This is the dial I'm favouring.
Same "white" as the Air ministry
Lumed numbers and indices
Lume filled blued hands
Rivet bracelet 20mm tapering to 16mm
Standard clasp
Eddie
This is the dial I'm favouring.
Same "white" as the Air ministry
Lumed numbers and indices
Lume filled blued hands
Rivet bracelet 20mm tapering to 16mm
Standard clasp
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Sold! I’m in. Thats gorgeous! Any timeframe?
Moobs logo looks great on there.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Looks fantastic.
Not so sure on the lume colour though...Maybe a faux vintage lume like the PRS-82 perhaps?
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I agree, a darker yellow lume like on the PRS-82 would look better imo.Originally Posted by senraw
Eddie, have you considered using a closed minute track like on the original white dialed explorer?
Also, the hour hand should be slightly bigger (1mm if memory serves me right).
Yes, I would like to see the hour hand return to 8mm from the 7mm in the black version.
I'd also like to see the lollipop move back a bit on the second hand, as well as its width be constant with some sort of counterbalance. In the black version, it's the one aspect of the hand set that has a slightly lower quality look than the rest.
I think a better and more correct fix would be to move the minute and hour markers 1mm to the outside of the dial. If you look at a 1016 dial you'll notice that the minute markers go all the way to the edge of the dial without any space left. On the 36mm Everest that is not the case; there's still about 1mm blank space left between the minute markers and the edge of the dial. The added benefit of moving the minute and hour markers 1mm to the outside would be that it makes the watch look slightly larger.
To be fair, of all the homages that have been produced over the years only the Japanese Incipio got the dial 100% right. Unfortunately the Incipio is rarer than hen's teeth, the Everest is the next best thing imo (and a lot cheaper).
I think the dial, bracelet and clasp are spot on. I'd like to see 1mm on the hour hand and the second hand disc moved more towards the centre, and slightly smaller.
If you are doing a "version 2" of the black dial after the first run is sold out, then the proposed white dial logo design is what I would use, plus Everest in either the same light colour as the logo, or in red. And with the proposed white dial bracelet and clasp.
I was planning on using the super-bright X1-C3 lume on this and that isn't available in vintage.Looks fantastic.
Not so sure on the lume colour though...Maybe a faux vintage lume like the PRS-82 perhaps?
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Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
This answers my question about the future of Time Factors lume.
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Dear Eddie,
I'm interested in the Everest 36mm with black dial, but I really would prefer for it the new planned rivet bracelet 20mm tapering to 16mm,with simple "old style" clasp. Will this bracelet be available for sale separately (please say yes ... !) ? Any design scheme or picture for it ?
Thanks in advance,
Engi
Another vote for the X1-C3 here
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I would also support the darker lume!
Love the logo too!
Also another vote for slightly darker lume - its not a big deal though.
Looking forward to this as much as the black dial.
Any chance of this colour dial in 40mm Everest?
tbh not a fan of the faux vintage looking lume myself. The super bright offers nice extra utility.
It’s another yes from me!
May would be good, the wife could get me it for my birthday.
Cheers,
Adam.
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Thank you Eddie, this is close to perfection! Especially the logo without the second line of text. Only thing i would change is the size and or the style of the hands. Is mercedes style a must? Would like to see hands as well balanced as on the 29A.
X1-C3 lume is just great!
I'm not sure that would be a popular move among us 1016 style fans!
One of the predecessors of the 1016, the 6350, came with a stunning honeycomb dial and normal hands (as an option):
I would have no problem with hands like that.
I'm trying to imagine what it will actually look like with that like given the colour differences (of the dial at least) of this render and the air ministry. As it stands though, I'm sold. 20 to 16 with a regular clasp sounds perfect.
Would the bracelet from the black dial be interchangeable? I know some love adjustment on the go (although I've not found a need)
Yep. Still liking that. Super-bright lume sounds cool as well.
Dave E
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I’d kill for those pencil hands !!One of the predecessors of the 1016, the 6350, came with a stunning honeycomb dial and normal hands (as an option):
No waffle though.
Like this special edition Tudor
Perfect, those options are just right, imho, including the super-bright lume. As an Air Ministry owner, I like the idea of that dial colour again coupled to blued hands, and the 4mm bracelet taper just tops it off. I will definitely be ordering one.
Dave
Buy this and then have the 36 black and white, and then use the 20-16mm riveted bracelet on both black and white, wearing each for a month or so at a time. Surely the case will be the same and hence the bracelets will interchange? This is how my thinking is going. Perhaps the next bracelet will become available stand-alone too, which would save the swapping.
I’m reducing to two watches. I shall I think reluctantly soon sell my new Everest 40mm to fund this white. I see the pair of 36’s as a possible lovely 2-only long term solution. This small size is a really enjoyable surprise. When I fall off the perch my two sons can have a 36 each!
Sorry - just musing aloud ...
As I've said elsewhere, I'll show my ar$e in Doggart's window if this happens . . .
F.T.F.A.
I will be buying this watch! Perfect Eddy as posted. When will it be available for purchase?
Sold on the non-vintage lume, dial (though honeycomb would be awesome), size, bracelet.
Unsure on the blues hands, I think that I prefer just brushed/polished. Would like to see non Mercedes mocked up.
This is the most exciting of the current PRS-25 models for me and the one I’m holding onto my cash for!
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Lumed blue hands is a winner for me. Nice.
Did you (would you) consider a pure white dial with maybe the Everest legend in red?This is the dial I'm favouring.
Same "white" as the Air ministry
Lumed numbers and indices
Lume filled blued hands
Rivet bracelet 20mm tapering to 16mm
Standard clasp
Eddie
And maybe straight hands???
Probably not but thought I'd ask anyway
The more i look at the dial the more i wonder if the black edging of the numbers and indices is necessary. With this great lume and the accurate printing maybe its possible to forgo the edging.
I think the lume colour and that of the dial are too close to forego the edging, without it will just blend and be a bit wishy washy.
Id like to cast a vote for non-Mercedes hands. It’s what’s been keeping me from buying so far.
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Me too.
It would make a nice point of separation from the black dialled models.
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Agreed
Also I think that blued Mercedes hands would look odd
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I like Eddie's render.
I'd stick with the C3-X1 zqr 23...whatever lume. Faux aged lume doesn't really do it for me. Tried it. Found it...meh.
Mercedes hands please. My God, man, it's an Explorer. (Yes, I know they didn't ALL have Mercedes hands...)
Not sure about the blued hands. I think they might "pop" too much. They seem perfect when thin and not lume filled, as in a deck watch or that beautiful Air Ministry 29. In Mercedes style, I'm a little worried they will overpower the dial. I get the visibility thing-my eyes are lousy, actually. But I've got a SARB35 with slimmer, polished hands, and have no problem reading it in any light yet.
Please, do NOT use a closed minute track. They look awful. Always. Just my opinion.
And again, please, no textured dial. Ugh.
20-16mm bracelet with old clasp sounds good. The new ratcheting clasp is nice, but I'd want it on a diver of at least SKX007 size, not on a slim dressier watch like this. And some are finding the 20-18 mm bracelet too heavy, so this 20-16 was a really good idea.
Looks like I'm in, even if hands are blued (and my impression is, they will be). I was going to get the black 36, but that clasp is too much for me, and I really want to keep this on the bracelet, so I will be getting the white version.
I ask again:
Eddie, please I'm interested in the Everest 36mm with black dial, but I really would prefer for it the new planned rivet bracelet 20mm tapering to 16mm,with simple "old style" clasp. Will this bracelet be available for sale separately (please say yes ... !) ? Any drawing or real picture available ?
Thanks in advance,
Engi
Still Christmas innit?
I agree, but you're never going to please everyone
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
In addition to the white dial obviously ;)
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I like the Mercedes hands.
Blued pencil or syringe hands over a creamy waffle texture.....
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How about a merger of Eddies lumed plots and central second hand with this?
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Ah, now that is a winner. Nice.How about a merger of Eddies lumed plots and central second hand with this?
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I had a precista pocket watch with hands shaped a bit like that. Don't know what they are called - 'pencil hands with a pointy bit on the end' maybe.How about a merger of Eddies lumed plots and central second hand with this?
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I think they would look fantastic on the white face everest, blued, with lashings of superlume.
Cream everest script, and all print such as 'great Britain' and the markers and outlines of plots and numerals all in dark brown or burnt sienna
Only exception to be the Smiths manboobs logo which is to be in a slightly lighter colour of brown, with just a touch of burgundy perhaps
Just my rather specific 2.0262p
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Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Really looking forward to seeing this come together!
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A small second dial would be rather cool on this model....
If it morphed into a recreation of that watch from Lughuggers post i would not complain.....i would buy it!
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