logan2z
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I don't necessarily see a contradiction here...
Jan 08, 2017,10:00 AM
I personally think the situation stinks for owners of the Hodinkee version (although there's at least one owner in this thread who doesn't seem to be bothered by it), but I'm going to play Devil's advocate here and assume that Hodinkee did have a significant hand in the design of the watch in collaboration with Zenith. But I don't see how that is necessarily contradicted by the fact that Zenith released versions with a different dial color. Hodinkee approaches Zenith, they collaborate on a watch design, Hodinkee releases 25 of them with a grey dial, and then Zenith subsequently decides to release more of the collaborative design with different dial colors. I don't see how that implies that Hodinkee has not been truthful about the origins of the watch. Now, there is this paragraph at the bottom of the article you referenced:
“Notice the wide bevels of the lugs, and the distinct lines between matte brushing on the upper surfaces of the case and the mirror polishing on the sides, with the chamfers in between. The crystal, though sapphire for scratch resistance, is domed like those old plexi crystals. The winding crown, designed specifically for this limited edition, is small, in perfect proportion with the case and pump pushers, and features a star, just as it should.
Most of these details were asked for specifically by the HODINKEE team, and are available exclusively on this limited edition model."
The bold section appears to be false now that Zenith has released what is seemingly the same watch with different dial colors. Unless we're not seeing enough details of the watch at this point to see the differences. If the new release by Zenith incorporates the design elements that Hodinkee claimed were exclusive to their limited edition, then that's a bigger issue.