DouglasM
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Thomas my friend, so sorry to you and everyone on this thread. My notifications weren't showing me an follow-up posts and it slipped my mind.
Jun 23, 2022,17:27 PM
I've said it before and bears repeating (or minute repeating in your case!), we have really similar tastes it seems. Your minute repeaters is a long-time favorite of mine going back well over 15 years or so, I may finally endulge one day. Another nice thing about the IWC Ports in this size, is their negative space. In fact, I'm considering one of the handwound 8 days with the subtle date window at 3 o'clock, and nothing more on the dial; quiet simplicity.
The musicale does really interest me as well, but after trying one one in Paris a couple years ago, was struck by just how large they are. Perhaps too large for my wrist, but you can't deny the beauty or the cool factory of the complication for sure
Hope you're doing well, and I never tire of seeing your awesome minute repeater!
Cheers my friend
Douglas
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I completely understand you, Douglas.
By: MTR : June 17th, 2022-23:29
The 5727 indeed has much charme and with this open dial a certain … generosity. It attracts me more than the 5717. What do you think of the Breguet Musicale which falls in the same category? It’s still on my wishlist. And of course my IWC Minute Repeater ...
+2
By: MTR : June 18th, 2022-06:10
+1 for each point. ☺️
That’s deep
By: Weems@8 : June 18th, 2022-12:18
I never thought about it. I think about 3D regularly. Layers. Your Blancpain have the date on an odd place. Shall i say, the El Primero way? To not open a date window discussion, your Blancpain was better if Blancpain had took the less is more option. Bre...
That Breguet is very appealing to me eye too.
By: Jay (Eire) : June 23rd, 2022-10:11
The negative space, something it took me years to evolve too, is definitely a look I’m drawn to now. As Spangles said, the guilloche brings a lot to that negative space.
Agreed, and it didn't come naturally to me at first either.
By: DouglasM : June 23rd, 2022-17:33
You often hear someone lament something like "too much empty space, like a billboard", to which I often just think, "yes, yes it is. lovely". Everyone sees something a little different in life, as in horology, and I'm really come to appreciate this partic...