GuyT
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Horses for courses
Maybe not peeves, some just my aesthetic taste, because as we see from this site the variety of watches and tastes, all of them right. But…
Date window. Particularly when the 3 is sacrificed on a dial with numerals or moved in and un-balance the dial layout to allow a date window.
Perpetual calendars, chronos, telemetre scales, etc. All make the dial far to ‘busy’ and illegible. For my old eyes anyway! It always looks as though they require sufficient concentration to operate that you would miss the actual event you wanted to time (or whatever).
Brands releasing new watches when they didn’t satisfy the market for the previous years release. Cynical marketing strategy?
Brand hate. Usually aimed at RM, why? I can’t afford them or if I could wouldn’t be able to wear them on scrawny wrists bit I love what they do with materials. But if anyone has an RM020 pocket watch they would like to donate I would love one of those babies.
Maybe ‘thewatchestv’ phrase ‘viva watchmaking’ should be my end.
Long live variety and taste but not hate.
What are your horological pet peeves?
I will start: The Rolex cyclops Rolex GMT having the same indexes as a dive watch. The maxi dials in general. AP butchering Genta's original case design with the Jumbo. Its supposed to be a monoblock case. They cut cost and changed it to a 3 piece constru...
My peeve
is that this post wasn't about the jaw-droppingly beautiful Legacy Machine in your picture
I do find the balance wheel floating on top of the dial obnoxious
OP doesnt care if he is in the minority. I am a big fan of Haldimann though. I you are going to put the balance wheel in the center of the dial that is the way to do it.
My watch pet peeve is when the crown is not at 3 o'clock
I know on some watches , such as the Lange Zeitwerk it can't be helped, but I prefer the crown to be at the 3 0'clock position.
Pet Peeves
Chronographs. That hand that point at 12 and do not move at all. When the hand is outlined, it is time to throw that watch away or sell. Allover the case pushers, ruining a strong water resistance. Next. Bracelets. Hair tearing, itching skin, look just ba...
Great topic
I have a few pet peeves: 1) Endless dive watches which look similar. 2) Full bronze watches (a recipe for allergies to many), especially those with bronze bracelets 3) Gold plated or capped watches 4) The Blancpain FF bracelet (it needs a dive adjustor) 5...
Yes agree on the RO construction
The older ROs had solid monobloc casebacks I heard, and the only way to remove the movement was via the front.
My personal pet peeves. At the moment. In a nutshell. The list can be extended easily 😉.
* artificial shortage * marketing heavily weighted to hyper-luxury watches and artificially hyped watches, which are relatively „simple“ pieces from an horological point of view and were relatively "inexpensive" upon release. * cheating and underestimatin...
Hahahahaha. Yes!!
I felt very easy and good afterwards. Thanks for the nice little psychotherapeutic opportunity. 🙏😊
When A Watchmaker Can't...
Get all the visible movement screw heads aligned in the same direction. For $100k you'd feel a bit of effort to get all the screws closely aligned in the same direction would be part of the inherent build quality. Sure it's OCD, yet we're talking ONE HUND...
Horses for courses
Maybe not peeves, some just my aesthetic taste, because as we see from this site the variety of watches and tastes, all of them right. But… Date window. Particularly when the 3 is sacrificed on a dial with numerals or moved in and un-balance the dial layo...
Water resistance for watches...
Has always been a pet peeve for me. How a sports model cannot be taken safely in a pool or even washing hands surprises me. Minimum 50m if not more please! Also, along the same token, any dive watches which are made of any precious metal - not only will t...