Deck / Marine watch dials

[Henry Krinkle]

There are some which try to be different to one degree or another



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This one for me please. The numbers are too small, but I everything else.

[Chase]

This one for me please. The numbers are too small, but I everything else.

He puts out some fantastic pieces.

I'm going to offer that I think the numerals are perfect. I love the scale and the fact he pushed them outwards towards the edge of the dial further creating more white space.

[Der Amf]

This one for me please. The numbers are too small, but I everything else.

The comment made me realise something....

Small numerals on watch dials is generally an old fashioned thing, but on the deck clocks in my OP the numerals are large, like on a modern watch

[Rdenney]

(From the UN Website)

Ulysse Nardin, probably the foremost upper-level maker of marine chronometers these days, uses plain Arabics when they use Arabics. And they are applied. When they use a painted dial, they use Romans.

One thing a marine watch needs is an up-down indicator. Keeping the deck clock wound was a life-and-death matter for early sailors--it was their only means of determining longitude with anything like accuracy.

Rick "who'd like to have one of these someday, and would even more love to have one of those fine ship's clocks" Denney

[Jazzmaster]

My favorite contender at the moment...

[Der Amf]

I've done my fair share of daydreaming about this watch:



Though I would have to see that dial texture in the flesh before making a decision about having the PR indicator or not. If it's a pretty texture I'd rather get a nice bit of space in which to enjoy it.

[hayday]

UN for the win, but it's nip-tuck with Dornbluth. RGM comes in a solid third.

-hayday

[Henry Krinkle]

The comment made me realise something....

Small numerals on watch dials is generally an old fashioned thing, but on the deck clocks in my OP the numerals are large, like on a modern watch

You are correct. On another forum I had a guy tell me recently that a certain reproduction pilot Watch "couldn't" be a pilot watch because the numbers weren't big enough. So I posted the very same companies original pilot watch from 1938 with the identical numerals.

[Henry Krinkle]

UN for the win, but it's nip-tuck with Dornbluth. RGM comes in a solid third.

-hayday

Clearly owning one and loving it, there is some understandable prejudice on my part but there are two things about RGMs dial that are difficult to appreciate anywhere but real life. One is that the dial is engraved, rather than printed or applied. The other is that it is brushed, bare steel.


These pictures sort one , the other or both:

zP1010633 by Hank Blanc, on Flickr

aP1010585 by Hank Blanc, on Flickr

aP1010596 by Hank Blanc, on Flickr

[spronston]

Imitation of Life's Waltham is one of my favourites: