SteveG
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No offense taken, as I didn't make the watch, and I most certainly
Mar 04, 2007,05:37 AM
cannot see anything this small with an unaided eye.
I have just looked at this watch with my 10x loupe, and yes, I can see these markings, although I would characterize it as an "if you are looking for them" experience rather than as a "wow, what are those!" experience.
I am not sure that this is best considered by the 'boutique' nature of the wathmaker, I have watches from smaller (& less expensive) makers which I received positively pristine (V Halter, for example), and others from much larger and more expensive which showed similar 'shortcomings' (...unnamed).
If anything, I would guess that perhaps this slight QC oversight might be related to that my Journe is a very early production watch; my understanding is that his shop has become much more sophisticated.
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Some Journes and their siblings
By: albcwc : February 5th, 2007-08:53
Trying out a new macro lens -- thought people might enjoy a few pics of some of the favored members of my collection. As you can see, I'm still getting the hang of it!...
As long as you've got that macro lens out...
By: DennisB43 : February 7th, 2007-14:27
... try shooting some real macro shots, closeups of the dials and movements. Those dials are great and a macro lens can really get in there close.
Hey..wow..you are a classical design man?
By: bernard cheong : February 11th, 2007-14:38
Thanks for these pics. CL..you do have a liking for the classics! Great focus on theme and very coherent. These watches belong together and form a very related family...look good in a wooden box, all in a row.
Great macro photo Steve,
By: 1watch : February 25th, 2007-21:47
but I have to ask .... why does the Journe dial have blemish marks on it? It looks like what one would see on a well-preserved vintage watch dial.
can't speak for him but...
By: albcwc : February 27th, 2007-15:26
I also noticed what appears to be some slight discoloration on the white subdials -- for instance on the minutes dial at about 15 or so... and on the seconds dial at about 5:30.
This illustrates the considerations of extreme magnification
By: SteveG : February 27th, 2007-18:38
as much as it does the presence of dust. I have taken a crop of my full-size version of the picture above, and its scale is approximately 100 pixels/millimeter (355 pixels across, about 3.5mm in real life). If your screen has a resolution of 96 pixels/inc...
No offense meant, but
By: 1watch : March 3rd, 2007-08:51
just was wondering if this also was apparent at 10x magnification with standard loupe. Your photos are amazing, as is this particular watch. Quite frankly, for a boutique brand I would not be surprised to see more minor imperfections evident of the extra ...
