Reply With QuoteCase looks very SF.
I came across these in a blog - the automatic chronometers look absolutely gorgeous to me:
http://www.motokoure.com/collections/mk-i
They would make quite a nice, cheaper, Tag Monaco alternative.
Case looks very SF.
Important to note the price on the website is only a 50% deposit and in Ausssie dollars (1.9AUD:GBP).
They are interesting, with a good movement (auto in particular). The 'wood' inlay is an interesting feature if it actually looks like wood in practice.
As noted above, I believe it will be posted from Australia too so there's the usual customs considerations.
Bit of a Heuer Silverstone inspired watch, think they look ok. Btw, you mean chronograph, I doubt they have a COSC certification.
How well built the complex dial will turn out is a question. A couple of years ago I had the opportunity of peering at a whole bunch of the kickstarter microbrand watches, and was genuinely shocked by how badly made they were, especially the dials. Presumably there isn't the time or money for sending prototypes back and forth until the factory makes an accurate rendition of the render.
As is usually the case, the mechaquartz hands are pictured in an impossible arrangement:
The twentyfour hour dial is slaved to the main hour hand, and so ought to be reading either 10 or 22.
Personally I don't like them.
I also think that the advertised price should be the sale price. The fact that it's only 50% deposit being hidden in the small print is misleading to the point of being underhand!
Not If it's the chronograph hour dial! There's no mention of a GMT function.Originally Posted by Der Amf
As is usually the case, the mechaquartz hands are pictured in an impossible arrangement:
The twentyfour hour dial is slaved to the main hour hand, and so ought to be reading either 10 or 22.
I quite like them.
Not enough to buy one, but still...
M
It's not a chronograph hour dial, nor is it a GMT function. The Seiko VK movement has two subdials: one is the chrono minutes, one is a 24 hour hand slaved to the main hour hand.
Eg:
It's 24 hour time not another time zone (GMT).
Edit - Beaten to reply by Der Amf!
My Aquagraph has similar arrangement.
Last edited by Kingstepper; 15th March 2016 at 09:35.
Fair enough, I'm not familiar with that movement.It's not a chronograph hour dial, nor is it a GMT function. The Seiko VK movement has two subdials: one is the chrono minutes, one is a 24 hour hand slaved to the main hour hand.
Eg:
Seems a bit pointless to me though!
Rather like am/pm indicator.
ChronoGRAPHS,not chronoMETERS.
I like it - in certain colour combinations, but I also like that Melbourne too. And at £240 the price is not outrageous.
True but they're also a bit pointless unless on a 12 hour GMT. IMHO of course!
Better to regard it as the cheapest way of getting a subdial?
Looks like a SevenFriday, just buy a SF if that's what you want, at least the price will be the price!
How on earth does that look like a SevenFriday?
Indeed - I'm baffled!
I guess the case shape is similar...
The 24 hour subdial is a great idea if you're inside a Vegas Casino!
M
Sincere apologies oh great one. I bow to your superior knowledge.
Bow...and kneel 😋
must admit i like the look of the autos but does anyone know how that movement stands up alongside a 7750?
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
Yep,
As they are one, but cannot be the second
Almost exactly, except for the dial layout, being a chronograph, the case being rectangle with curves and not square with rounded corners
Oh come on, next you'll be saying these are not the same watch!!!
M
They're identical, both have black strap, a pin buckle (assumedly) have a round case and sub-dial(s)
Oh yes, now I see it, silly me. The resemblance is uncanny...
Last edited by SuperC; 15th March 2016 at 15:37.
Totally missed my point, I was agreeing with you that they are NOT that similar
Sarcasm 😉
I've been looking at these
Gotta be honest and say I like the look in the pics but the (frankly misleading) "50%" bit annoys. Also the fact that it's only a render (not exactly up-front about that in the info) so overall, whilst I'd be interested in the cheaper version at around £200 as a box-filler, I'll wait and see if one turns up used in a while.
Reminds me very much of the Autodromo Prototipo model (as pictured earlier) in is execution.
Decided to take a punt on the mecha quartz version, always liked the Heuer Silverstone and see this as a budget version(my finances wont stretch to the Tag version at the mo).
Gone for the all black version as not mad keen on the diamond plate of the other versions.
Thanks for pointing that out, that alone is enough to put me off them entirely. Underhanded or just incompetent web design. Either way I've completely lost any interest I might have had for a moment there.
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