What movement does the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical runs a automatic caliber, while the Grand Seiko SBGD223 runs a spring drive (9R01).

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Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanicalvsGrand Seiko SBGD223

Q: Which is cheaper, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

At MSRP the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $750, against $320,000 for the Grand Seiko SBGD223 — a $319,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 wears larger at 44.5mm versus 40mm for the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical — a 4.5mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 carries a 192-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical

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MSRP $750

Grand Seiko SBGD223

sbgd223j

MSRP $320,000

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical40mm

SBGD22344.5mm

Power Reserve

A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical40h

SBGD223192h

Water Resistance

A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical—

SBGD223100m

MSRP

A perfectly useless afternoon: mechanical$750

SBGD223$320,000

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

40mm

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

—

9R01

Type

Automatic

Spring Drive

Power Reserve

40h

192h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$750

$320,000

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