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Ephemeral Tom's avatar

Break a leg, good sir! And forgive me for holding out hope (however foolish) that Seiko recently made an offer sufficient to bring your expertise in-house and set you up as the garrulous curator for their official museum and/or company archive.

In any event, I hope that your next (ad)venture will leave you time to finally compile that TGSG photo book we (or merely me) have all been waiting for lo these many years. 😉

Scott Iverson's avatar

Don’t imagine I’m the only one here who’ll be tailoring a stock options strategy once we know it’s a listed company

Ephemeral Tom's avatar

With expectations of a net positive or negative swing? 😉

Scott Iverson's avatar

Net long on any enterprise that includes this asset

The Tokei Club's avatar

Your work and influence have been truly inspiring. Wishing you all the best in your new opportunity!

SGcollector's avatar

Surprised the 61GS cross dial and silver dial sell for so much.

Jacky K's avatar

Still undervalued in my opinion considering the prices of other watches on the market.

JB's avatar

Thanks Gerald for your dedication in documenting all things vintage GS, and all the best for the upcoming adventure!

John Cochran's avatar

Sad to hear the news but excited for your opportunity. Will we eventually learn where you’ll be headed? Also will the 43999 part 1 be followed up before you move on?

CharlieH's avatar

Best wishes in your new “seven year itch”. We will miss your expertise and eloquent explanations of all things Grand Seiko. Cheers.

Alexej's avatar

Oh wow that is a surprise - we are going to miss your knowledge and your sense of humor! It sounds though like the new opportunity is really worth it. Very curious to hear more about it!

Jeff Trammell's avatar

Going to miss the newsletter and comments. Best wishes on your upcoming journey. Will all content and references stay available?

mithra.neuman's avatar

All us devoted Seiko-its will sorely miss your humour and your knowledge. I am sure all of us are grateful for your tremendous efforts in bringing Grand Seikos' to the forefront of collecting.

Bono fortuna

Daniel's avatar

Fantastic educational articles and advises! Sure is going to be missed and back to the difficulty on finding good watches 😔. Good luck on your new adventures!👍

Julian's avatar

Was wondering what the “exit purchase” post meant. Best of luck with what’s next Gerald, and I hope you remain in some way an active member of the community so we still have get to see you around.

MrZ0's avatar

Fantastic letter but man we will miss you! Wishing you all the best of success in your new venture (my secret hope is that you’ll come back to Dubai as I arrived there just after you left). Take care !

Teng's avatar

Gonna miss all your educating articles and advises. Take care and very thankful for all your sharing.