gwells wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:10 pm

asqwerth wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:08 pm I was referring to the point after they had already decided to use the twin flags logo alone on the dial.

At some point thereafter, we don't know exactly when, they had thoughts of making the dial logo raised, but faced problems (per the zoom preview) with the process and only got the process nailed on in time for the Dune release.

sounds odd to me, though. it's not like they're the first company to ever do an applied logomark on a dial.

The Twin Flags is a 5-piece applied logo set with pins into the dial. Many other brands’ logos are simply glued. Almost all others are a single applied piece. Lining up the small parts for the Swish is a harder task.

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:51 pm

Caller wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:12 pm With the exception of the Bel Canto and maybe two others, all CW watches have the same hands and one of two dial designs - with or without blobs. The Dune looks like an aquitaine to me sans bezel, nothing wrong with that, but not really a new model.

I really like the white sand version with the camel strap. But it's too small. 40 or 42mm please.

The bronze dune looks to me like it shares a case with the sandhurst. It's hard to tell exactly from just a head-on.

I would expect the Sandhurst and the Dune to share the same case, in stainless and bronze. They are both 38mm C65 Light Catcher cases. That way they share the development and production costs over a larger run of models and units.

thomcat00 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:09 pm The Twin Flags is a 5-piece applied logo set with pins into the dial. Many are simply glued. Almost all others are a single applied piece. Lining up the small parts for the Swish is a harder task.

honestly? it's not as hard to line up as you make it out. i do it by hand all the time (granted, on a slightly larger scale) when i make signage by hand off of my laser cutter. much of this would be done mechanically (cutting the pin holes in the dial for the applied pieces) and finished up with application using a jig.

simple? no. should it take years? no. it's about creating a repeatable manufacturing process.

I've just looked at my watches, and I have hardly any with a flat frame like these dunes.

Many of mine seem to have a dive bezel, sometimes narrow like the C65 or a flattish tachymeter. like a speedmaster with a box crystal standing proud

If they don't have a tool bezel, then they tend to be vertical bezels if you will, with a flat crystal, rather than framing a box crystal. I think the "naked bezel" look will take a bit of time to get used to. Maybe it's not flat, maybe it's angled - it's hard to tell from pictures. Does anyone know what the bezel profile is like?

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:23 pm I've just looked at my watches, and I have hardly any with a flat frame like these dunes.

Many of mine seem to have a dive bezel, sometimes narrow like the C65 or a flattish tachymeter. like a speedmaster with a box crystal standing proud

If they don't have a tool bezel, then they tend to be vertical bezels if you will, with a flat crystal, rather than framing a box crystal. I think the "naked bezel" look will take a bit of time to get used to. Maybe it's not flat, maybe it's angled - it's hard to tell from pictures. Does anyone know what the bezel profile is like?

What sort of angle do you think that is then, the brushed surface.

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:23 pm I think the "naked bezel" look will take a bit of time to get used to.

There will be no Naked Jezebels on this forum, thank you!

Looking at the white sand version again, blobs notwithstanding, it does look quite fetching with a suntanned arm, beige shirt and trousers and a ruddy great sand dune in the sunshine. I could imagine doing a Merchant Ivory thing with it somewhere like the Valley of the Kings. Not quite so suitable for a grey January afternoon in Upper Dibley, however. That’s the problem with promo shots featuring attractive models in exotic locations. It wouldn’t look nearly as good on Lippy Lola or Monobrow Mick down at the Swan and Sledgehammer. Mind you, after a gallon of Old Diuretic you could mistake Lola for Lily James…not!

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:51 pm

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:23 pm I think the "naked bezel" look will take a bit of time to get used to.

There will be no Naked Jezebels on this forum, thank you!

Looking at the white sand version again, blobs notwithstanding, it does look quite fetching with a suntanned arm, beige shirt and trousers and a ruddy great sand dune in the sunshine. I could imagine doing a Merchant Ivory thing with it somewhere like the Valley of the Kings.

Complete with Fedora!

JAFO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:49 pm What sort of angle do you think that is then, the brushed surface.

Looks to me to be between 30 and 45 degrees. I don't have my C63 near me four comparison but I would suspect it is a similar angle.

rkovars wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:54 pm Complete with Fedora!

Or Panama…natch!

Does this Watch have a double domed sapphire crystal

abeardsley2020 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:17 pm Does this Watch have a double domed sapphire crystal

They list it as a glass box sapphire crystal which is a little different. I think that they are basically single domed but they do not meet the bezel at the edges. They are raised above.

So you will see distortion?

abeardsley2020 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:44 pm So you will see distortion?

Based on the pic I posted above I would say yes, at certain angles.

It is a more graceful curve than my C65 Trident GMT (which also has a box sapphire). The crystal on my C65 comes out of the case pretty much at a 90 degree angle from the case. The Aquitaine (and Dune) have a more gentle curve to them. I think it looks good.

Here is my C65 Trident GMT - it is a really tough watch to photograph. Reflections are a bear!

This release is a bit of a positive renewal of the C65 line for me. The original C65 diver and GMT models have remained my all time favorite CW's to this point, and the Aquitaine lineup confused me a bit with its C65 label. I tried to love the Aquitaine, and there's hope that if one ever lands on my wrist I'll be swayed, but it was a miss for me that muddies the C65 lineage. This new Dune release appears to speak the C65 design language a bit better. The GMT is definitely a standout, though if I had a complaint, I might prefer it with a white lume. With a 6.75 wrist, I run 39 - 42mm divers - anything smaller, pending bezel design, comes off a bit smallish to me. For non-divers, 38mm is definitely a sweet spot IMHO, so nice to see these coming in at that size.