Grand Seiko Takes Brooklyn at the 2022 GS9 Collector’s Summit
This past Friday, Grand Seiko USA hosted their second GS9 event in Brooklyn, NY at the historic Williamsburg Savings Bank. The day-long event carried over into the evening and was a flurry of panels, watchmaking demonstrations from the Horological Society of New York, the debut of a new watch, and even the recreation of the famed Matsumoto Castle of Shinshu. And, of course, there was plenty of watch-spotting to be done with the crowd of over 500 guests.Â
Grand Seiko has only been active in the States for a couple of years but the enthusiastic community of existing and newer collectors makes for such a vibrant, diverse, and eclectic experience that was truly a joy to participate in. The packed upstairs held panels beginning with ?How to create watch content for modern enthusiasts? which was hosted by Jon Bues and included Zach Piña of PIP Media, Brynn Wallner of ubiquitous DIMEPIECE fame, Teddy Baldassare of the eponymous online retailer, and Christian Zeron of Theo and Harris.
This was followed by an educational and illuminating ?The evolution of Grand Seiko? moderated by Grand Seiko Brand Curator (and fount of knowledge) Joe Kirk and included Paul Boutros of Phillips, Daniel Broadfoot formerly of Timeless Luxury and now with Watches of Switzerland, Robert Caplan of Topper Jewelers, Jack Forster of Watchbox, Bhanu Chopra of Revolution, and Kelly Yoch of Watches of Switzerland. Finally, the day of panels wrapped up with a talk on Japanese Style moderated by Spencer Bail...
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