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Dec 17, 2014, 05:42 PM
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Companies that modify the movements they buy
I get very frustrated when I see designs which are fighting against specifications dictated by the generic movement being used. For example, six o'clock date windows hovering above the bottom of the dial, chrono subdials squashed in the middle of the dial.
And so I have great respect for companies that adapt the movements they buy in so that they don't have to compromise their designs.
Let's list every last one of them.... 
My example will have to wait for tomorrow when I'm back home and can look it up properly.
Last edited by Der Amf; Dec 17, 2014 at 10:56 PM.
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Dec 17, 2014, 07:49 PM
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Can't think of many...here it is done properly
And here...well - a solid caseback would be better
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Dec 17, 2014, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by
geoffbot
Can't think of many...here it is done properly
And here...well - a solid caseback would be better
That is dreadful.
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Dec 17, 2014, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by
Henry Krinkle
That is dreadful.
I'm a big fan of Zeno's normally but you should see the back of the date zeno I posted:
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Dec 17, 2014, 08:57 PM
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Old but Crafty
Most men's wristwatch movements are around 26mm. Unless you are casing up a chronograph movement or a pocket watch as a wristwatch you'll never need a giant case. Even chronograph movements are only 30 mm or so.
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap. ~Doug Larson
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Dec 17, 2014, 09:00 PM
#6
Originally Posted by
Seriously
I'm a big fan of Zeno's normally but you should see the back of the date zeno I posted:
I see your Zeno and raise you a U-boat.
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Dec 20, 2014, 01:45 AM
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Platinum Member
Dornbluth heavily modifies a 6497 on their 99 series watches. The sub-dial on the 99.0 was not centred, so they created the 99.1 by moving the position of the sub seconds. They also add their own hacking mechanism (quattro arret). I find the movement's decorative modifications to be a nice touch too.
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Dec 18, 2014, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by
Henry Krinkle
That is dreadful.
Indeed. And the window could actually be larger--it's well within the edge of that 7750 movement.
Here's a 13''' movement in a 44mm case when it was originally happy in a 36mm case:
This doesn't have that "wrong" look, at least not to me.
Rick "perhaps biased" Denney
More than 500 characters worth of watches.
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Dec 18, 2014, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by
Rdenney
Rick "perhaps biased?" Denney
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Dec 17, 2014, 07:57 PM
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Swiss Watch Enthusiast
Yeah - Nothing worse than those "watchmaking" companies shoehorning a small diameter movement into a large case and calling it a day. Lazy watchmaking :P
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