Reply With QuoteAdds a bit of colour, I like them
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I find the function useful and it doesn’t distract from reading the time on this dial.
Last edited by Lammylee; 20th May 2019 at 14:56.
Adds a bit of colour, I like them
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I love a nice power reserve indicator.
Completely spoils the watch - not! One of my favourite brands.Originally Posted by Holsterman
I love a nice power reserve indicator.
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Some lovely examples posted. I think this one isn’t bad either.
I don’t think of this dial as cluttered as each dial, hand, numeral and mark has a purpose as well as being nicely finished. Certainly to my eyes it is less ‘cluttered’ than a three handed dive watch with 6 lines of text and a crown on the dial.
My GS Diver would be perfect without it, but is still awesome even with it.
As said earlier, it’s like a cyclops on all Rolex... unnecessary (except for the tiny 26mm ladies ones) and would perhaps look better without - but are fine with
Imagine without....
But with.....
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Last edited by notenoughwrists; 20th May 2019 at 18:06.
very much the reason I bought this. I much prefer a PR so I know when to top it up
I am a fan
I'll agree with you there.
But I think for the watches with an exhibition caseback I'd prefer it was on the back of the watch.
Then again that's personal taste, overall I am not that keen on busy dials (though there are exceptions, I do like the Speedmaster for example).
I don't have a problem with power reserves on dials, although this is my only watch that has it:
(and no, it doesn't wear too big (for me) and yes, it does fit under my cuffs)
I've been thinking lately about selling my Damaskos and Voyager, as I find I'm preferring as few complications as possible these days. Maybe even my PRS-5 Broadarrow. However I'm pleased that there are watches with complications such as a power reserve for folks who value such features. There's something for everyone in this hobby.
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Personally I like them, so long as they're tastefully done. In the case of many of the Grand Seiko's their addition adds interest to what can be a plain dial. This is especially true of the newer branded GS models, which unlike the image above, no longer have both the Seiko and Grand Seiko monikers on the dial.
A couple of beautifully executed designs here.
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GS PR indicators seem to divide opinion but in the metal they are A unobtrusive and B phenomenally well finished to the extent that they really add to the quality feel of the dial
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I like them for that reason as well! They were absolutely essential on a marine chronometer to serve as a reminder to wind and keep the instrument in a high state of wind. In the context of navigation good performance was quite literally vital.
Not so essential on a watch, and I do agree with many here that this complication is often implemented at the expense of dial aesthetics. Thankfully there are a few exceptions. e.g. the Portuguese, if anything I would say the power reserve improves the aesthetics of an already beautiful watch.
Another reason they are not that common may be that technically the implementation is not that straightforward. It was simpler on a marine chronometer where the "up and down work" was gearing directly with the fusee arbour. However, in a watch the barrel does not rotate when winding, while the barrel arbour does. When the watch unwinds, it is the opposite: the barrel arbour does not rotate, but the barrel does. So the power reserve indicator cannot simply be geared to the arbour or barrel. There is a need for a differential gear arrangement to to cope with this.
L&S 1815 up/down PR dial looks good to me, nice and symmetrical.
I’m looking at a 5712 because of the complications including power reserve.
A perfect example of an enhancement to an already beautiful dial.GS PR indicators seem to divide opinion but in the metal they are A unobtrusive and B phenomenally well finished to the extent that they really add to the quality feel of the dial
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David
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
I only have one watch with a power reserve, the Spring Drive 600m diver, and it would be much better without it. Mostly I think they ruin the look of a dial. Especially in the Seiko's case where it's offset and odd looking.
The only one I think I like is the Chopard GTXL, which adds a certain something.
Good shout re the Chopard. Their motoring associations make a gauge on the dial seem a natural thing.
I like power reserves on the dial myself and are more inclined to buy a watch that has one.
Sadly they are rarer in the affordables arena.
Got one on my expensive spring drive and one on a seiko premier watch.
Would love one on a diver watch but only the orient triton seem to have them and they are a bit big at 43mm.
I have one and like it.
I have 2 and love them.
Great to know how much juice is in there .
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IMO there are two reasons:
- they are an added complication and thus added expense.
- they clutter the dial and most customers are not interested in a cluttered dial.
That's why !
Makes more sense on a manual wind than and auto to me. One of the many reasons I didn't like my old PAM000 is that it was a manual wind with no second hand and no power reserve so you had to put it to you ear to know whether it was running
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