Reply With QuoteIt´s about time someone makes a proper version of it! I gather the WEMPE will be crying tears once this one bears fruits (price/quality ratio)
really looking forward to this one.can't wait.
It´s about time someone makes a proper version of it! I gather the WEMPE will be crying tears once this one bears fruits (price/quality ratio)
A bit out of date but I just happened to be glancing further up the thread ... Geneva stripes (having sharp peaks) are meant to keep hold of any fluff that may happen to be floating around the movement and thus stopping it from wedging itself in more important nooks and crannies. They were 'invented' when pocket watches had to be opened at the back for winding.Originally Posted by A.Pottinger
john
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"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
At the risk of going further off-piste, I recall a post by lysanderxiii of this parish elsewhere ...
Seems plausible too.Geneva stripes were originally not a decoration. They were a by-product of machining a surface flat with a fly cutter or end mill, then left as-is. It was originally a mark of cost cutting in the manufacturing process.....
Paul
Any chance of a type-A dial as well? Much in the same way as the option of PRS-29A vs PRS-29B?
With a 'Smiths' logo (grey text, not white)? or even without a logo ... the classic look? I'd be happy either way.
Alternatively ...
I have no idea how much replacement faces cost, but perhaps if you were supplying with the type-B dial only, then you could also include in the package a type-A dial? (Just like the choice of straps in the case of the 29B. A very nice touch, if i may say so!) I genuinely would be happy to pay the extra for a 2nd dial (within reason of course).
-m-
Its interesting you bring this up Michael, as I have been thinking recently how small things can stop you from buying a watch (but big enough to the individual taste!). I'm not a fan of date windows and I'm put off of any watch that has them really. So this rules me out of say the PRS 3 or the Speedbird 3, which I would have been desperate for it the window wasn't there. But if we had an option of a different face it could open up models to people who don't fancy exactly whats there. As Eddie says, its totally impossible to please everyone but options like this (not really to design but a function choice, but obviously design would have to be altered slightly - say adding a numeral where the date window was) could help selling more watches... but we have no real idea on the cost which might make this all impossible.
But an option to consider in the future...? Seems like a good idea with the A/B design here for sure.
I think Eddie is very good for listening to feedback and taking it all on board, and as a designer myself I know the 'design by committee' never works. You need one person to have the final vision and drive to it, otherwise all you get is an over worked mess!
Some good threads in the TF forum at the moment!
Cheers
Is there an estimated date-of-release?
Dare I ask price? (My old Corolla is getting on a bit, and it's nice to know whether I can afford a 2008 or a 2010 replacement ... not overly keen on brand new cars; plenty of other things to spend the money on.)
Two years have passed since last post... What is the status of the B-Uhr project?
Thanks.
This is the first auto I bought new (2006-ish). Aristo with an ETA 2824 and sapphire. Titanium. Weighs nothing.
Just a smartphone snap.
just skimmed through the posts and didn't see the answer I was looking for. Will this be 55mm like the original, or something more wearable?
C1, C3 or something more vintage looking for the lume?
Somewhere Eddie posted a picture and sizing - I think it was 42mm
I was thinking about being totally authentic and using Radium.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Then we can all glow in the dark.
Brush applied?
Could you get a 6497 in 42mm case? I mean I guess it would just fit, but only just...
Stowa squeezes them into 41mm cases everyday.
Yes, it's a 11.5 ligne movement.
Will this have fixed or spring bars?
Or maybe screw-ins? Best of both worlds and all that.
Sorry if I´ve fallen off the info-wagon...
Is this moving forward?
When there's any news, it will be posted here first.
eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
That'll be a (provisional) No, then. But I'm still looking forward to it emerging.
And this is what happened to them.
This isn't the strap which will be fitted, I don't have those yet but their arrival is imminent. The watch will also be supplied with a solid back.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Fantastic. Just wish I had the size of wrist for one.
I suspect that we might have Eddies first £1000+ watch here, a fantastic achievement.
The only problem is i want two
Superb!
A small matter of 5 years or so since the first teaser... sometimes things are worth the wait.
nicely done Eddie
Nice
Looking good. Shame it is in a 42mm case. I am on the hunt for a type b dial pilot watch but in 47mm or above.
That looks pretty damned nice.
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
Although too big for me, these are meant to be big stylistically and functionally and also has to be to fit the Unitas so fair play. It's a stunning looking watch Sir, congrats. I'm sure these will sell out rather quickly
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Does that mean there will be a choice Eddie, or will the watch be supplied with both? Pretty though the movement is, i'd prefer an authentically solid back.
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superb, your best yet in my opinion
Have been looking forward to this one for a long time, having held off from buying another Stowa or a Laco. It looks great, but that minute hand looks very long. Is that an illusion caused by the crystal, or does the hand really extend beyond the outer end of the minute markers?
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That looks great Eddie!!!!!
mike
Another winner.
Nice work Eddie!
Looks good Eddie, nice work.
Genuinely looks beautiful and perfectly proportioned on the long lugs, and if it is a nicely downsized from the originals for regular wear 42mm on the case, as it apparently is from previous posts, this one's buyer appeal must likely be very broad compared to if 47mm sizing or greater I would think.And this is what happened to them.
This isn't the strap which will be fitted, I don't have those yet but their arrival is imminent. The watch will also be supplied with a solid back.
Eddie
Even if all the details of internal case construction and specs and all were as I'd want, though, given a lug-to-lug length I'm guessing at being a couple mm or more outside my 50mm or so personal max, it would be a watch beyond me. Even still, I think just the movement in it would make it a treasure, (just the radiating "swirl" effect Unitas achieved on the steel finish of the two exposed unperforated gear wheels is a wonder in itself).
Beautifully done Eddie
Apologies for being so crass as to ask, but do you have any idea of pricing yet?
Yes.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I would like one of these but alas, I fear my wrist isn't man enough.
The movement is a lovely looking thing.
You should know better than to ask! It's like asking for discount
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
That's proper, is that.
I don't suppose there were a few spare balances lying around loose in the box when the movements arrived? ;-)
F.T.F.A.
It's proper alreet!
This seems like a good moment to quote from this post from the middle of the thread
Crikey that is beautiful! Too big for my little wrists unfortunately but a lovely looking thing!
I thought this was going to be one of those that didn't appeal in terms of design/style. How wrong could I have been? That is stunning.
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