Victoria Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 A Patek can never, and I mean never be to plain in my opinion You got me good there, Maxmilian. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 It all depends on how the watch is put together and the overall design. Just like a work of art, it is a personal choice and you can be just as fond of a simple Patek Philippe Calatrava as you can a Hublot BB Chrono with all of it's complications. Seems that most of us have a simlilar eclectic sense of taste in watches from simple to complex and one is really no better than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 It all depends on how the watch is put together and the overall design. Just like a work of art, it is a personal choice and you can be just as fond of a simple Patek Philippe Calatrava as you can a Hublot BB Chrono with all of it's complications. Seems that most of us have a simlilar eclectic sense of taste in watches from simple to complex and one is really no better than the other. EGGZAKLY. Single-best thing about being in a rep watch forum -- the utter diversity of the eyecandy. (Yes, I know a lot of people will disagree, because it's PAM this, Rolex that, but individually we have a varied collection which unless we were millionaires to a man and woman, we couldn't have if they were gens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethebest Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I think that elegance is somehow plain, sport watches dials can be filled with (more or less useful) gadgets. Also the size has a strong impact on this; a dressy situation with a Calatrava will never be "simple" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Busy enough for you? I like it, but no two ways around the fact that it is about as busy as it gets! Hmm, that might be the first Sinn I've seen that I actually like!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Totally with you on that one...man do I miss her. *sigh* She would be really lovely, too bad she's tatooed up like the woman on Miami Ink. I like tattoos on women, providing the artwork is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here's my favourite, the $220,000 Cabestan ..you get it in rose gold and PVD as well.. Water Resistant to 30 meters.. Imagine going on a commando raid with one of these strapped to your wetsuit wrist. ..just look at that annoying chain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Few people remember this, but that's Ben Franklin's first effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mentalist Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Busy enough for you? I like it, but no two ways around the fact that it is about as busy as it gets! This watch certainly gives new meaning to the phrase 'Ugly as...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 It's only clutter if it serves no function. So one man's clutter is another man's necessity. Diamonds on a watch, for example, don't serve any function that is meaningful to me. Date wheels and GMT hands, on the other hand, are extremely useful features, more so than numerals on bezels. Unless you are a diver or actually use them for timing purposes, I find numbers on bezels to be the an unnecessary piece of busy-ness. Having said that, I still love all of my watches with numbered bezels, including the SMP, which I am wearing today, the UPO, Speedmaster, and Chopard Mille Miglia GMT. Along the line of thought that you are pursuing, I wonder what percentage of RWG members' collections are made up of chronos and what percentage is non-chrono. I just checked my collection, and mine is split between 5 chronos and 7 non-chronos. Good Lord! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Funny, but I avoided buying the 029 specifically because of the numerals on the bezel. On the 063 the 24 hour indicators are fairly small numerals on the outside of the dial itself, and still retain a rather clean look. The only extraneous element that mars the 063, in my opinion, is the cyclops. I do, however, like the tuxedo dial on the 029, and that is an extraneous design element, although an extremely attractive one. For me, it was the other way round, in that I think the numerals on the dial (even if small) still add to the 'clutter' (and the larger GMT hands definitely do) I don't normally like a cyclops on a watch, as I don't like them being a raised detail on the crystal, although with PAMs, they locate it internally, so it's not an aesthetic problem. I admit, I still don't like having to alter a date wheel, but, purely in terms of cyclops positioning, I can't really fault Panerai's design choice (absolutely spot on, as with all things Italian ) I'd originaly ordered the 029a as a gift, but it was the detail of the dial, which very quickly won me over, and made me decide to keep it for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 as I don't like them being a raised detail on the crystal, although with PAMs, they locate it internally, so it's not an aesthetic problem. Exactly so with me. When I got my first Panerai watch with a datewheel, I thought, my word, they wouldn't even spoil its sleek lines with an unsightly bump. Italians think of every detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Exactly so with me. When I got my first Panerai watch with a datewheel, I thought, my word, they wouldn't even spoil its sleek lines with an unsightly bump. Italians think of every detail. Absolutely so Okay, a datewheel might be a feature I can do without, but, the good folks at OP dealt with it in as unobtrosive manner as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Funny Vic, but the Cabestan has a few more wheels than Franklin's (his had 3, and only 1 hand)... but quite astute observational humor in that the Cabestan resembles most old clocks, with the exception that it 'reads' on reels on it's shafts, instead of on hands on the ends of those shafts... the tourbillon/regulator is there... fusee... as is the winding key (crank)... just a bit smaller, and much more complicated... kind of reminds me (slightly) of a Ferguson that once crossed my path (endless chain)... too bad Vianney didn't add his "Equation of Time" complication to this piece while working on it with Jean... oddly... and probably unintentionally, with the 'stripes' between the plates, it is kind of reminiscent of the backside of one of Jean's other projects... the Monaco V4 belt driven concept... which kind of reminds me of the stripes on the face of the other 'BUSY' Anniversary Monaco.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediawonk Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I enjoyed Transporters for the great watch sightings. So far, though, we've spoken of subdials and chronos, etc. How about the printing? That can really clutter up a lot of the watches. OTOH, I love me some Pateks, but this is just TOO plain. Its not too plain look....The 12 , 3, 6, and 9 have double sticks. AARRRRGGGGHHH! I can't look it toooo busy!! take it away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Breitling for Bentley is the most ridiculous watch. Utter garbage & a total aesthetic nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I can't believe no one has stated the obvious yet: One look at this and everything else looks reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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