SEIKO ... written 3 times, in 2 fonts and as an initial letter
SPRING DRIVE ... a foolish term, because almost all mechanical watches are driven by a spring ... here in another font, sans serif
GMT ... with serif
And, finally, another font for the writing around the 6 index
What a mess!
No Date on the cosmograph! Got to have a date for me.....
I agree most seiko's with serifed fonts look kak just because of that otherwise they'd be nice watches - times new roman belongs elsewhere!Originally Posted by Tinker
Agree with all your points Tink, some shocking design there.SEIKO ... written 3 times, in 2 fonts and as an initial letter
SPRING DRIVE ... a foolish term, because almost all mechanical watches are driven by a spring ... here in another font, sans serif
GMT ... with serif
And, finally, another font for the writing around the 6 index
What a mess!
Add in of course that awful scar-like power reserve dial.
Cheers,
Neil.
Well yes, Seiko are clearly utterly incompetent. That's why no-one buys their watches. They need some designer with your skills and then they might sell a few.SEIKO ... written 3 times, in 2 fonts and as an initial letter
SPRING DRIVE ... a foolish term, because almost all mechanical watches are driven by a spring ... here in another font, sans serif
GMT ... with serif
And, finally, another font for the writing around the 6 index
What a mess!
Uhoh. Overly defensive owner alert.
I have returned two brand new Rolexes to ADs because there were obvious differences in the widths of the lugs - visible to the naked eye and measurable with a digital caliper. A lot of others I have seen in ADs have the same problem - it is particularly noticeable on the 36mm DateJusts and OPs. The cause is apparently the hand finishing - but for £4000 plus I find this unacceptable.
Right hand lugs are usually thinner on Rolex / some tudors. It's just the case shape.
Top right can occasionally make a person very twitchy indeed ;)
Don't know about the ceramic or supercase sizes but it's certainty true of the older models.
Anyway. Came to add Roman and Arabic numerals.
I understand the right hand lugs were both equally thinner on the old models to balance the crown aesthetically, but on brand new models a lot of watches I have seen have one random lug or often the top left and bottom right lug much thinner than the others.
Now it has been pointed out, I can't warm to the SMPc due to the painted index marker next to the date, when the others are all applied.
Did this occur on any other Rolex models?
SubC Date fractionally different but again visible to my eye.
I've thought of another one. The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Up/Down. A beautiful watch, except for the unnecessary GANGRESERVE text. It destroys the symmetry of the otherwise perfectly proportioned dial, and once you see it, it can't be unseen. In short, it's a monstrous carbuncle on the face of an elegant friend.
This week I have been wearing my 16700 GMT Master and I do find the crown rather small.
I'd prefer it if it had the same sized crown as the Sub but I'd guess the smaller case and gap between the GMT's crown guards would make that impossible.
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Please remember the title of this thread: "Watches you'd like if it weren't for one detail."
I admire Seiko watches and I'd love to have an automatic (but not 'Spring Drive') Grand Seiko. Sadly for me, however, the hotch-potch on the dial stops me.
(I suspect that Japanese designers would do a much better job in Japanese.)
In contrast to the Grand Seiko above, the script on my old BELL-MATIC is quite elegant.
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