Hororgasm
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I can live with either design
But I don't quite like the date, and find it quite useless, just as in other brands. So I will get rid of it, in an academic design discussion.
Your version vary only slightly from the original, and the only visible difference is at 6 o'clock, where the scale rail is complete versus the cut off from the original. Guess I like that.
But I disagree with your thesis that this watch is "cluttered and a bit lost". The single sub dial is just ABSOBLOODILUTELY BRILLIANT!!! In fact, it's just the opposite of what you said...it actually reduces dial clutter!! Pother chronos have got 2-3 sub dials just to tell same info. The dual use of the counter is just another master stroke by Patek.
Best,
Horo
Ref. 5980 + 1.5 mm. = Ref. 5995
The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5980 is one of the most appreciated chronograph in the whole market. A lot of watch-lovers celebrate its iconic design, its supreme comfort, its unrivalled exclusivity. It seems that this reference produce a true, universa...
I see what you mean, but no...
The balance of an original design can hardly resist to any change in the proportions... IMO. The 5980 is already a big and thick watch, but still appealing. Making it bigger would be risky. Best, Nicolas.
The case is not bigger than the original
The case proportions aren't changed, except the bezel width. For a better comparison, please look this side-by-side picture, where the two watches (the original and mine) are represented with a 1:1 scale. That said, you could still find more appealing the...
I can live with either design
But I don't quite like the date, and find it quite useless, just as in other brands. So I will get rid of it, in an academic design discussion. Your version vary only slightly from the original, and the only visible difference is at 6 o'clock, where the s...
"I find it cluttered and a bit lost in the watch face"
Dear Horo, when I used the expression "I find it cluttered and a bit lost in the watch face" I wanted to say that: 1. I find the dial cluttered because the indices are too centered. It results from having used the same (big) indices of the classical Nauti...
excellent rendering!!
i am actually quite impressed with your considered approach, are you design or architecture trained?? best, Horo
Your compliments drive me to briefly share my story
When I was little, in the '80s, my greatest passions were cars and watches. My myths were Giorgetto Giugiaro and Nicolas Hayek. I admired Giugiaro for his ability to translate both the needs of contemporary men and the Italian culture into automotive desi...
Thanks for sharing this personal story
I think increasingly the world of horology and functional design are colliding. And you could be on the right track here. But perhaps you could look at some CAD/CAM software(I am a ignoramus in matters as such, I don't even know Photoshop!!) that allows y...