To my eye, the yellow has too much orange in it and the orange has too much red.
Eddie
To my eye, the yellow has too much orange in it and the orange has too much red.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I really (really) like those!
Stay well,
Martin
Smitten with the orange with blue bezel,Originally Posted by swanbourne
To my eye, the yellow has too much orange in it and the orange has too much red.
Eddie
Last edited by number2; 26th March 2020 at 18:33.
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As I said in the other thread, I think the orange dial needs a black bezel ... all of them do look nice though. I'd say the black/black makes the best impression so far, but orange/black would win for me if it was an option.
Have you got any pics that show the case thickness ?
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I think that one's the yellow dial LOL
Last edited by 459GMB; 26th March 2020 at 16:16.
The blue one's the cat's pyjamas.
I agree the yellow has too much orange - you can see it better in the pic with the blue bezel. The orange dial may have a touch too much red, but I don't think it's too far away. A bold orange is preferable!
Those look excellent in general. Have to agree about the yellow being too orange, though, I thought that blue bezel had a yellow dial on first glance! The orange being too red I'm less sure of, I reckon that's probably OK.
Dave E
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15.6mm
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
That is quite a chunky case there. A little to thick for my liking but for others it will fit the bill. Take care of yourself and family.
15.6mm
Eddie
It's quite slim for 1000 metres though.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Scrumptious.
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They all look fantastic. The yellow looks the perfect shade of orange (eta: for the orange dial).
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Last edited by RichS; 27th March 2020 at 12:22.
This ^^^^^
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
You know what, I agree - the yellow/orange looks fine as it is and matches great with the blue bezel.
Agreed. Very nice colour scheme that one. The all blue is handsome and the bezels are very unique.
Had to do a double take on the depth rating!
I love them. How soon they could be ordered?
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Jesus
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These are very cool looking. Yellow(orange) and blue stands out for me.
‘Like my Soul’ Black is a winner!!
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Be interesting to see what the red with black bezel would look like, yellow /blue looks great.
Would it be viable to sell extra bezels as an option?
Another hit on your hands I expect Eddie, Nailed it again.
I don't want to get into selling bezels, I have to order 100 of each and I could end up with a load of dead stock.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Ah that would not be viable then I can see. Won't stop me from purchasing though, just deciding which one mmmmm.......
Thanks Eddie
The side profile certainly seems less chunky than I was expecting for 15.6mm ... probably still a showstopper for me personally though. 6.5" wrist and all that ... :-)
Loving the yellow and the orange just the way they are - thought I'd like the Doxa 200 when I saw the drawings but they weren't for me 'in the flesh'. These ones though are perfect as is the black - well worth the wait! Any thoughts on rough cost? Whats the possibility of buying spare crown/tube? Understand you can't stock lots of spare parts but available from the case maker if ordered? With these and the baby 'Willard' I'm going to have to sell off some more watches!
I think the orange (bezel and dial) looks great, but agree that the yellow has too much orange. These are beauties! The 15.6mm thickness isn't bad for 1000m, but it rules me out. I'll stick to the baby Dreadnought at 13mm (I'll never go deeper than 30m, let alone 300).
Really nice Edwardo. I have to admit that the yellow looks a bit orangey. How much approximately will these be?
Black on black is a very handsome watch.
I especially like the Bezel.
Another winner, Eddie!
M
Oooo I do like the double orange.
They are all lovely (yellow and orange are a bit too close in those photos) but I really want an orange dialled watch and I really like that.
I will be buying one of these.
The 'yellow' prototype is the perfect orange. Is the red (orange) needed?
The SmithS logo is starting to get near the military GS DeLuxe that one day Eddie might make....maybe?
Pity about a date window for me personally but what a bloody great watch, one that I can see getting even better with age and a bit of patina and loads of dings.
Ordinarily, not my thing for a dive watch.
Nevertheless, I find it really attractive!
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
The blue and orange is lovely.
Definitely wouldn't mind one of those in the collection.
Looks fantastic but as with others, the thickness makes it a complete no-go for me.
I like every single one, but this (below) kills it - I'd make this the orange option - and if you don't, please sell me this one!
Also - the case is remarkably slim for the dept rating: no problem with it at-all. Lovely job all-told
As a prototype it's either a rendering or probably a non-working model.I like every single one, but this (below) kills it - I'd make this the orange option - and if you don't, please sell me this one!
Last edited by number2; 27th March 2020 at 09:20.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Can't see why you'd include a watch stand on a rendering, and the second hand has motion blur as if the watch is running and the photo was taken with a long(ish) exposure.
They are all fully working watches and actual pictures and not renders.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Given the depth rating etc, how much we talking for one of these? Sub £800?
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You won’t get to know until they’re released which is both odd and frustrating but always the case. However even with Eddie’s very fair pricing I’d expect this to be north of a grand considering the price of the competition.
It certainly won't be north of a grand, it will be closer to half that (but probably not half that).
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Is that representative of the amount of text on the dial?
I think I saw a rendition with less text ( I prefer it as per this prototype).
Ta
Bloody hell Eddie that's for nowt!
Thanks for the insight too ;)
He's a hard 'task master', but for some reason we still like old grumpy, It's probably because we're both from Sheffield.
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Blooming heck, where do I sign?
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Saw these on facebook, I am all over the yellow one when this gets released.
Roll on next year - already saving my pennies....once the Caribbean done with whats next on the vintage diver list? A F-L Deep Blue style?
I’ll have two then :)
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Funny how opinions vary! I'm not really an orange watch fan but I think this one is just the right reddy orange to stand out, and the yellow just the right orangey-yellow to be a winner - great that they are a little different to everyone else. Especially like the bezel colours - got a real bakelite look to them. Price seems more than fair for the style and 1000m.
For those that don't like the thicker case perhaps a Super Submarino version next...
Last edited by Drumcairn; 28th March 2020 at 16:37.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Loving the bright orange in the third picture.
A classy touch.
Eddie
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Appreciate you can't be exact Eddie but would you expect these to be available this year, or this more likely a 2021 job? Just trying to plan....
The "Baby" range is due in July, the Everests are due back in stock in August and the Navigator probably October. Autumn/winter is not a good time to launch a diver.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
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