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    Quote Originally Posted by meijlinder View Post
    I dislike many date windows, but this might be the worst I've seen. Why, why, why


    I quite like it
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    These seem pretty useless

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    Well, here we have a dive bezel without ant numerals - somehow this seems odd for a 1000 meter watch.





    Also, in a 2 for the price of one ulgy/useless design - Crown guards offer many opportunities for the tastefully challenged to indulge their whims but this one seems wrong on so many points.
    Why larger than the crown?
    Why combine a bolt on guard with a protruding case design?
    Why would the want to even protect a crown that looks like a poor post-service replacement?
    Why add those things to a watch that is already 47mm? To increase wrist presence?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Donf View Post
    Well, here we have a dive bezel without ant numerals - somehow this seems odd for a 1000 meter watch.





    Also, in a 2 for the price of one ulgy/useless design - Crown guards offer many opportunities for the tastefully challenged to indulge their whims but this one seems wrong on so many points.
    Why larger than the crown?
    Why combine a bolt on guard with a protruding case design?
    Why would the want to even protect a crown that looks like a poor post-service replacement?
    Why add those things to a watch that is already 47mm? To increase wrist presence?
    The answers are:

    1. 'Cause it looks so cool.
    2. See point 1.
    3. In case you replace it with a crown that looks better and needs protecting.
    4. Yes.


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    Threads like these, I always think of this Amilton. They're a brand that I like, but i can't believe this made it past the cocktail napkin stage. I mean, if you want to zap one of the 7750 subdials, nix the running seconds!

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    Threads like these, I always think of this Amilton. They're a brand that I like, but i can't believe this made it past the cocktail napkin stage. I mean, if you want to zap one of the 7750 subdials, nix the running seconds!

    It is now my duty to completely drain you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meijlinder View Post
    I dislike many date windows, but this might be the worst I've seen. Why, why, why

    Actually I was thinking time is a secondary function on this watch. Date is the primary function?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Donf View Post
    Well, here we have a dive bezel without ant numerals - somehow this seems odd for a 1000 meter watch.





    Also, in a 2 for the price of one ulgy/useless design - Crown guards offer many opportunities for the tastefully challenged to indulge their whims but this one seems wrong on so many points.
    Why larger than the crown?
    Why combine a bolt on guard with a protruding case design?
    Why would the want to even protect a crown that looks like a poor post-service replacement?
    Why add those things to a watch that is already 47mm? To increase wrist presence?
    Add blue second and blue pip for complete invisibility in blue water. I actually had a Fondale years ago, but it was quite different from this.
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