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)
My WILD guess would be the hands point at the normal places on a 12 hour dial for time...Originally Posted by Reeny
If this is too much for people, presumably they can't cope with batons either?
M
I see that the second hand sits between two marks...and what's the red hand for?My WILD guess would be the hands point at the normal places on a 12 hour dial for time...
If this is too much for people, presumably they can't cope with batons either?
M
The second hand is on the 12 o'clock position, where you'd expect it to be and the red 'hand' might just be printed on the dial - This is a Swatch, after all!
M
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!My WILD guess would be the hands point at the normal places on a 12 hour dial for time...
If this is too much for people, presumably they can't cope with batons either?
M
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.
Is the release of this getting close Eddie?
Closer than it was before Christmas.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
and there was me trying not to leave myself open to a cryptic response
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.
If anything like this happens then that's the old mans birthday present sorted since he rides a Vincent.Round the back it might look something like this...
Chris.
My favourite so far is option 2 but with the day/date window at the 6 o clock position and numerals as 0 - 60 showing the increments of 10.
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
Now im drooling !
sorry I'm late
sooooo....
what's the lume like?
were it on a bike it ought to glow like mad and stuff
I wonder who made these?
They're out already!I wonder who made these?
Right I'm off to Timefactors to order this badboy.
I can't find anything about this model and Google image search only returns this one image.I wonder who made these?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Thank goodness for that!
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?
That's turned out very nice!
Stunning, just stunning. That really works, great job.
Eddie
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".
^^^^
That's just so appealing!
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.
Some will and some won't, you would need to do the engraving with the back attached to the watch to ensure it would line up. As the motorbike is acid etched, this isn't possible.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Yep, like that one a lot
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.
I've come back to this a couple of times. Looks better every time I come back to it!
Side view.
Eddie
Gray
Would be interested in first version without date.
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