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We have seen repeated threats on what bugbears we all have about watch design.
If we all had our way we would be wearing ND Subs, no arguments about date positioning, or date or no date, or no cyclops controversy.
For me I like the date at 4.30. Even at 1.30 on my GP Sea Hawk Pro. Talking of unusual positioning I have always had a soft spot for a crown at 4.30 or similar. My Breitling Chronomatic 44mm with it’s left handed crown at 9, chrono pushers remaining on the right hand of the case.
What unusual design cues do you enjoy?
Snowflake hands - and zenith elprimero 1969 subdials overlapping
I like a big date at 12 as it jumps right out at you :)
A crown coronet at 12 o’clock. Lol.
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Rotating bezel?Originally Posted by proby24
The Panerai crown protector.
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Jim.
Franck Muller Crazy Hours.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
For me, it's the helium escape valve on the Seamaster.
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Matching dial/date wheel colour
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Well... it wasn’t an oddity for many decades, but I’m certainly partial to a plexiglass crystal... so I’m happy when JLC, Panerai, Smiths et al use them in contemporary watches.
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Shrouded watches
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Erm....no. Subs are too small and common.
I do like brown leather straps on black face watches though.
Big eye chrono sub dials
Also fond of a large crown, but not onion or diamond shaped.
Different bezel edge treatments, knurling, scallops, coin edge.. I like how they figure one style, theirs, to be superior
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Left hand crowns.
Rotor wobble.
Ultraman’s face.
The Tudor 12 o’clock bezel click
I couldn't agree more, but how about a proto-case with standard style lugs ?This
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Very cool! What’s the lug width on that?I couldn't agree more, but how about a proto-case with standard style lugs ?
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25mm... not at all easy for strap options !
Indeed not! It's a beauty
Yep. Four years on from buying my Pelagos I still think it’s a rather cool feature.
sex bolts and compressor cases.
Integrated bracelets on vintage watches! 😬
The disappointment of realising Tropics don't go that wide...Indeed not! It's a beauty
"A man of little significance"
Corum Bubble dome..
I think a 24mm Tropic would be acceptable
HE Valve on my Seamaster
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Your dirty mind is revealing itself again
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Jim.
I kinda like 4:30 date placement on Zenith El Primero. Not on other watches though.
I don't mind 4:30 date placement and I also like bullhead design watches
Yeah but imagine buying the watch and finding out it isn't...
"A man of little significance"
Unthinkable, I’d have to get rid of the watch.
Internal rotating bezels, an elegant solution for the need for a rotating bezel.
I don't own one so can't comment on the practicalities.
The Vostok crown clutch mechanism. Another elegant solution.
i shouldn't like this, strange date placement complete with cyclops built into the dial, roman numerals nibbled by the subdials, no lume, and from a brand i usually dislike, very 90's styling, and also smaller than usually go for at 38mm, but actually i love this and wear it a great deal
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marchingontogether!
Seems I am already high on the oddities count, with my black dial/brown strap Helvetia, my Vostok and my vintage Seiko with internal bezel.
I can add a watch with an angled dial. Meaning a normal case shape, but the lugs at 9 and 3 and the crown at 6. Works best worn inside the wrist.
Seen angled dials before. For some reason I always assumed the 12 would be where crown was. IntriguingSeems I am already high on the oddities count, with my black dial/brown strap Helvetia, my Vostok and my vintage Seiko with internal bezel.
I can add a watch with an angled dial. Meaning a normal case shape, but the lugs at 9 and 3 and the crown at 6. Works best worn inside the wrist.
I mostly like classical design, the kind of thing that a child would try to draw when considering a watch, but there are a few odd things in my watches that I genuinely like
Lefties (crown on the 9)
Tutima-style flat pushers
Tutima hammer-in strap bars, incredibly secure.
Large strap/bracelet taper - 20/16 is about perfect.
Dave
I think it's oddities, (really, something different), that draws me to certain watches.
Like a 24 hour bi-directional rotating bezel on a 24 hour watch with separate crown, an inverted Cyclops for a smooth crystal and a unique, (pin between the 2 and 4 at 24), hacking mechanism.
An interesting history also helps.
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I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
I think most are, or even angled at 45 degrees. This one is very much a one off I think. 1940s of a type issued to the Wermacht (with a standard black dial), but with 40s/50s import marks on the movement from a US jeweller, and at some point around that time the dial and hands carefully hand painted, including the original makers name. And I got it from a chap in Milan.
Go figure, as another thread would say.
The more I’ve seen these on the forum since I joined, the more I like them. Fabulous.
Thanks for the kind words. The Airman also has another oddity you can't see in my photograph due to the position of the minutes hand, but the hours hand has an elongated tail which points to the 12 hour equivalent of the 24 hour time. Quite neat really.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Oh, and here's another of my favourite oddities - a clean dial, no words.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
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