60mph dial with steel case
60mph dial with PVD case a polished steel bezel
120mph dial with steel case
120mph dial with steel case and polished steel bezel
120mph dial with steel case and polished steel bezel (alternate dial)
Wow. I don't mind quirky, even own a jump hour which I know some people look puzzled at, but that Swatch would even have me beat!
Been studying that pic and unless it's as you suggest and you have to ignore the background(not easy with so much going on), I really can't figure it out.
Yep, definately prefer the Eddie approach(still wish it was a single hander though).
I love this new watch design, but im afraid the caseback is off-putting for me.
I have joined in far too late I know but would have liked to see some things slightly different, such as being a one-hander and the date window looking more like a mileage counter, this would have looked epic to me, but perhaps not to the masses...
Still looking forward to this being released. Smart and simple design is right up my street. With the added bonus of linking to my petrol headed taste.
Only catching up with this too but the designs are great, really like them. My favourite was two, the black casing I think was a subtle enough reference to the design source yet interesting, I'd enjoy explaining it. Plus I'm a biker anyway so feels good.
Hi i'm Steven just joined the forum this morning.....
I love the idea behind this watch......what about a John Surtees inspired theme, keep both bikers and car racers happy.....as he is the only man to have won both the world superbike and F1 world Championship....AND..he's British, :-)
Steven
Voted No1. Don't like PVD, and the 120 thing just seems too much of a gimmick.
This looks awesome, the version in the photo above is perfect, love the contrast of pvd and chrome, nice clean design and a splash of colour. I'm putting another purchase on hold in anticipation of this, any rough idea of dates?
Another question, is case size confirmed yet Eddie? I need to start preparing myself, as long as 40mm or below I'd better get one of my watches up for sale in anticipation, when this releases I won't want to wait.
As an aside, have you ever considered having Sheffield . England on the bottom of the Smiths dials as opposed to Great Britain? Less of an issue with this particular watch as it's not a recreation of a Smiths classic watch, but generally Great Britain Smiths were obviously known as the cheaper inferior Smiths compared with those Made in England. I just thought as you've recently started putting Sheffield on the dials perhaps Sheffield England would work better(IMO of course0.
Just my 2p's worth ;)
Ah, just re read the rest of the thread and realised this wasnt the final design
sorry I'm late
sooooo....
what's the lume like?
were it on a bike it ought to glow like mad and stuff
I couldn't remember where I'd seen them but it was, of course, on here: http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ches-from-1994
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Had that had 1-11 numbers, I'd have been all over it like a dog on hot mince!
All that I'd hoped for. Very nice, Eddie...any more pics? I'd like to see the case back, for example. Then, when is it likely to be on the site, please? I need to make sure I don't spend the necessary funds elsewhere.
I've only got the one at the moment, the others haven't been assembled yet. The picture above was an experiment with HDR, here's a "normal" picture.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Cracking watch Eddie.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Just saw this over on Facebook. It looks great Eddie.
Looks great, I like that a lot.
Dave
Another fine watch Eddie! Looks lovely. Interested to see when this becomes available.
The strap looks great! Very nice.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Bloody marvelous. Just what it should be - front and back. Even got an approving "um" from the Mrs.
Gray
Marvellous!
I don't usually like day/dates but this looks tip top
Great work!
Love both, but have a slight preference for the dulled out numbers.
How much will these be?
Well thought out design.
A great design. Love that case back.
Who takes any notice of polls anyway look at the general election it was obvious 60mph wasn't fast enough for Eddie!
It was so long ago can't even remember which way I voted, the dial looks very nice and makes sense as a watch the case back is very nice just need to save up or sell something.
Side view.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Another nice watch from Timefactors. Perhaps I am nit picking but could the engraving on the back have been in line with the strap or at a right angle to line up with the crown? Of course there might be a good reason for the position.
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Looks even more appealing in that photo
I think that it would look good on a TF PVD NATO
That would look good. The quilted strap suits this watch with its black dial more than it did the Smiths PRS-35 & PRS-36 (IMO). But my choice would be a TF Rally Strap.