Poor man's watch thread

[DorianGreen]

What a beauty.

 

[Jazzmenco]

This guy cooperates very well with the camera.

 

[DorianGreen]

New Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve.

 

[SixOhNine]

What a beauty.

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The 12 hour bezel is a criminally underused feature.

 

[shoewarma]

New Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve.

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I am a big fan of what Longines have been doing lately, but what's going on with the dial here?

 

[Jazzmenco]

New Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve.

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Not a fan of the date window on top.

 

[SixOhNine]

The central power reserve is interesting in concept, but not good in execution.

 

[New Shoes1]

PADI King Turtle on an Uncle Seiko bracelet:

And a bonus close-up of the dial:

 

[Thin White Duke]

The 12 hour bezel is a criminally underused feature.

Fully concurred. I have it on my Heuer Autavia chrono.
I hate ‘bicompax’ on that dial though - why? We can see that!

 

[Jazzmenco]

Oris tribute to Roberto Clemente, one of my favorite baseball players growing up.

 

[edmorel]

What a beauty.

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But “Bi Compax” in the dial is a big mistake. Much better dial without it.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Oris tribute to Roberto Clemente, one of my favorite baseball players growing up.
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And another one. “Big Crown” - yes thanks we can see that!

How much money do these people get paid to think up stupid crap to have on a watch dial?

 

[Jazzmenco]

And another one. “Big Crown” - yes thanks we can see that!

How much money do these people get paid to think up stupid crap to have on a watch dial?

My aren't we touchy....

 

[Thin White Duke]

My aren't we touchy....

😁😅
Just irksome that some very nice and well made watches are ruined for me by pointless crap.
The technology and precision that goes into an Oris (or any) auto movement is surely impressive but all that input is largely invisible and can be completely negated by poor thought concerning the bit of the watch that is actually visible.

 

[DorianGreen]

Fully concurred. I have it on my Heuer Autavia chrono.
I hate ‘bicompax’ on that dial though - why? We can see that!

But “Bi Compax” in the dial is a big mistake. Much better dial without it.

Agreed, no need to stamp it on the dial. On the other hand, it's still a nice watch. If we focus too much on singular features which we'd like to have in a different execution, we preclude ourselves to enjoy a lot of models.