t Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 (edited) what do you think guys? let´s buy it Edited November 23, 2006 by tourbillon1801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallkenny Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 what do you think guys? let´s buy it Tempted but a bit close to Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1973 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Looks great... but what about the crown? Looks like it´s made of two pieces?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Looks great... but what about the crown? Looks like it´s made of two pieces?!? Just what I thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesg Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Well I've just pulled the trigger.... it will be shipped next week and I'll post a review soon as it arrives. JG Edit: just asked Davidsen to explain whats going on with the crown- must admit it looks odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doopey Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I'll save my money to buy the new Chopard but that crown realy looks weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 The crown has to go, but think of it this way. That is one of the simpliest mods and after, this will be one of the best 111h reps out there. I'll probably get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www_watch Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 The crown has to go, but think of it this way. That is one of the simpliest mods and after, this will be one of the best 111h reps out there. I'll probably get one. The font on the dial is still wrong. It's thicker now... but still wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just noticed this new 111 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 But it is a hell of a lot closer. Aah, the "A". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 But it is a hell of a lot closer. Aah, the "A". That's one small step for mAn, one giant leap for mAnkind. Wrong font or right font..Davidsen has gone where no repmaker has dared venture before, the uncharted territory of the correct A's. Is it the wrong font? I've looked at so many fonts recently, I couldn't tell the difference beteen Arial and Wingdings. ON EDIT: On the downside, Davidsen seems to be charging a $40 per "A" premium over comparable models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cls Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 This looks much worse than the old font to me. It looks almost hand printed. The letter spacing is wrong and inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 NO NO NO NO NO WAY! This font is terrible.....what is the deal with davidsen....why does the attention to detail end with dial print... When he provides the correct font i will be the first in line... this looks like a chinatown dial... This looks much worse than the old font to me. It looks almost hand printed. The letter spacing is wrong and inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 i think its worse then the other dial - check out the numbers - lets compare shall we? old davidson, new davidson, perfect clones, gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 davidsen either has no eye for detail or does not really care to make it right Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tko Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I think that the efforts he's going to, to accomodate are commendable. As far as the font, to be honest, I can't see that much of a difference between the new and gen. Can someone explain what I should be looking for as they look pretty good. (Still looking for my first Pam and thought I might try this one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I think that the efforts he's going to, to accomodate are commendable. As far as the font, to be honest, I can't see that much of a difference between the new and gen. Can someone explain what I should be looking for as they look pretty good. (Still looking for my first Pam and thought I might try this one.) I believe these are the same fonts, but different kerning and boldness applied to them. Maybe OP uses Bold Condensed? Davidsen's letters should definitelyt be squeezed a little--not the spacing between them, but rather each letter itself. Also, it looks like the gen definitely uses the bold version of the font while davidsen tried to copy the thickness by adjusting the letters. Doesn't provide the same look. If anyone can tell me what the OEM font is, I'd be happy to make a 1:1 vector file and email it to anyone w/ dial printing capabilites by the end of the day. Below is a side by side of a Davidsenjpn dial and a gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Due to the number of detailed discussions on here about watches and gen vs rep and small details I am SHOCKED some people cannot see this or do not care...?!? the font is wrong, the spacing is wrong and the size is wrong. The color of the font is also wrong. anything else? I think that the efforts he's going to, to accomodate are commendable. As far as the font, to be honest, I can't see that much of a difference between the new and gen. Can someone explain what I should be looking for as they look pretty good. (Still looking for my first Pam and thought I might try this one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 great!!! maybe you could work with davidsen to actually get his dial to match the quality of his other parts... that would be amazing!! thanks for any help I believe these are the same fonts, but not the same version of whatever font OP is using. Maybe OP uses Bold Condensed? Davidsen's letters should definitelyt be squeezed a little--not the spacing between them, but rather each letter itself. Also, it looks like the gen definitely uses the bold version of the font while davidsen tried to copy the thickness by adjusting the letters. Doesn't provide the same look. If anyone can tell me what the OEM font is, I'd be happy to make a 1:1 vector file and email it to anyone w/ dial printing capabilites by the end of the day. Below is a side by side of a Davidsenjpn dial and a gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesg Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Well I've just pulled the trigger.... it will be shipped next week and I'll post a review soon as it arrives. JG Edit: just asked Davidsen to explain whats going on with the crown- must admit it looks odd Update: just had email from Davidsen confirming that the crown in his pictures is a prototype and the watches he ships will have a perfect crown. He is going to upload new pics later. I can live with the font!! JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 i think its worse then the other dial - check out the numbers - lets compare shall we? old davidson, new davidson, perfect clones, gen ok, looks like people are missing my post - i'll make the photo bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Hey Arch- Aren't you supposed to be cooking, fishing or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Hey Arch- Aren't you supposed to be cooking, fishing or something? Absolutely. But, hey, the house next door apparently has a wireless network..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Due to the number of detailed discussions on here about watches and gen vs rep and small details I am SHOCKED some people cannot see this or do not care...?!? the font is wrong, the spacing is wrong and the size is wrong. The color of the font is also wrong. anything else? Chad, the font itself is not wrong. There are several ways to "set" a font that makes it look different from its "base" look. You can tell by the A the P and the N that Davidsen figured out the right font. He just did a wholly inadequate job of setting the typeface, thus the spacing and size problems you're seeing. The color problem, I bet, is because Davidesen does not have the capability to print using a pure white spot color--when that happens people use the lightest shade of yellow or gray they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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