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[sweets]

It's possible Dave, not necessarily easy.

I'll take a look at it and upload it for review.

Chris

I don't want to make unnecessary work for you, especially as the images look fantastic and must take quite a bit of preparation.

I'm not saying I wouldn't like to see it, I would, but if Eddie has finally made the decision that it's 3, then there's little point.....

[Jay]

From the renders posted so far i think a crown at 3 looks the better. However I do like crowns at 4 on tool watches a la Sinn U1 and it may appear very different with a front on dial render.

How about some stealth dial script too?

john

Now a stealthy script, seriously 8) , that would make this watch even darker i reckon.

Tried a quick search but didn't throw anything up - has anything been mentioned about a lume colour yet?

This is possibly my favourite most anticipated watch. If deposits were to be taken i wouldn't have a hesitation. The more i read, the more i look, the more i want!

[swanbourne]

I'm surprised that comparisons have been drawn with this and Oris. I wasn't consciously aware of being influenced by any other watch and believed that this was a 100% original design. When it started as a project, the folder I opened on my computer was called "Dome Watch" because I envisioned a watch which was as close to a dome as possible: I say "as possible" because to get a perfect dome would require a crystal so high-domed as to be impractical and I wasn't setting out to make another Corum Bubble :wink: .

As is usual with all my watches, this one started out as a rough sketch:



I discussed it with Chris and he just filled in a couple of the finer details :lol: .

Prior to this, I discussed it with a customer in the USA when we decided it should be the ultimate "grab 'n' go" watch, a tough-as-old-boots survival watch which is why quartz was the obvious choice and superquartz the ideal choice. I genuinely did, and still do, believe that the design concept is unique.

Eddie

[Dibetu]

The only thing similar to an Oris are the lugs and the way the rubber strap is notched but that is where all similarities end.

[Lippy]

just re read the "I want to believe" thread.

Any more thoughts on the font style, keeping it classic or something a touch more modern (without being shit!)

I can't find the picture I had in mind

Chopard (IMO) use quite a modern typeface, but would clearly need a smaller font size

[Daddelvirks]

I like it, it should slip slippery and sinister like a flying saucer under your shirt-sleeves 8) :D .

Cheers,

Mr. Sinister

[sweets]

Your orignal sketch is looking a bit like this



:shock:

[Ron Jr]

With this being Ceramic are you going for high tech materials for other elements like a Carbon dial or tungston indicies/hands? If you can take a look at the B&M Capeland XXL the hands are fantastic and the material used (I think tungsten) would look great with the black case/dial.

[swanbourne]

Your orignal sketch is looking a bit like this



:shock:

I think you must be the only person who has ever seen this watch. :lol:

Eddie

[artonthewrist]

I Like it at 4:00

[JDB]

Your orignal sketch is looking a bit like this



:shock:

I think you must be the only person who has ever seen this watch. :lol:

Eddie

Unfortunately, it didn't stay that way. :shock:

[andrew]

The only thing similar to an Oris are the lugs and the way the rubber strap is notched but that is where all similarities end.

Agreed. If you look around - and I don't mean at RolomeginTAG etc, but at the tens of thousands of watch designs from the utter junk to fashionista knock-offs like Oakley, D&G etc etc - then you will always find some element that shares some similarity with some part of some other watch you can see in H Samuel or the iffy boutique in the lobby of the hotel you're staying at on holiday. Like cars and music, too much has already been designed that precludes purity of originality. To design something unique - and I mean actually *unique*, not the internet meaning of "unique" - you'd need to to move away from the idea of a watch having a dial, hands and some method of securing it to the wrist. So, shooting this down because of some perceived similarity with a curve or an edge found on another watch serves only to reduce the chances of it making production. So pretty please, pack it in :evil:

[draz]

^^^ What he said!

[gingerboy]

I'm liking this a hell of a lot.............. #73 Please :twisted:

Would love to see some more pic's if possible but i know I will have to be patient!

Cheers


Paul

[oily101200]

#99 or #100 please.

Cheers

Peter

[davek]

I normally can't be bothered getting into petty arguments on here but the wife is away tonight so I've nothing better to do.
As I said in an earlier post this new watch of Eddie's bears a striking resemblance (from below the bezel) to the Oris TT Day Date.
It was not a criticism it was an observation. I used to have one myself and my wife wears one now so I know the curves very well.
So,
pretty please, let me express myself too, thanks
David

For the doubters please see phots below:



PS. I thought this was a discussion forum

[angeche]

Given that the watch has to be round, and have lugs, it is always possible to find simmilarities. But the differences are more relevant than the simmilarities. And in this case the dome shape is different. The Oris doesn´t look like a dome...and this does....

[davek]

As I said - "from below the bezel".
Please read what I write, thanks
david

Ps. Yup, too much spare time. :lol:

[Daddelvirks]

I Like it at 4:00

And a warm welcome to you as well :roll: , first post and already an opinion :wink: .
Thanks for leaving your comment, it will be noted.

Cheers,

Daddel.

[davek]

Phew, the heat's off me!! :wink:

[andrew]

Thanks for leaving your comment, it will be noted.

If we get enough opinions we can ascribe each aspect of this new watch to some other pre-existing watch. Then there'll be no need to buy this new one - we can just go out and buy that Oakley, an Oris, a B&R, an old Seamaster, a Corum and a D&G just for fun, and make our very own with the bits :lol:

[angeche]

Phew, the heat's off me!! :wink:

:evil: Not of me...

Why on earth you thought that my comments were against you? :blackknight:





Just kidding :wink: . I also found some simmilarities with the Ikepod case...That´s even worse....less simmilarities...no lugs at all

[angeche]

Thanks for leaving your comment, it will be noted.

If we get enough opinions we can ascribe each aspect of this new watch to some other pre-existing watch. Then there'll be no need to buy this new one - we can just go out and buy that Oakley, an Oris, a B&R, an old Seamaster, a Corum and a D&G just for fun, and make our very own with the bits :lol:

Great! And we move this to the modds and wreckers...

[Daddelvirks]

Ok, when I keep looking at it, the side profile does remind me a bit of a Bobby police helmet :D .
But then again, that's not a watch :roll: .

But seriously Eddie, IMHO this is on the right track.

Cheers,

Daddel.

[Glamdring]

It's always easier with side-by-side comparisons.

Both have a cushion case, rounded lugs with screw fittings and a thickly knurled crown. This does give it a vague similarity, but as has been pointed out above, every watch is similar in some way to any number of other watches.
The overall appearance is quite different from the Oris.

[freeloader]

The crown at the 4 o'clock position for me :P

I don't think the perspective of the crown in the image is correct, hence it looks out of kilter.

When will we get a face on view issued, there is no way this is the only image of this watch :wink:

[davek]

That's a great comparison.

The overall appearance is quite different from the Oris.

I agree.
But my original point remains germane

[Mrcrowley]

I'd like no 22 if poss.............

[village]

This certainly looks promising!...can't wait to see more....

[BigD]

I think it looks unique, and I would vote for 4 o'clock...

And if its a go, I would be most appreciative of #8 :D

Thanks

[river27]

That's a fabulous looking piece!!

Number 27 for me - has that been taken?

:)

[BEZELBOY]

Eddie, that looks like another winner, I am still as happy with the SB111 as the day I bought it, so this is obviously on my list-consider me in! :)
One thing (apologies if it has been asked or mentioned), what is the diameter?

Regards

Andy

[Mr.Boots]

Looks great. I'm in. Any number is fine with me as long as I get one. Ready and willing to put a deposit down if you choose to go in that direction.

[Nalu]

With a modicum of recession, which shouldn't interfere too much with gripping the crown because of the curve of the case side, the crown at 3 shouldn't be an issue. The crown shouldn't be needed much in this watch anyway :wink:

I think there is a degree of Oris diver-look to the case, and that's not a bad thing at all. The Oris case reminds me of a PVA, which is entirely appropriate for a dive watch. With that bezel and high dome crystal, it's not going to look much like an Oris IRL. Too much is made of the 'looks like' point anyway IMO. Especially when judging from renderings.

[ChronoCop]

I adore pebble-like palm caressing watch designs. This is an absolute winner.

The domed roundness must be kept in the fonts - no edgy chopardesque numerals please. A temptionesque relief black-on-back dial signature is a must. I don't care about the position of the crown as long as it isn't at six or twelve.

To allow a fully scripted 12-3-6-9 arrangement, the date should be at 7:30 or at 4:30.

But the size scares me in advance.

Wonderful job.

Brane

[Mike K]

Oh...!

[clicker]

Really nice design. As austere as a pair of facom pliers :)

As a sailor, the roundness of the case and crystal reminds me very much of a fixed navigation compass. To accentuate this effect, it would be nice to have a smooth bezel without "steps".

Otherwise, really nice piece. Don't change a thing.

To give my two bob's worth, I think crown is best at 3. And to please all the fans of precise serial numbers, why not introduce decimals, two should be enough :D

[Lippy]

just re read the "I want to believe" thread.

Any more thoughts on the font style, keeping it classic or something a touch more modern (without being shit!)

I can't find the picture I had in mind

Chopard (IMO) use quite a modern typeface, but would clearly need a smaller font size

Gentle nudge for a discussion about fonts?

[Foggy]

oh, and - last number in the run for me please

If it is a limited edition, I hope that one is already earmarked for me :wink:

Cheers

Foggy

[Jonmurgie]

Gentle nudge for a discussion about fonts?

I think we need to see a straight on shot before we even get to the "font" discussion :D

[41northpole]

Even though there isn't a list, and no mention up to now of tea stained lume!! I'd certainly like to believe I can have number 60

Cheers Eddie

Tim

[thorpey69]

I need a decent quality grab and go Quartz,so number 69 if possible for me please Guv :)

[clicker]

I think we also need to have a bezel discussion at some stage. My view is that the notches on the bezel make it unnecessarily complicated. Here is an illustration of what I mean. I am not saying it should look the same as this just that it is better directionaly IMHO.

(Ring the bell ?) :)

[andrew]

I think we also need to have a bezel discussion at some stage. My view is that the notches on the bezel make it unnecessarily complicated. Here is an illustration of what I mean. I am not saying it should look the same as this just that it is better directionaly IMHO.

How exactly would you turn the bezel then? Assuming rotating bezel functionality is required. Or is this to be a watch worn only in conjunction with something by Ben Sherman? :?

[clicker]

It's a really good point obviously. :) Somehow it only came to me during the night - a bit like you message. To be more than a desk diver the bezel needs to be operational. Perhaps the design of the notches could be improved? Anyone has ideas on the subject?

Stan.

[Glamdring]

The crown at four as shown above simply looks wrong. Fine in a tool watch, arguably, but this isn't one. I would say the two crowns do look different, as if a wide-angle lens were being used.

As my intention was for this to be "the ultimate tool watch" I'm puzzled that you don't think it's a tool watch. :scratch:

Eddie

Just noticed this reply to my comment. I meant that it looks a bit posh to be a tool watch. At least my understanding of that term. I still think it's beautiful.

[Dibetu]

Eddie is one of the few that offers watches with real magnetic protection. This would be a perfect candidate. A superquartz toolwatch with magnetic protection; the ultimate timepiece. To my knowledge Grand Seiko are the only ones that offer a Superquartz with this feature but its a dress watch! Sinn and also Beritling don't even come close. What good is it to have a super accurate quartz that won't have magnetic protection? I found my Citizen Chronomasters to be super accurate but when I wore them near even a weak magnetic source the timing went off.

[andrew]

Eddie is one of the few that offers watches with real magnetic protection. This would be a perfect candidate. A superquartz toolwatch with magnetic protection; the ultimate timepiece. To my knowledge Grand Seiko are the only ones that offer a Superquartz with this feature but its a dress watch! Sinn and also Beritling don't even come close. What good is it to have a super accurate quartz that won't have magnetic protection? I found my Citizen Chronomasters to be super accurate but when I wore them near even a weak magnetic source the timing went off.

B&R's Types Marine and Demineur are quartzes both antimagnetic to the seemingly industry-standard 1,000 Gauss, but they don't have Superquartz (thermocompensated) movements. My Marine happens to have superquartz accuracy, but without that little word in the specification I don't have the bragging rights ;).

[tonyb]

I like this watch design a lot; I'd have the crown at 4 rather than 3. I'd hope to buy one, serial number unimportant!

[Junior]

I've read this thread again, but might have missed any thoughts about the lug design (if so, please don't shoot me!). As depicted, they would limit the choice of straps quite a lot, wouldn't they? Particularly as a tool watch, that might be comfortable on a Nato or Rhino?