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Deteriorating eyesight ?
May 01, 2008,04:12 AM
I thing not!
Mostly, it's the effect of less and less legible dials. With some watches (not even complicated ones) it is hard to tell the time at first glance. Or should I mention the futility of some chronographs (think recent Zeniths) housing the excellent El Primero movement with no way to have a decent chrono reading ?
OTOH, I can still read the time on a 37mm Sinn from ~6ft and my eyesight is far from perfect (and isn't getting any better, either).
Lucky I still carry my mobile phone - at least I know the time
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Crystal balling - the return of slimmer smaller cases...
By: Gaz : April 30th, 2008-03:44
Its just an observation but I get the sense that over the next three years or so, we will see a resurgence of slimmer and perhaps smaller watches. As we all know the big watch rush started by Panerai, has now saturated the market with watches 44mm and abo...
Big or small it's all horological...
By: Bill1 : April 30th, 2008-19:28
An interesting subject, one often raised by fellow enthusiasts. We're a size-addled society anyway, we Americans, whether it be cars, sports, or even food. Your premise, Gaz, that we'll see a trend towards smaller cases presupposes that larger cases now p...