I think the dial is OK now

[Gruntfuttock]

I've now read this sentence six times and I still cannot figure out which watch the 'it' refers too. Do you mean that

...
:?

It is a wordy sentence, but hardly something worth losing your rag over? :o

[redmonaco]

Ok. At the risk of getting slapped in the face with a big, rotten trout...
But I think the 8 is really a bit offset.

Otherwise a true winner! Beautiful.

It's pointless trying to superimpose a circle on this picture when the dial wasn't shot full-on. It was shot like this to eliminate crystal glare.



Eddie

Well, if we are really interested in finding out perhpas we should have a "full on" shot?

It does appear to me that the 8 and 7 are "centred" below the 10 and 11 rather than all the other watches that I have looked at that have them "left justified".

[Rollon]

With the assumption that the Speedbird 3's metallurgy and execution will be good, I've been trying very unsuccessfully to figure out in what significant real world technological sense the IWC Mark XV, the specific watch the Speedbird 3 homages, actually outclasses it as to technical specifications.

I've now read this sentence six times and I still cannot figure out which watch the 'it' refers too. Do you mean that

(a) You cannot figure out if the IWC Mark XV is technically superior to the Speedbird 3?

(b) You cannot figure out if the Speedbird 3 is technically superior to the IWC Mark XV?

:?

Draz,

IT makes perfect sense to me so I can see only two possibilities for your confusion:

1.)Given your location, perhaps English is not your first language and IT confuses you.

2.)English is my first language but I am so bad at IT I don't know IT.

I rather hope IT's the first but if IT's the second, I hope IT confuses you further.

Rollon

[swanbourne]

Ok. At the risk of getting slapped in the face with a big, rotten trout...
But I think the 8 is really a bit offset.

Otherwise a true winner! Beautiful.

It's pointless trying to superimpose a circle on this picture when the dial wasn't shot full-on. It was shot like this to eliminate crystal glare.



Eddie

Well, if we are really interested in finding out perhpas we should have a "full on" shot?

It does appear to me that the 8 and 7 are "centred" below the 10 and 11 rather than all the other watches that I have looked at that have them "left justified".

Does it matter? Did you see the picture of the MkXV I posted where the 5, 6 & 7 are well inside the circle and the other numbers aren't?

I've checked a few other dials since and none of them stand up to scrutiny when magnified. I'm not going to get OCD over this. :wink:

Eddie

Eddie

[chrisparker]

May I add: Balance and Aesthetics rarely have anything to do with maths. Aligning type by maths doesn't mean it will look balanced.

Don't try measuring things, if it looks right it is right, never mind what the ruler tells you.

Chris

[Narwhal]

It's pointless trying to superimpose a circle on this picture when the dial wasn't shot full-on. It was shot like this to eliminate crystal glare.



Eddie

It may just be the drawing, but it doesn't look like the arrow is hitting the center of the diagonal line....



:D

[swanbourne]

It's pointless trying to superimpose a circle on this picture when the dial wasn't shot full-on. It was shot like this to eliminate crystal glare.



Eddie

It may just be the drawing, but it doesn't look like the arrow is hitting the center of the diagonal line....



:D

Sigh........... It's no wonder I don't sleep. :(

Eddie

[draz]

1.)Given your location, perhaps English is not your first language and IT confuses you.

2.)English is my first language but I am so bad at IT I don't know IT.

I rather hope IT's the first but if IT's the second, I hope IT confuses you further.

I live in Sweden, but I was born in the UK and English is my first language. So I guess IT's (2). Besides, you're in the US, so I think that you mean that American is your first language :twisted: :D :lol:

It is a wordy sentence, but hardly something worth losing your rag over? :o

"Loosing your rag over"! LOL! Haven't heard that one before, love it! :D

[Rollon]

1.)Given your location, perhaps English is not your first language and IT confuses you.

2.)English is my first language but I am so bad at IT I don't know IT.

I rather hope IT's the first but if IT's the second, I hope IT confuses you further.

I live in Sweden, but I was born in the UK and English is my first language. So I guess IT's (2). Besides, you're in the US, so I think that you mean that American is your first language :twisted: :D :lol:

It is a wordy sentence, but hardly something worth losing your rag over? :o

"Loosing your rag over"! LOL! Haven't heard that one before, love it! :D

:thebirdman:

If you don't understand American, Draz, that means you can shove it up your new Swedish a_s.

[draz]

Rollon, I make a lighthearted joke -- yes, slightly at your expense, but you invited it -- and you respond in a manner which I find childish, rude and offensive. Congratulations, you've made my ignore list.

[swanbourne]

Eddie

[Dave E]

Nice teasing, Eddie :lol:

[abraxas]

.
I like the way you've engraved the back. :thumbright:

john

[Rollon]

Rollon, I make a lighthearted joke -- yes, slightly at your expense, but you invited it -- and you respond in a manner which I find childish, rude and offensive. Congratulations, you've made my ignore list.

Considering that you are giving me the distinct impression that you are going out of your way to misunderstand and mischaracterize my words as well as my intent by them, perhaps because I am an American, at the moment I think I'll just not get too upset about your "ignore list" for now, Draz, and wish you well, Sincerely, Rollon

[ralphy]

Eddie

I thought the dial looked very good - but that bracelet even more so!

:bounce:

R

[YODAHAWK]

What will the cost be for these Eddie?

[hologon]

What will the cost be for these Eddie?

Eddie: Yes.

How did I do????

=D

-jon

[JCJM]

What will the cost be for these Eddie?

Eddie: Yes.

How did I do????

=D

-jon

:mrgreen:

[swanbourne]

Eddie

[mr1973]

Holy moly.

The bracelet looks like a Panzer :shock:

[Coelacanth]

Wow! The SB3 looks fantastic--front and back.

I was wondering if there was an "O"-ring seal on the case, and happily there is.
Thanks for seeing this project all the way through some trying challenges and surely making this Speedbird the best watch it can be.

Looking forward to the official launch,
David O.

[swanbourne]

Eddie

[Glamdring]

8)

[mr1973]

:shock:

What? No vertical brushing?

What a sexy profile :) :)

[b11ocx]

A rash of photos in the last 24 hours............

[DJG]

Dear All,

I am slightly dismayed over the comments on this thread. I would like to comment thus:

1) The dial is perfectly proportioned and balanced, please stop drawing lines and circles on it. Eddie must be pretty pissed-off at all this - the guys a perfectionist and if he hadn't spotted the previously mis-aligned 3, we'd all be sat wearing one now completely oblivious!

2) Rollon and Draz - come-on you guys, can't we have a bit of light-hearted banter without getting all nationalistic. We are all watch lovers are we not and one of the reasons we come here is so we can relax with like minded individuals!!

I'd like to congratulate Eddie for once again producing a watch that the vast majority agree looks fantastic, with great specifications at an affordable price. Keep it up Eddie and could you please now get on with the Vanguard!! :lol:

Cheers
David

[swanbourne]

Eddie

[Dave E]

That really does look good from every angle, Eddie. Looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

[Lostgear]

Eddie, just a thought, which may have already been asked, but - Does the SBIII bracelet fit the SB1903?

Adam

[swanbourne]

Eddie, just a thought, which may have already been asked, but - Does the SBIII bracelet fit the SB1903?

Adam

I doubt it, the lugs are different and the endpieces for the SB3 were custom-made for the SB3. They're an awesome fit.

Eddie

[worlok]

I might have to choose between this and the wife. God I'm gonna miss her. :twisted:

[KavKav]

Here is a list of all of the things / features I do not like about the SB3.

:D

[Narwhal]

Wow - it looks nice.

[rickf]

The more I see that bracelet the more impressed I am.

Rick

[swanbourne]

Eddie

[b11ocx]

Eddie

Thats really nice Eddie... do you know anywhere I can buy one from :lol:

[Stokport]

It sure does look great. Congrats on this one Eddie.

Cheers

Henrik

[draz]

Damn, that thing is just gorgeous!

[vaizki]

Definitely a looker this one and clearly it's been just rearing to roll out of the hangar with the right dial. Just now noticed from the latest shots how thick that dial is, looking at the date window. Love the bracelet, to me it feels retro-future somehow without feeling dated. Thinking 2001: Space Odyssey here and drinking whiskey to banish the oncoming flu-epidemic :blackeye:

Hope it won't be long now.. and I think just one lume shot or similar bait would push half the old guard here into cardiac arrest and hiring nurses (well equipped I'm sure) to place the orders.. :wink: Lucky me, I'm at least CLOSE to the UK timezone here.. how about an early morning release? Say 6am GMT accompanied by a hoisting of the flag to keep it all proper and civilized :D

[Guntram]

Say 6am GMT accompanied by a hoisting of the flag to keep it all proper and civilized :D

Are you crazy?? Half the Americans are still up at that time!! There's no effin' way we want a release time before 9 or 10 am GMT. :wink:

100% agreed - the watch is gorgeous...

Guntram

[KavKav]

Say 6am GMT accompanied by a hoisting of the flag to keep it all proper and civilized :D

Are you crazy?? Half the Americans are still up at that time!! There's no effin' way we want a release time before 9 or 10 am GMT. :wink:

100% agreed - the watch is gorgeous...

Guntram

Agreed and agreed! :P

[redmonaco]

not sure from the pics but is the seconds hand silvered or white please?

[abraxas]

not sure from the pics but is the seconds hand silvered or white please?

White.

(just guessing tho) :P

john

[Denizen]

A rash of photos in the last 24 hours............

i wouldn't mind seeing another frontal shot of the dial and how the date looks thru the window. the one Eddie posted earlier in the thread had all those lines, circles, and shading all over it. :(

the piece looks exceptional in early every way but i have this niggling concern that the date wheel isn't strong (visible) enough...almost as if the white numerals were done in a grayer tone compared to the numbers on the dial.

any chance of a frontal shot with good lighting, Eddie?

[swanbourne]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

[redmonaco]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

:shock:

[swanbourne]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

:shock:

Well I could have dressed it up a bit; we could have had a glass of wine and danced for a while but I don't recommend that anyone buy a watch they're not sure about.

Eddie

[ralphy]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

Your career in sales training hasn't gone to waste.

:D

R

[KavKav]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

Your career in sales training hasn't gone to waste.

:D

R

Like Eddie needs to 'sell' the SB3! :lol:

[swanbourne]

If you're not sure, don't buy it.

Eddie

Your career in sales training hasn't gone to waste.

:D

R

Most of the watches returned for refund are from people who "weren't sure". The total time involved (not to mention cost) in processing an order, packing, shipping and then taking it back into stock and making a refund is about an hour all-in. An hour I've worked for nothing and could have spent more usefully. I don't know many people who are happy to work for nothing and I try to minimise it, which is why I say "If you're not sure, don't buy it".

Eddie