Wrist Check 2016

[robbiekhan]

Today was vintage Bond day.

[Artey]

Lorne said:

Artey said:

n_const said:

Got to ask , why is 8 IIX not VIII ?

Because hipster.

Nope. It's because IIX has 20% less engraving than VIII and so the visual weight across the bezel balances better. Also because VIII has too many uprights going on in it so it makes me feel a bit iccy if I look at it too long. I'm sure the Roman's would have got around to doing it this way eventually.

Good theory and in general that's how it works except the standard is to present IV as IIII which achieves what you described above. They wanted to be sooooo different and edgy hence why hipster.

[AlexC1981]

marcosgt said:

Another 70s/80s vintage watch - Seems I find them hard to resist..



M.

Nice watch, but you might want to crop the magnified scab out the photo as it draws the eye from the watch!

[Artey]

robbiekhan said:

Today was vintage Bond day.

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

[battered]

Artey said:

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

And it is all the better for NOT being yet another look-at-me Rolex.

[AmitG]

Wills2 said:

Very nice!

[Pupp]

Artey said:

Lorne said:

Artey said:

n_const said:

Got to ask , why is 8 IIX not VIII ?

Because hipster.

Nope. It's because IIX has 20% less engraving than VIII and so the visual weight across the bezel balances better. Also because VIII has too many uprights going on in it so it makes me feel a bit iccy if I look at it too long. I'm sure the Roman's would have got around to doing it this way eventually.

Good theory and in general that's how it works except the standard is to present IV as IIII which achieves what you described above. They wanted to be sooooo different and edgy hence why hipster.

I waited with anticipation, nay trepidation, for it to pass IIX o'clock lest a worm-hole open to admit the eternally disapproving and just-a-bit mardy Etruscan guardians of the additive convention only for their number system as ripped-off by Latin tourists before being peddled to a million clock-makers... nope, didn't 'appen

[anonymous-user]

Artey said:

Good theory and in general that's how it works except the standard is to present IV as IIII which achieves what you described above. They wanted to be sooooo different and edgy hence why hipster.

Lorne made the watch.

And I really don't think he is a hipster.
At all.

[Matt172]

mel said:

"Patinaering" up nicely

That's lovely

[benny.c]

battered said:

Artey said:

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

And it is all the better for NOT being yet another look-at-me Rolex.

And all the better for not being in steel. It's pretty much the most comfortable watch I've owned and much of that is due to its weight.

[robbiekhan]

The weight is indeed great! Substantially lighter on the wrist than my previous dive watches (Longines, Halios and Orient).

And yes to the comfort also! I would not want it in stainless steel, nor want the in house movement one due to the needlessly busy dial that puts me off.

If it was a Rolex, then it would not have the bracelet clasp the Pelagos has either as that's unique to this watch only.

Plus, everyone has a Sub or Smp these days

I would love a Black Bay in the red/gold combo. But alas, two dive watches is a bit much for me.

Edited by robbiekhan on Monday 26th September 22:32

[Jobbo]

Artey said:

Good theory and in general that's how it works except the standard is to present IV as IIII which achieves what you described above. They wanted to be sooooo different and edgy hence why hipster.

I think Lorne's answer is more likely to be correct Although my interpretation is that he wanted to sell more of the tachymeter bezels because IIX looks odd to me too.

[Artey]

battered said:

Artey said:

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

And it is all the better for NOT being yet another look-at-me Rolex.

I get it I get it, you're buying your watches for yourself not to show off. I hear it all the time. How edgy. I was merely pointing out that it would have been the best diver in Rolex's range, had it been signed as Rolex. Nothing else. It was a praise. A fkING PRAISE. So chill broskis.

[battered]

Artey said:

battered said:

Artey said:

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

And it is all the better for NOT being yet another look-at-me Rolex.

I get it I get it, you're buying your watches for yourself not to show off. I hear it all the time. How edgy. I was merely pointing out that it would have been the best diver in Rolex's range, had it been signed as Rolex. Nothing else. It was a praise. A fkING PRAISE. So chill broskis.

Eh? No, I'm saying I like it because it's different from yet another same-again Rolex. The other stuff is your imagination.

[Pupp]

Jobbo said:

Artey said:

Good theory and in general that's how it works except the standard is to present IV as IIII which achieves what you described above. They wanted to be sooooo different and edgy hence why hipster.

I think Lorne's answer is more likely to be correct Although my interpretation is that he wanted to sell more of the tachymeter bezels because IIX looks odd to me too.

Renowned sculptor, Sir William Hamo Thorneycroft RA seemed to think it acceptable enough - this is on the plinth of The Sower, in Kew Gardens

[Jobbo]

Pupp said:

Renowned sculptor, Sir William Hamo Thorneycroft RA seemed to think it acceptable enough - this is on the plinth of The Sower, in Kew Gardens

It looks better as part of a larger number. No confusion if you pick up that stone and hold it at a different angle, for example.

[Artey]

battered said:

Artey said:

battered said:

Artey said:

Fantastic watch. If it had Rolex written on the dial and was in stainless steel I'd get three, black one with ETA, black with in house movement and blue with in house movement. I'd keep both blacks sealed and wear blue.

And it is all the better for NOT being yet another look-at-me Rolex.

I get it I get it, you're buying your watches for yourself not to show off. I hear it all the time. How edgy. I was merely pointing out that it would have been the best diver in Rolex's range, had it been signed as Rolex. Nothing else. It was a praise. A fkING PRAISE. So chill broskis.

Eh? No, I'm saying I like it because it's different from yet another same-again Rolex. The other stuff is your imagination.

How the hell would it look like another same-again Rolex if it merely had Rolex written on the dial (and some other bits like crown and st but that's cosmetics). There's no logic in it, innit?

[anonymous-user]

Artey said:

How the hell would it look like another same-again Rolex if it merely had Rolex written on the dial (and some other bits like crown and st but that's cosmetics). There's no logic in it, innit?

'Do you want to have the full argument, or were you thinking of taking the course?'

[Artey]

desolate said:

Artey said:

How the hell would it look like another same-again Rolex if it merely had Rolex written on the dial (and some other bits like crown and st but that's cosmetics). There's no logic in it, innit?

'Do you want to have the full argument, or were you thinking of taking the course?'

'U his lawyer or summink fam?'

[marcosgt]

AlexC1981 said:

Nice watch, but you might want to crop the magnified scab out the photo as it draws the eye from the watch!

No point now you've quoted it

Here's one without the scab, though!



M.