Its difficult ...

Hi Jacky

Thanks for the candid inputs.
Understand some may be 'jelat' due to too many dragon watches.

From business perspectives, it is inevitable. It is one of the best approach to get awareness to the Chinese for brands which do not have the mind-share yet, especially in North Asia. It is also an opportunity which comes every 12 years! Cannot miss it.

Like it or not, many Chinese just like this supreme zodiac sign. As you may already know, birth rate always spike for the year of Dragon, and the after effect is huge for the supply and service chain afterward

Have some friends (Europeans and Americans), they also like Dragons, and they believe in metaphysical FengShui too

As for Dragons, I have seen many too...but the designers in most of the brands did not take it seriously, as the essence of the Dragons are not designed in correctly, though most got the 5-claw correct.
The RM piece, the execution is grand with cut-out (or skeletonised then engraved) but the red eyes are really a No-No.

The one with the better dragons is the previous collection from Glashutte Original which took inspiration from the the Nine-Dragon Wall at the Forbidden City.

Kong

Unleashing the L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon

By: Kong : May 7th, 2012-12:41

To commemorate the year of the Dragon ( ? / ? in the Chinese zodiac or "Sh?ngxiào" ) Chopard issued 8 ausipicious pieces of the L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon (Ref : Ref. 161869-5003). The L.U.C Tourbillon Dragon is different from most of the 'Dragon-watches' fr...

Love the engraving!

By: dxboon : May 8th, 2012-08:16

There's been a glut of dragon watches lately, so I'm a little burned out by them, but this is very attractive! Cheers, Daos

Burned :-)

By: Kong : May 8th, 2012-21:36

Hello Daos Burned is the correct word as Dragon breathes fire That's part of the reasons why I'm glad L.U.C only commissioned just 8 pieces. However it is interesting to see various work of dragon-watches from various brands. Sometimes, I wonder if they r...

MIxed feeling about the dragon.

By: ling5hk : May 8th, 2012-16:08

Kong, I always appreciate the effort shown by Chopard in trying to do something different. I like the old engraving skill. You will find the similar skill used in wood carving in China. Of course, the skill shown on the movement plate will be more challen...

My impression ...

By: Kong : May 8th, 2012-21:28

Hi Ling Thanks for your observations. My take, if the watch is seen in metal, you would see much details from far and may not even realise the eyeballs are present. It also take a few seconds to find the head of the dragon for me These shots are postiion ...

Hmmm...

By: Jacky : May 9th, 2012-08:55

Hi Kong, thanks for the photos. I think the engraving work is nice but perhaps I am a bit overwhelmed by Dragons this year, so many ( too many?) of them by almost every single big brand. Cant deny that China is a big consumer these days but looking at all...

Its difficult ...

By: Kong : May 9th, 2012-11:29

Kees Angelbarts' dragon

By: ling5hk : May 10th, 2012-01:31

The one that done by Kees Angelbarts for PSM is very nice - alive! Regards Ling

Not every piece is nice ...

By: Kong : May 10th, 2012-11:07

the latest Immortal Dragon is best among all his dragons. It is alive, I believe he has studies the work on the Beijing Nine Dragon Wall, the essence is the eyes of the Dragon. Kong

Euro-Chinese thoughts....VERY L-O-O-N-G

By: MTF : May 10th, 2012-19:05

Jacky asked if Europeans and Americans would like dragon motif on watches. I'm not sure that I qualify but I'll give it a go. Genetically, I may be 87.5% (or 93.75%) Chinese; family tree is poorly documented with two World Wars, Invasions, Revolutions, Co...

Hi Melvyn..

By: Jacky : May 16th, 2012-08:56

Hey hows it going? Anyway I guess I understand where you coming from about the Dragon. Indeed, a matter of art is very personal and really have no right or wrong, just purely personal. What I meant was in general I think Chinese would appreciate these Dra...