You vhave so bloody many diving watches
that you should START DIVING! I could organise you a nice instructor. I know a really good Thai Girl...
Best, Kari
Nico, Nico...
I am nearly 80 but still I like chicks (sorry, Dive Instructors) who are below 30.
Thailand is one of the nicest diving destinations on earth. Something easy, something demanding. Beautiful sea, lots of sunshine. Good food followed by a good thai massage. And there is always something nice to do during the evening hours. Like night diving.
Best, Kari
Nicolas I would seriously think of following Dr. Kol's advice
if I were you. Of course under the supservision of your wife that is.
Best regards,
George
c'est quoi ca?
--Sancerre
No, this watch clearly exists.
I have prepared something about this one, to be posted just after the SIHH novelties.
You will know all about it, no problems.
5 more days to wait!
Best,
Nicolas.
The 4 Amigos. Cool Family picture, Clavi.
Now, you just miss a Polaris II, a MM Dolfin and a Chrono Shark, to end the thema.
Best,
Nicolas.
Too much of...
....a design mish-mash - wierd fonts on the bezel, the ugly minute hand, the hand's green lume contrasted with the white on the dial, the stoplight second hand... . Compare it to the likes of that Dolphin, which is just clean and strong.
That said, any movement or caseback photos?
The other pictures will come later, Ben.
I agree that this is a not a Beauty Prize, but it has its interest, in a Vintage JLC Collection, and it is a funny one to wear.
Did you notice the minute hand shape, which clearly inspired the Design Team when thinking about the NSA?
Best, my friend.
Nicolas.
Not so sure...
...I just played with my first NSA today (my sister is getting herself a Reverso for her 40th, so she played with those, while I played with the NSA and an Ultrathin...). The watch is way too tall for me. I don't mind large diameter cases - after all I was wearing a 44mm cushion-cased diver at the time. But the height and big crowns are just too much.
[Though I also tried a Longines Legend Diver....lucky it was the date version, or I would be a bit poorer tonight...]
The minute hand? Perhaps it informs the NSA, but I just find it clumsy. There are many more subtle arrow minute hands around...
As I wrote before, the Dolphin is the design. But perhaps too generic for JLC.
It was an ' in house " solution ".
The NSA, as any other watch, cannot be everyone's taste.
Funny that you mention the proportions, as I had this debate with some friends of mine.
Some want smaller and thinner watches, others want bigger and thicker, everyone has his own preferrence, obviously.
I will celebrate my DSA anniversary in a very few weeks, now, and I am very happy with.
Last summer, I couldn't take it off my wrist.
My opinion is that, for dressy watches, thinness and, let's say, modest- small - volumes are important, while, for sporty watches, bigger volumes are welcomed.
But this is just my opinion.
I think there is a place for a watch like the Dolfin, in the current JLC collection, in a bigger size for men, and almost the same size for women.
Too generic design?
Don't think so!
Best, Ben.
Nicolas.
I like it...
...enough to have tried it on my wrist.
At which point, I knew the strap/lugs didn't work for my wrist. The crowns also dig in a little far. The reason I don't like the height is that as a Diver it is supposed to contend with all the straps, shackles, clips and hoses on my equipment. I already find my arms/wrists 'caught' with my much smaller watches on the left as I get into my harness. My right arm has a much larger computer, but to tangle both arms makes donning and doffing equipment more difficult.
As for the Dolphin, I don't mean generic in a bad way. It is a strong, clean design, but I think it may be difficult for JLC to provide that little bit of differentiation - "to put their signature on it" - to bring it away from the mainstream.
The Wrist Test is the moment of Truth, clearly.
It sings or it doesn't, there is nothing to do against that...
As for the Dolphin, I see what you mean, yet I'm not sure there is not a place for such a watch in the JLC collection.
It was made in a short batch, it is not the most spectacular one, yes, but does a diving watch needs more?
We'll speak about it later, this year...
Best, Ben.
Nicolas.
The Dolphin...
..I sincerely believe there is a place for such a watch. I just hope if it is recreated, it it done faithfully.
Me too, Ben.
Would really like to see all of the Vintage JLC Diving watches re issued, in a way or another.
The Dolfin is the " Less is more " Diving watch.
I love its simplicity, its rugged yet elegant look.
Its size?
Make it bigger, et voilà!
Best,
Nicolas.
Very cool
but doesn't it have a name? Don't tell me that JLC just called it "Diving watch from the 70ies".
Best regards,
George