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Movements too small for their case
Looking at you, Girard-Perregaux.
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Andreas
Excellent thread!
By: Lankysudanese : September 9th, 2021-17:40
1. Date wheels at the 4:30 position 2. Date functionality that doesn’t automatically switch at midnight (slow changing) 3. Date functionality that can only be set forwards 4. And, last but not least, having the date functionality in general. After all, th...
My Pet Peeves
By: LiftAngle51 : September 9th, 2021-18:21
Rolex deliver almost every watch on a bracelet. Rolex never heard of a sapphire crystal case back. AP thinks a Royal Oak is enough. PP is afraid to come with modern watches. Brand neutral Pet Peeves: Complex strap attach systems, you can only chose what t...
Limited editions
By: mhz vph : September 9th, 2021-19:18
As weems said, a pet peeve for many, and certainly for me. I'm especially disappointed to see GS going down the limited edition route. If you're the type of person who heavily analyzes your options before a purchase, it makes that analysis impossible. By ...
Great thread, Douglas!
By: MTR : September 9th, 2021-22:59
My personal pet peeves: * cost-saving measures with simultaneous profiteering, especially: • lovelessly produced movements without precision work in the high price (haute horlogerie) segment or • movements that are too small in cases that are too large or...
My peeves
By: roundel : September 10th, 2021-16:04
I do not like cathedral hands. Non quick set dates. Manual wind watches that are not comfortable to wind (Speedy pro) Brand names that remind me of feces (Shinola) Watch shapes that look like toilets (Towson Watch Company) Too many contrasting fonts on a ...