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I should first apologise to Eddie and the team for stepping on their toes as it really is their prerogative to decide what watches to develop and produce. But I thought it would make for an interesting thread.
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Mine would be the Lemania Regatta Yacht Timer. I love all the brushed steel, the protected crown which reminds me of a military watch, the perfectly balanced face (in my eyes) and the bright orange and blue countdown circles. Also, due to size lug to lug even I could wear this on my skinny 6.5 inch wrists.
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Patek 565. If he could get a perfect copy of the 35mm Borgel case, complete with decagon back, that would be perfect. It’s precisely the sort of thing Eddie does so well.
Yes - an interesting design. Though, as a regular yacht racer and as the yacht's navigator, responsible for timing the start, the big practical problem with those is that there is no running seconds hand. When you are waiting for the warning signal (ie, the 5-minute gun) you really don't want to spend a whole minute staring at the committee boat. In the five minutes before the start, especially if there are several divisions starting close together, there usually several dozen boats manoeuvring in close proximity and you need to have eyes all around you for safety.Originally Posted by Crowsfoot
A running seconds hand allows you to keep an eye on time during the run up to the warning signal, whilst simultaneously watching out for other boats and planning tactics at the start and on the first leg. In the final 15 seconds or so before the sign, you can focus on the committee boat and press the chrono pusher to start the timer for the last 5 minutes exactly as the flag drops. Then a good centre minute chrono (my preferred option is a Lemania 5100 or similar) means that you can read off the remaining time at a glance. A conventional 30 minute sub-dial chrono is just too hard to read at a glance, though I have tried.
Mind you, a £50 digital race timer works pretty well, too...
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"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
Dear Eddie - please make these, especially the one on the middle with the shortened lugs and larger crown:
Personally I'd be extra-happy if it was quartz, but prolly not commercially-expedient...
Yes please for me, too. Provided it has a quick-set hour hand. I think there is a Seiko movement which allows this.Dear Eddie - please make these, especially the one on the middle with the shortened lugs and larger crown:
Personally I'd be extra-happy if it was quartz, but prolly not commercially-expedient...
This...
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
The new NH34?
There’s also a new Miyota GMT movement; I wonder if Eddie can get on the list for that?
Sellita SW330 - make it easier to keep the case size down to 40mm and slim. Shoves the price up mind, but Steinhart can ask £550 for similar and sells as many as they can make.
What do people think of a GMT/UTC watch with no date?
I omitted it in the pic for aesthetic reasons, but all probable movements are 'Office' GMT types, so the date seems unimportant to me.
He is already on the list.
Interesting new movement from Miyota
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...nt-from-Miyota
"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
Not only on the list but the prototypes will be here this week.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Do you mean Everest Traveller, or Baby DN Voyager ?
My guess is the former (he said, in hope).
Is it possible for the Traveller GMT to be ready already? I am ready to be amazed. I doubt it though.
What does prototypes mean? Prototypes of movements or prototypes of watches?
"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
Yep, lovely, but 42mm please, I'd take two out of those three.Dear Eddie - please make these, especially the one on the middle with the shortened lugs and larger crown:
Personally I'd be extra-happy if it was quartz, but prolly not commercially-expedient...
Not a bad call. I'd be happy with anything between 38mm and 44mm so long as the proportions remain the same, but I suspect for most people this issue will be MASSIVELY more divisive!
No matter, I suspect Eddie has a good many other fish to fry...
Silly question but hasn't it been more or less done?This...
Yeah I know TF did something similar some time ago, but if Eddie doesn't pull his finger out I might end up down by about 12k (joke).
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
There's this one available on eBay for what I think is a bargain price of £249!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284997227805
And my old PRS-50-B is for sale in Taiwan for <cough> $1999
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265807598341
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It's such a long way from being close.There's this one available on eBay for what I think is a bargain price of £249!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284997227805
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Details, details....
Yes that’s a gem or a EZM 1. Tool watches and beyond.
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The Sinn U series of divers is based on the IWC bund. I believe there was some crossover.
"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
Am i the only one looking at those many Rolex like watches and wondering where the differences lay and how they are better in shape and style to many of Eddies current watches?
Ive gone digital again for a bit, will doubtlkess go back to an auto at some point, but isnt there a limit to how a round face in a lugged body, with hands, can look different enough to have another iteration?
Rgds
Royal Oak.
Black coated 70s Heuer/ Porsche design chrono.
For fun a digital G-Shock type watch.
Salmon dialed Calatrava style, or Explorer 1655 with no Cyclops
Nobody is currently making a decent Explorer II Polar homage ... with the same proportions/dimensions as the 16570 ... that would get my vote.
The cream Traveller GMT is going to be close to an exotic Polar.
"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
The 50B. I would love to see it reissued.
Nowhere near ! Cream instead of Polar White makes it look dated and old-fashioned, plus the dial design and handset is very different from a 16570.
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Good call, I like these a lot
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It fits thematically with other Time Factors offerings. It straddles the line between sport and dress, especially with a leather strap. Perhaps most importantly, it's a vintage design that no one is offering today.
I would like to see Eddie's take on the Lemania SAAF (the Lemania 1872 version, not the 5012) using the Seiko NE88 movement, suitably modified (no date, no 12 hr subdial, possibly manual wind)
This. Unfortunately I might have to align a weekend to opening hours, but this is a cracker.Dear Eddie - please make these, especially the one on the middle with the shortened lugs and larger crown:
Personally I'd be extra-happy if it was quartz, but prolly not commercially-expedient...
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Apologies for regurgitating this inexpert hash-up, previously posted elsewhere:
Edit: Why? Because they're lovely, but I understand that it's hard to get spares for the originals...
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I thought you have the siduna?
I appreciate that the dial and the bezel would be slightly different since the siduna is based in the viggen
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You're right. In that case, the Longines COSD, or Longines Weems with locking bezel. Maybe the Smiths DeLuxe Military.
As far as I am aware, none have been properly re-created, so time for someone to step up...
All 3. Why not?
My father wears this exact watch everyday. The dial is lovely
Whilst I am sure TF would do a fantastic job I think Sinn already cover this with the 903 (although 903 is not a homage).
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Really?
Yep, 1016 Tropical dial. We have a waffle dial and a Tropical commando already. And it's Christmas... why not?
The new CWC Cabot Fifty and charge Timefactors prices for it.
But without the brass case :D
Or both options?
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