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pplater
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Well, as you know, gavla...

Well, as you know, gavla...

..."WOW WOW" is perfectly acceptable if that is how you choose to express your appreciation for a particular watch; perhaps a Blancpain (http://Home.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-17/pi-5026473/ti-758563/s--3/) or perhaps a Sarpaneva (http://Home.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-17/pi-5000388/ti-754743/s--16/) ???

Certainly, speaking on a personal level, there are many watches here (both exotic and less exotic) that prompt that immediate reaction, as they do for you. Thinking about it, Aditya's watch draws that kind of admiration: not necessarily so much for the aesthetics - 'squellette'  is not to everyone's liking - but certainly for the developing talent which he is enthusiastically refining and testing amongst other enthusiasts. 

Equally, there are watches which deserve universal criticism, and watches which, here, elicit often detailed - but generally constructive - criticism or appraisal from individual posters. Personal experience suggests that such comments are welcome, and encouraged, by the moderators here. 

As written earlier, however, that criticism will only be constructive if given a context - however subjective the context may be. In that sense, it was valuable to gain even the small insight offered by your comment about the UN machine finished squellette movements. It suggests that you are not averse to squellette movements as such, but that you probably prefer to see skeletonising afforded to less common movements, and perhaps showing skillful hand engraving or 'file work', of the kind which one would find in a high end VC, or a movement reworked by Englebarts or Benzinger. 

Equally, the multiple languages and cultural habits which populate this site dictate a degree of moderation when offering not only criticism, but also, for that matter, humour, thanks or irony. We Australians, for example, are noted for being indelicate and forthright - as may also be the case in Jura. Our English cousins are a good deal more polite, our American cousins are sincere, our Japanese cousins are diplomatic and our French cousins are wicked. Each tries to find a common ground here on the forum to be able to share views, both complimentary and critical. Without a context, however, and a degree of moderation, such views (however honestly held) are at risk of being dismissed as contrary (hopefully that word translates neutrally?) and that would be a loss for all of us. 

So, no; there is no need to re-name the site 'noncriticspurists' - happily, though, consider it 'faircommentpurists' or 'constructivecriticismpurists'. Speaking personally, any of your posts of that kind will be gratefully received and gladly read. 

Cheers,
pplater.