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Anomaly
Senior Associate
Posts : 7125
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 60
Location : Tampa, Florida
|  Subject: Not usually impressed with these...  Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:39 am | |
| ...but this is a sweet looking watch!  The case, in 18kt rose gold, or in titanium, measures 43mm X 11.3mm. It has a sapphire crystal and a solid “hunter-type” back inspired by pocket-watches, with a power-reserve display. Movement is the Swiss hand-wind De Bethune in-house caliber DB2115 with 29 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 6 days. The mainplate is hand-decorated and snailed, hand-chamfered and with polished steel parts, finished with De Bethune stripes. Self-regulating twin barrel (the barrels are specifically designed to eliminate friction and efficiently transmit a maximum of energy). It features a Silicon/palladium balance wheel with flat terminal curve (its exceptional lightness enables this balance wheel to reduce mechanical friction and deliver an ideal inertia/mass ratio. The principle of the flat end curve, placed on the same level as the balance-spring, compensates for off-centering and facilitates its fastening). Functions are: hours, minutes, spherical moon-phase indicator at 6 o’clock, a power reserve indication and performance indicator. It has an exclusive three-dimensional moonphase indication by means of a platinum and blued steel sphere revolving on its axis and accurate to within one day every 122 years. FROM TZ... ____________________________________  | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:56 am | |
| that's a very cool looking watch |
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| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:17 pm | |
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pacifichrono
Senior Associate
Posts : 1543
Join date : 2009-06-17
Age : 77
Location : Sunny San Diego
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:28 pm | |
| Years ago, my response would have been: "I wouldn't wear that watch to a dog fight." But that's not PC anymore.  | |
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Anomaly
Senior Associate
Posts : 7125
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 60
Location : Tampa, Florida
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:26 pm | |
| - pacifichrono wrote:
- Years ago, my response would have been: "I wouldn't wear that watch to a dog fight." But that's not PC anymore.
Is this Michael Vick? ____________________________________ | |
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TVDinner
Senior Associate
Posts : 701
Join date : 2009-09-15
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:43 pm | |
| Ugly with a capital U, to me | |
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AtomicTom
Senior Consigliere
Posts : 19942
Join date : 2009-08-25
Age : 53
Location : New Jersey
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:07 pm | |
| These kinds of watches are FANTASTIC imho ! ..They bring together all of the best in watchmaking, and design, with a combination of vintage, as well as modern themes. It's really pretty amazing.  On the one hand, you see this elegant case, hands, and movement. Then you notice the sci-fi that is here. The markers, sphere in the case at 6 o'clock, unbelievable case-shape, accents, balance wheel, along with Star Trek- like plate in front like Aztecknight pointed out. All of it is something to see, and enjoy ! ..Can never see enough of these out of this world watches if you ask me. Plus they definitely aren't cookie cutter in any way, which is great TOO !  What A WATCH Alan ! ..Thanks !!! ____________________________________  | |
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pacifichrono
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Posts : 1543
Join date : 2009-06-17
Age : 77
Location : Sunny San Diego
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Anomaly
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Posts : 7125
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 60
Location : Tampa, Florida
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:30 am | |
| Not my cuppa tea but an amazing piece of art! |
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Anomaly
Senior Associate
Posts : 7125
Join date : 2009-11-13
Age : 60
Location : Tampa, Florida
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:49 am | |
| - cali kid wrote:
- Not my cuppa tea but an amazing piece of art!
Yep, the moon phase is pretty wicked! ____________________________________ | |
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Budabear
Consigliere
Posts : 4180
Join date : 2009-10-12
Location : Yonkers, NY
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:32 am | |
| Very cool and YES very Trekky. Lol | |
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watchdaddy1
Associate
Posts : 295
Join date : 2010-10-30
Age : 55
Location : , AZ
| | Subject: Re: Not usually impressed with these... Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:28 pm | |
| Love that sphere moonphase, betcha that's some SERIOUS coin... | |
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