Is this a 36mm case, Eddie? Also, would the 16mm rivet bracelet have an adjustable clasp?
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Cat's amongst the pigeons now. Think I can wait.
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Is this a 36mm case, Eddie? Also, would the 16mm rivet bracelet have an adjustable clasp?
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Oh no - black and white dial versions!
Its the PRS29 dilemma all over again, Im going to have to buy both in order to decide which one I prefer.
Nice problem to have.
I hope you can forgive the question but is their a confirmed price for the 36mm?
It's getting quite expensive this
Black dial... white dial... big one... small one...
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Dang, that looks good! Blued hands as well. That means it's totally different to my black dial, so it'd be fine to have both, right?
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
Wow! And when can we expect this gorgeous creme dial blue-handed wonder to be available?
Great ! 16mm tapering riveted bracelet with shorter clasp also for the black dial !
Again Eddie, please is possible to have the Smith logo on the crown ? It could give a definitevely refined look to this beautiful 36mm watch !
Great Idea! But i am afraid that the dial will be to colourful:
White / cream dial
black indices
C3 numbers
blue hands
Maybe it's better to give the luminous numbers and triangle a miss and print them in black just as the AM. What do you think Eddie?
I think this would look better with a white dial and not a cream one. An original white dialled Explorer (6610) looked like this:
Some more pics: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fo...h-a-white-dial
It looks lovely on leather.
I have a few straps waiting for the 36 when the time comes.
Starting to think white is the way to go, I always had in my head a black dial but maybe not.
I think a pale-dialled version looks fantastic.
The most difficult thing will be the balance of black print round the lume plots.
Too much will look heavy, too little will reduce the differentiation between plot and dial in daylight.
Interesting that the Rolex dial above has lume on all indices, and the Everest design only on the quarters.
I think I would be tempted to look at lume on all indices, to avoid the heaviness of plainn black indices.
Dave
For the benefit of people who don't normally look at SC, there's a completely unworn one being offered to spare Eddie faffing about with a return.
Here is a close up of my old Excelsior Park Monte Carlo, which I count as being the most successful dial I have ever seen with lume on a pale dial (white, not cream-ish in this case)
The black outline, slightly serifed, really made that lume pop out of the dial.
Not very wide, but wide enough to make it work, I believe this dial got that detail perfectly right.
Dave
What if it was this way round with the numbers black and lume in between
If the bracelet is to taper to 16mm, it can't have the new clasp. Thoughts?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Pragmatic over the aesthetic imo, 18mm taper and the new improved clasp.
With the rivet bracelet, taper to 16mm and the old clasp feels like it fits the aesthetic better. I'd go aesthetic over function on this one.
Would have authenticitists unhappy with the sapphire crystal, and pragmatists unhappy with the clasp.
I agree, vintage aesthetic prefers a greater taper to a smaller clasp (16mm), and this would definitely win over the slight functional addition of a variable clasp. I also think the variable clasp will look a little too thick (upwards from the wrist) for this smaller watch.
Dave
Keep the 16mm taper, anyone who appreciates the rivetted bracelet won't be bothered about the new clasp.
F.T.F.A.
Agreed, 16mm ftaper for me
I had a play around with the dial, after a suggestion from a few posts above by Gav.
ALL LUME
BLACK NUMBERS
TRIANGLE LUME
ALL BLACK –- LUME HANDS
NO LUME – gives it an older feel and shows more of those lovely blue hands
All lume, 35/36mm case, 16mm taper bracelet, old clasp, please.
I like both of these best Oliver
Tapering to 16mm balances well, and full lume looks good.
My preference, for what it's worth would be the new clasp and a 20/18 taper, l find a 4mm taper too much, and a 2mm taper more balanced.
Full lume looks best to me
Not too bothered re the bracelet as I prefer a strap but would be more likely to wear one with a 16mm taper
All black lume hands gets my vote, although it is close with the other black numeral model.
I don't like the lume numerals, I think it looks odd.
Also agree 16mm is the way to go for the clasp.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.