Question . . .

. . . . have you ever heard of, or can you explain, mother of pearl being machined thin enough to be "translucent" ????

could it be the plastic invicta MOP?

what would be the point of that? Why use MOP at all if that thin?

. . . . not being a shit disturber. Just cannot fathom a material that brittle being machined to that point. Maybe there is some sort of proprietary abalone shell involved. . . .

randyswagon wrote:

. . . . not being a shit disturber. Just cannot fathom a material that brittle being machined to that point. Maybe there is some sort of proprietary abalone shell involved. . . .

That would be me brother!!! i have heard that the break as many as they make right but you know i saw that on tv!

My wife has never liked an MOP dial for ME...

...she says they make a watch look feminine.

Anomaly wrote:

My wife has never liked an MOP dial for ME...

...she says they make a watch look feminine.

cali kid wrote:

could it be the plastic invicta MOP?

And that was when the fight started!!!!

Maybe if that thin MOP was put over another dial substance it
would make some kind of visual effect. Or it could even have
the movement viewed through it, kind of like a skeleton movement.
It would be a bit blurry, but still possibly work ! I guess the thinness
of the MOP would have to be carefully watched !

We may never understand the motivation behind such things. I suspect the designer was trying to achieve a particular effect. I know how challenging it can be to translate your own vision into tangible metaphors that others can feel, understand, and appreciate like you do. That's glory and the curse of Artists/Designers. Sometimes you nail it the first time, others can take a lifetime to get right. The photos are interesting enough to make me curious. I hope they found what they were looking for. We'll see.