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Mathematical perfection versus 'the soul of flow'. Many musicians can play The Notes, yet far fewer can play The Music. I feel these relate to dials and visual art, though a pure tool MIL timepiece might have one desired visual 'perfection' for the task at hand, while casual wear or luxury as some call it may have other criteria.
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Degrees, Gears & Ratios, Part 1
Degree is a very complex word in English, with many meanings: a unit of measuring temperatures, as in 40° C a unit of measuring rotation, such as "a right angle is 90°" a measure of technical difficulty of skill in an athletic competition, such as gymnast...
Am at odds with....
Mathematical perfection versus 'the soul of flow'. Many musicians can play The Notes, yet far fewer can play The Music. I feel these relate to dials and visual art, though a pure tool MIL timepiece might have one desired visual 'perfection' for the task a...
That’s a splendid analogy with the notes vs the music
Dial design and proportions must be the single most difficult task when designing a watch. Especially for a simple 2 or 3 hander.
Exactly,
it totally depends on the intended context and application. As it relates to musicians, I always admired the fact that Phil Collins - my favorite singer/songwriter never learned to read sheet music (notes) . During my 6 years at a hyper traditional music ...
I guess one of the more common flaws is the division markers between seconds
One example is the VC Cornes de Vache, which runs on 3Hz but has 1/5th of a second markers, I guess for esthetic reasons. I think they changed this on the (later) steel model, but the Pt version shows this inconsistency.
