Horological Meandering

I know that it is maybe incorrect and I know that I risk removal of this post by our Moderators but I’m really curious about this topic What PuristS consider as “worst” pieces in last decade regarding design, futileness of complications used and sticking ... 

What a nice idea. You're right about the Zenith Defy, shocking! I assume that when you say 'worst' you mean worst from the brands of which we expect more, because otherwise I could go all day! Either way, 1. Zenith Defy, no question! 2. That Azimuth Lambo... 

How can you forget to add Romaine-Jerome on the list?????? LOL! -MW

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that is the ugliest watch ive ever seen. that watch makes the daytona leopard look like a 5070G nicely done. kevin

...he's not wearing it correctly...he should be wearing this in his ankle...he looked at me baffled and he did not really know what to say...i said to myself..."stu- - d, mor-n" and continued on my way... This message has been edited by ppcollector on 200... 

… it doesn’t “stick out from Romain Jerome’s DNA like something from punch bowl”, to paraphrase Damien’s post, it is their DNA. Actually, I rather like the fact that there are companies around that push us out of our comfort zone and give us things to dis...  

is that it is IMHO actually very beautiful. It is just, in my book at least, not a watch. I'd say call it kinetic sculpture. I think that Zenith has done such a good job with their Defy watches that they really define the genre. I can't think of anything ... 

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According to the L'Express/L'Impartial in Neucâtel in an article from the 24th of April Thierry Nataf is being relieved of his post at Zenith. www.arcinfo.ch The date is not certain, but it could already be during May. Being very flamboyant may simply not... 

looking at replays Defy is "worst" what happened in last 10 years who knows if this was Mr. Nataf biggest "sin" Thank you for sharing Sincerely This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2009-04-26 15:25:58

you perfectly put what I intended to ask so what are your top 5 that you dislike Best Damian

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apart from the fact that Luc loved the look of the watch personally i like the style which is not intended to look like any particular car, just to have design cues from the car industry. it is similar, but definately not a copy of an Urwerk. only 2 rotat... 

i cant remember the name, but it has 7 mainsprings in cylindrical form and 30+ day power reserve. looks a bit like the Cabestan. that deserves to be made by someone other than Jacob & co so that it doesnt get a bad rep. if my first post was a bit defensiv... 

Graham, absolutely no offence taken and you are of course entitled to defend any watch/brand that you have a liking for, in fact having read alot of your posts, most of the time your opinions are very close to my own. You're right about the Jacob&Co Quent... 

Dan, i find it very difficult to criticise any mechanical watch unless its totally stupid. there's some good in nearly everything i see. best Me

touch the Egiziano LOL This one is GREAT ! Anyway I was aware that unavoidably someone will put on their list some of my favorites and vice versa Best Damian

and proud f it . My sexy rolex leopard will come pending on the availability of a longer leopard strap. RRROOAARR!!! Thank you guys for nominating my watch into that list Don't worry, no offence taken, any news is a good publication and it futher confirms... 

Haven't seen you posting in a long time. - SJX

Honestly speaking been a little tiny bored with watch world. But, hey I guess I need to contribute to help Spore economy, so I called the notorious watch pusher to negotiate the rolex leopard and a watch that I think resembles a "bra on wrist" in white go... 

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I can't think of anyone to whose perfectly measured collection this Rolex would fit better Well done and congratulations You are the man of THE taste Best Damian

. . . I know I'm going to be on the receiving end of many comments for this nomination, but in my opinion, the Lange 31 should be at the top of the list. A power reserve of a few days is sufficient in a manual winding watch. A reserve of a week is a demon... 

is exactly that - engineering at the limit. What you learn about metal for the winding springs, the expansion properties, and how to control is can feed through to other watches. It adds to knowledge and reputation. The less we (the user) interferes with ... 

. . . and I can appreciate the research involved in making it work, Andrew, but it's the ostensible purpose and concomitant cost of such a design that I find baffling. An endless reserve of power can be achieved with self-winding . . . I find it difficult... 

Lange 31 movement, key winding, in a pocket watch, maybe with a perpetual calendar. That would have made more sense.

I would never nominated it in my wildest dreams but your argument is, as usual, more than well tailored Sincerely Dr. Damian This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2009-04-25 15:40:14

This is a super post! The Rolex Dayto LE for Mobutu is indeed a winner in my book, followed by the Zenith Defy, an extraordinary competitor. I would put a Panerai Ferrari, an aberration, to me. Then I need to find 2 others: - The" Qui bene amat bene Casti... 

how much I struggled not to put Amvox III on my list ... pure torturement :0))) but then I remembered legendary divers piece with tourbillon ,0) of course no offense as you said Best Damian

As a good Torquemada I am, you called me? This is an important point you mentionned: NO OFFENSE. I wouldn't feel offensed if you put in your list a piece I love ( in this case the amvox III ). This kind of exercize of style is very difficult, and of cours... 

Easy to shoot on a slow moving targets(RJ ,leopard print daytona and so on).Not so easy to shoot on sacred horologerie monsters.agree with Amanico FPJ centigraphe #1 in my list (not very nice looking and utterly pointless!!!!c mon whats the point!!!!!)Lan... 

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I was just interested is there more then few beholders around our forum with similar thinking of pieces that are odd among others within brand Sincerely

I have the Zenith which I think is very eye catching and I like it. The VC and the RM is actually on this year's shopping list. I cant think of the my worst list because sometime I feel they are nice and sometime I think they are ugly. It really depend on... 

my choice... my thinking how some great companies like Zenith made production lines that just don't fit into their history but hey that is maybe great future ahead... also as Andrew nicely put it few threads above my main intention was not to spit on cert... 

automatically make it a bad watch?

In no particular order, 1. AP RB3 2. AP Shaq 3. RM05 4. Cvstos 5. Franck Muller (many but to be fair not all)

This question you riased is excellent. One small qualification..like cars..or furniture..the worst are often collectable. However, to be historic, relevant, or collectable..it really has to be bad. No halfway or unitas stuff...but really outstandingly wei... 

Unfortunately plenty of them not all are just BAD not bad or weir enough plain bad without good and ugly Sincerely Damian

I can certainly isolate two rather egregious examples of once-mighty brands stooping to new lows in their recent output. 1. Zenith 2. Roger Dubuis In the first instance, we have a company which, in better days, contributed one of the leading chronograph c...  

another man's pet. I personally like the Zenith Defy Xtreme series, with the sea range etc. That picture of the Defy watch actually looks wonderful in real life. I fell in love with it when i saw it at the store window because it looks 3D. And it's sure m...