I wouldn't put it that strongly but I do share your displeasure. It makes the piece neither fish nor fowl.highway62 wrote:Subdials "eating" numerals, one of my pet hates.
C1000 Typhoon
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Re: C1000 Typhoon
Re: C1000 Typhoon
Why the "salmon/pink" sub-dial center? Since the whole watch seems to have cues from the fighter, where does that pink/baby blue come from?
The cut-out numerals don't realy bother me, they are well done in this case. The combo triangle /numerals on the other hand do a bit.
From the little i`ve read about pilot watches that triangle was used to determine the "upright" position of the watch (aka know where the 12 was) and either it had lumed batons + lumed hands or just hands so could figure out the time in the pitch black night by the position of the hands on the dial.
""Distinctive was the essential triangle marker at 12 o’clock with two dots on both sides. The triangle marker was used for the upward orientation of the dial during night flight. Furthermore, it was also used as a solar compass to find the earth’s true north in conjunction with sextants, compass and data charts""
Taken from: http://www.calibremagazine.com/node/305
So to me numbers cancel the why that triangle was needed for. I've seen a CW that had numerals and batons and the triangle, but only the triangle and batons glow.
The watch should have batons because of the above, becase more people get annoyed by cut-out numerals then cut-out batons and because that would still look great and take the design a little far away from IWC (and that can be a good thing).
After all the above, it still doens't bother me enough to say no, but i'm considering the Worldtimer first because of the more unique design.
Still waiting for a Prototype picture to make up my mind. Do we get to see things like these?
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The cut-out numerals don't realy bother me, they are well done in this case. The combo triangle /numerals on the other hand do a bit.
From the little i`ve read about pilot watches that triangle was used to determine the "upright" position of the watch (aka know where the 12 was) and either it had lumed batons + lumed hands or just hands so could figure out the time in the pitch black night by the position of the hands on the dial.
""Distinctive was the essential triangle marker at 12 o’clock with two dots on both sides. The triangle marker was used for the upward orientation of the dial during night flight. Furthermore, it was also used as a solar compass to find the earth’s true north in conjunction with sextants, compass and data charts""
Taken from: http://www.calibremagazine.com/node/305
So to me numbers cancel the why that triangle was needed for. I've seen a CW that had numerals and batons and the triangle, but only the triangle and batons glow.
The watch should have batons because of the above, becase more people get annoyed by cut-out numerals then cut-out batons and because that would still look great and take the design a little far away from IWC (and that can be a good thing).
After all the above, it still doens't bother me enough to say no, but i'm considering the Worldtimer first because of the more unique design.
Still waiting for a Prototype picture to make up my mind. Do we get to see things like these?
Cheers,
Sifion.
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Re: C1000 Typhoon
The salmon pink comes from the low viz RAF Roundel.
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Re: C1000 Typhoon
Another one I have no feeling for.
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Thanks, know that i know where it comes from doesn't look like a strange colour scheme.Cirrus wrote:The salmon pink comes from the low viz RAF Roundel.
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Good looking but not for me, would rather have a date than a chronograph.
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Re: C1000 Typhoon
This is a nice looking watch, but I suspect if it uses a 7750 variant movement it will be too deep/high for me. Also I suspect the big second hand is for the chrono only so there will be no regular second hand (as per the C9 chrono), which I don't really like. I like to see a sweeping hand even if it's only on a subdial.
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Re: C1000 Typhoon
Would be nice if the face was done in white/silver as per the C9 Crono, personnel preference, I have only 2 faced black watches and they see very little wrist time, much prefer the clean looks of the white faced watches.
Any chance of seeing this in anything other than black?
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Any chance of seeing this in anything other than black?
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Definitely keen on this.
Does anyone have an idea on pricing at all?
Does anyone have an idea on pricing at all?
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I think that a bit further up the thread it says that an indicative price is around £1,500tribbianit wrote:Definitely keen on this.
Does anyone have an idea on pricing at all?
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akirk wrote:I think that a bit further up the thread it says that an indicative price is around £1,500tribbianit wrote:Definitely keen on this.
Does anyone have an idea on pricing at all?
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Thanks Alasdair, I see it now, should have looked.
Bit gutted as that is definitely out of my price range for now.
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I agree completely.Matt_S wrote:The nylon strap on this would look excellent on my C8 Blackhawk, I'm thinking!
Might give it a try when they become available.
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