hand is surreal. It's hard to describe but the first thing that came to mind when I saw it for the first time was 60 FPS video vs 24 FPS.
I know the power reserve indicator gets a lot of criticism here but in my opinion it's the 2nd most useful complication after date. Especially if you have few watches in rotation. You just glance at the dial and you know if you should wear it or not (if it needs some charging). The indicator is pretty discrete in real life unlike in macro shots. You notice it only if you're intentionally looking for it.
Another favourite thing is the length of minute and second hands. I love watches with long hands that touch the markers on the dial.
The only thing that surprised my (not complaining just saying) is the roughness (for lack of a better word) of winding the movement thru crown. Especially if I compare it to buttery smooth IWC. You can literally hear and feel the metal in action. I guess the money and effort went to something else (more important) when producing this watch which is totally fine with me. Another thing that I noticed being different that I am used to is the AR coating (being spoiled by Omega and IWC). The coating on GS is only from the inside which doesn't absorb all the light. Having said that, the reflection of the glass compliments the case and bracelet polishing and having it only from the inside is probably more practical too. So far I am very happy with the watch even though I had it only for two weeks.
