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    Just how mad is this?

    https://www.stratonwc.com/pages/the-sprint-cuffbuster

    Hard to think of a less comfortable watch to wear.
    Andy

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    Master jukeboxs's Avatar
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    Thank goodness they put the crown at 12 to avoid the watch digging into your hand.

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    Absolutely hideous. I wonder why nobody thought of this before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j111dja View Post
    Absolutely hideous. I wonder why nobody thought of this before.
    The thing is, they did! It's effectively a remake of a 1972 design. Maybe they thought the passage of time sufficient that a different generation might be silly enough....

    You have to have some measure of respect for a company willing to actively show the negative review comments fairly prominently on their website.

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    Love the “What people are saying” section… hahaha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WTRacer View Post
    The thing is, they did! It's effectively a remake of a 1972 design. Maybe they thought the passage of time sufficient that a different generation might be silly enough....

    You have to have some measure of respect for a company willing to actively show the negative review comments fairly prominently on their website.
    Oh dear.

    Respect where it's due. They've showed a lot of negative comments and sadly, it's time they took the hint.

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    Just plain weird, especially if one is wearing a t-shirt.

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    I kinda love it - Straton make some pretty funky and attractive watches, and let's face it - supination is overrated!

    Clever bit of viral marketing, too.


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    I suppose it does what it was intended for and has a quirky charm to it. I like some of their other designs.

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    I quite like it

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    Not for me
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    Chronograph to know how long people laugh at you for.
    "Bite my shiny metal ass."
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    If someone gave me one of those I'd wear it.

    On my right wrist.
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    I never wear long sleeves, so clearly not for me, sadly.

    However, it might suit many of those gents on the "Friday Watch" thread whose pullovers and shirt cuffs routinely obscure part of their watch dial for some bizarre reason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stooo View Post
    Chronograph to know how long people laugh at you for.
    Corker!!!

    To be honest, I quite like it as well. Once they become yesterday's gimmick and start getting flipped at ludicrously low prices I might invest in one. In fact I will start saving up.

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    Reminds me of some of the more out there designs in this book. I like that it’s trying to do something different but I wouldn’t buy or wear one.

    The “what people are saying” section is amusingly self-aware though…

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