Blue and White
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Oct 27, 2019,02:38 AM
Thank you Sham, this makes me hope they "downsize" sometime in the future.
As I said, in this price range no one would go for compromises and 2mm make quite a difference.
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New Alfred family watch to be presnted on the 17th
By: jack johnson : October 15th, 2019-05:29
I wonder if it will be a 40mm version? I am happy with my 42 mm but there have been a lot of posts here requesting the smaller version, so maybe its coming now? ...
A 38mm Alfred
By: sham1 : October 15th, 2019-10:02
would be even better!
38 mm....
By: Blue and White : October 17th, 2019-00:52
I totally agree - the design of UJ is to die for but in that price range, one would expect absolute perfection, and 40mm case size is not more than a compromise only. Between 37 and 38.5mm would be perfect IMHO.
Movement
By: Blue and White : October 27th, 2019-02:08
Actually I wrote to UJ some time ago if they ever think about putting the movement in a smaller case, but I never received an answer. I presume they stick to 40mm and above :-( And indeed you are right, I have a smaller wrist, thus my little aversion with...
Many years ago
By: sham1 : October 27th, 2019-02:24
before the new management had taken over, UJ made some delightful 35mm to 37mm case watches with Frederic Piguet movements - the Ref 2,3,5 etc. The P4 movement at 32mm does not allow for any case smaller than 38mm so I am hoping a smaller than 40mm case w...
Case
By: Blue and White : October 27th, 2019-02:38
Thank you Sham, this makes me hope they "downsize" sometime in the future. As I said, in this price range no one would go for compromises and 2mm make quite a difference.
You are welcome
By: sham1 : October 27th, 2019-03:44
and I am living in hope myself! I have not seen any brand attempt a case smaller than 5.6mm the size of the movement and few would even a consider a case any smaller than 6mm the size of the movement. I wish more brands would appreciate that a movement lo...