Reply With QuoteEddie said this is not a limited run so it will be interesting to see how they fair on the used market..
Welcome to the forum............Originally Posted by Valkyrie19
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Eddie said this is not a limited run so it will be interesting to see how they fair on the used market..
I guess there could be people who buy with the intention of flipping immediately, but I think most people here intend to hold onto the watch if they can get one...I know that I'm checking timefactors every few hours while I am awake to see if it's out yet.
You obviously don't know me too well.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Thanks Daddel. Look forward to the frenzy when the Dreadnought GMT is finally with us.
Getting a bit embarrassing keep shutting down the browser at work, a quick look around no one is about. Open up the timefactors site and just have a quick peep and someone always walks past and spots me. This week I have even avoided going out if possible so I can be by my computer.
Well, Eddie's web shop is only open on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays so one can limit one's covert browsing to those days. :-)
You're going to have to wait awhile, after looking at it for 3 days I've decided I can't live with the orange hands being a different colour to the 12 marker and new hands are going to be made.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Good things come to those that wait... but damn it'll be a tough wait!
Nice call Eddie, we've waited long enough so another wee while to get the watch perfect is time well spent
Well there goes my planned justification for not joining the desperate dash for a Dreadnought.
You've made the right call there though Eddie...
+1 - we've waited this long a little while longer won't harm.....
I think this sums up everything about the Timefactors Brand and why we all buy into it... Good call.
Agreed
+1
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Fastest turn-around ever - they on sale yet?
Nice - i want one even more now!
I may be alone in thinking this but the colour was fine for me, I liked the difference !
Cheers
Simon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
Eddie,
Will there be a "Sheffield Bond" orange stripe Nato available in 22mm?
The Voyager, and my Orange PRS-3 would look excellent on a 22mm version.
Speedbird picture stolen from the Friday thread (credit to Horologos)
Way too 'orangey' IMO Eddie. Preferred the previous orange personally.
Eddie
I think I prefer the one with the yellow gmt hand and orange minute hand. I'm kind of used to the orange on the PRS-3 and i think that works best. Orange for both is a bit too much.
+1
Yes, different colours for different functions adds to readibility, I would say.
In that respect, the colour-association of the GMT-hand with the 12 O'clock seems to fit best.
...and it continues the scheme of the PRS22 (see previous post #323)
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I like that a lot - easier to read too.What do you think of this one, Marios?
I like orange.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I'm definitely not going to start an argument with the boss......
Agree with Eddie and others here: matching the GMT hand to the 12 o'clock index will improve the look of the watch
All orange!
+1 Get's my vote!
I've got not axe to grind on this one because it's not my cup of tea but I would think on it for another 3 days Eddie - all that orange is too much and could ruin what should be a triumpant return for the Dreadnought. Of the various permutations in circulation in this thread, I think I prefer the original one, with the all-orange variant a very distance last.
Martin
Edit: In fact, looking at the colours again, I think the problem is that the orange in your rendering is almost pink, rather than the rich yellow/orange of the hands in the java applet thingie at the top of the page.
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Personally, I think that looks superb. I liked the lighter hands but to my mind, this works even better.
Eddie
As for too much orange, is there such a thing? Look at David Dickinson!
Jaffa gets my vote
Do I not like orange!
Made in Holland
I like the darker orange hands better - but I'd like to see what a red GMT hand would look like if anyone is skilled on photoshop etc. As I may well have the GMT hand changed on mine to red to match the Voyager text just to make the watch perfect, once I get my hands on one of course :)
It's just a matter of time...
Those who don't like it can just buy it and then after photographing it, photoshop the colours like they do on all their posts anyway. Fifty watches in one and all that.
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I sure would like try for one for my Dads 90th B'day but its in 4 weeks and time is short. w/ no info being put forth I guess I have to look elsewhere : ( .. 90 and still on his Triumph Cafe'!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3aa1c2a1.jpg
GMT red to match 12 o'clock, minute in orange. I think....
Will it be a matt orange, or a fluorescent orange? I've seen both type of hands.
What he said.... +1. Orange stripe NATOs and orange hands look great.Eddie,
Will there be a "Sheffield Bond" orange stripe Nato available in 22mm?
The Voyager, and my Orange PRS-3 would look excellent on a 22mm version.
Speedbird picture stolen from the Friday thread (credit to Horologos)
I'm getting the impression that some of you would prefer pink hands,
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I get the impression that many people here would still buy it if it had no hands at all. Problem solved!!
Orange GMT-hand only would be great IMHO............
Any estimate on how long this might take. I know the others have been drooling over this for many years. I got interested in collecting just after you sold out the DN and never picked one up off the SCs. Now I see I've got a chance and...
Regards,
Jeff.
Jeff, you must have missed the thread where it states that UK citizens are able to access the webshop 2 hours before US citizens...something to do with Devon farmers and their bath time or something. With this nugget of information do you still think you have a chance? You may however, want to check this for yourself and not take my word for it. I think it is only accessible when a new watch is first listed... when you log in do an exhaustive search before purchasing! Also, feel free to let us know what you find before continuing to the webshop... altruism at its best!
Top move - and likely one of the most succinct explanations for why many of us come back time and again.
I'd convinced myself I liked the colour difference. Can't wait to see the change you've made for your satisfaction.
That's good. I don't think it's necessary to differentiate the colours. All matching is good imo.
Eddie
Matching is better, but I think the different colors would grow on you, Eddie.
I think the orange is perfect. Perfectly perfect. A yellow hand means orange red and yellow on the dial- too busy. Great design as it now stands!
Does this allow 1/2 hour changes - eg India being 4.5 hours ahead currently...
It's difficult to tell the true depth of colour from a computer screen.
But if it looks like this orange mock-up, it should be fine.
http://forum.tz-uk.com/pics/DreadnoughtGMT.swf
It's been at the top of the forum page for nearly 6-months without any complaints.
Based on Eddie's photo, and subsequent decision, I'd suggest it isn't; hence, him wanting to alter the hand set. The photo he posted is not in keeping, from a colour perspective, with the Flash mockup.
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