2013 FLE Progress Report #16
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Cheers!
So flat face as opposed to the rehaut.. thats the internal bezel bit??!!
Think ill see mine in the flesh prior to making the final decision!
So flat face as opposed to the rehaut.. thats the internal bezel bit??!!
Think ill see mine in the flesh prior to making the final decision!
Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Yep, it's the angled bit of the dial just inside the case, or it was...
Personally I don't think the change adversely changes the character of the watch.
Personally I don't think the change adversely changes the character of the watch.
Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Seeing the original rehaut design and the flat face together - prefer the flat face. Thanks.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Very happy to be aboard, thanks for the update Kip.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
mabotham wrote:Can somone a bit more savvy than me place the pic of the original dial next to the now accepted one for easy comparison...?
Opposite for me. I think the original looked smarter. There's nothing wrong with the new one though but I like the original more. As for my feelings on the watch, I think it looks very, very nice. I still don't think it's for me. I don't think it's up to the same level of the prior FLEs in terms of design or must-have factor. Also, - budget aside - a blue strap would have been a much better choice, who disagrees? I do like it a lot though...theaub wrote:Seeing the original rehaut design and the flat face together - prefer the flat face. Thanks.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
If your reservation is in then you are all set. If not, see here.wimbouman wrote:I like the look of the watch!
Please consider no. 95 still reserved.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
I must admit, I was thinking last night that a blue strap would work well with the blue minute numbers and second hand.Deverica Wolf wrote: Opposite for me. I think the original looked smarter. There's nothing wrong with the new one though but I like the original more. As for my feelings on the watch, I think it looks very, very nice. I still don't think it's for me. I don't think it's up to the same level of the prior FLEs in terms of design or must-have factor. Also, - budget aside - a blue strap would have been a much better choice, who disagrees? I do like it a lot though...
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Does anyone know anything about the date numbers?
Is the number on the new images just an incorrect computer rendering?
On the older images the 22 sits nice and small within the window
On the new image the 8 looks too big for the window and I suspect that a later date in the month would not be easily legible...
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Is the number on the new images just an incorrect computer rendering?
On the older images the 22 sits nice and small within the window
On the new image the 8 looks too big for the window and I suspect that a later date in the month would not be easily legible...
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Must be the rendering... no-one would design for the number to be offakirk wrote:Does anyone know anything about the date numbers?
Is the number on the new images just an incorrect computer rendering?
On the older images the 22 sits nice and small within the window
On the new image the 8 looks too big for the window and I suspect that a later date in the month would not be easily legible...
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
It is only when one has the advantage of seeing the original and new designs side by side can the design compromises be appreciated. It is a pity that the rehaut has been lost but also the bezel has been widened and now appears even more pronounced than the standard C10 on which it is based. The consequence of this is that the dial is smaller and less elegant than the original. It would probably fit into (and look better) in the C50 case.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Difficult to tell for sure, but I think the C5 case would give a greater bezel to surface ratio than this, simply because the overall diameter of the C5 is less.robinbarke wrote:It is only when one has the advantage of seeing the original and new designs side by side can the design compromises be appreciated. It is a pity that the rehaut has been lost but also the bezel has been widened and now appears even more pronounced than the standard C10 on which it is based. The consequence of this is that the dial is smaller and less elegant than the original. It would probably fit into (and look better) in the C50 case.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
You have a good point. The C50 case is 39mm and perhaps the bezel could be scaled down marginally. The use of the C9 case would also allow the rehaut to be retained but that would not be supported by the FLEC as the C9 case was used in the 2011FLE.Robin CB wrote:Difficult to tell for sure, but I think the C5 case would give a greater bezel to surface ratio than this, simply because the overall diameter of the C5 is less.robinbarke wrote:It is only when one has the advantage of seeing the original and new designs side by side can the design compromises be appreciated. It is a pity that the rehaut has been lost but also the bezel has been widened and now appears even more pronounced than the standard C10 on which it is based. The consequence of this is that the dial is smaller and less elegant than the original. It would probably fit into (and look better) in the C50 case.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
If I recall correctly, those of us who wanted a smaller case size (ie, smaller than 40mm) were very much in the minority.
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Re: 2013 FLE Progress Report #16
Are you suggesting that at this stage of the process we should change the choice of case (which was chosen by the forum as part of a democratic vote)?robinbarke wrote:You have a good point. The C50 case is 39mm and perhaps the bezel could be scaled down marginally. The use of the C9 case would also allow the rehaut to be retained but that would not be supported by the FLEC as the C9 case was used in the 2011FLE.Robin CB wrote:Difficult to tell for sure, but I think the C5 case would give a greater bezel to surface ratio than this, simply because the overall diameter of the C5 is less.robinbarke wrote:It is only when one has the advantage of seeing the original and new designs side by side can the design compromises be appreciated. It is a pity that the rehaut has been lost but also the bezel has been widened and now appears even more pronounced than the standard C10 on which it is based. The consequence of this is that the dial is smaller and less elegant than the original. It would probably fit into (and look better) in the C50 case.
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The bezel has not been widened as far as I know. It is the standard C10 bezel. I think the polished bezel against a bead-blasted case in the photos is giving rise to an optical illusion. Of course, the final watch will have a brushed finish to the case.
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