Seems that legibility wasn’t a priority.

Fratello hands on.

OllyW wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:43 am Seems that legibility wasn’t a priority.

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Fratello hands on.

The photos in that review show that it's legible when it needs to be, but the hands can also disappear at certain angles... whether that's a "feature" or accidental, it's not a bad trick for something like this. In reality, like the Bel Canto, this is not a watch that's about telling the time, but more art and elegance I think

I like it, but, as I already have the C1 Moonglow, I'm not sure if it's just too minimalist for me

Good luck to them though, I love that they'e trying out new ideas and creating beautiful, unique pieces

missF wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:57 am I’m not buying, but I definitely wouldn’t decide on this one based on pics or videos alone. How can you know the effect this watch has unless you’re seeing it in person?

Maybe it's just me 'cos the BC also didn't do anything for me.

I know my thought would be "Oo, a sparkly dial, clever" and that'd be it. Others might need a live view.

My thoughts:
- the prospect of me buying a Moonglow, or any of CWs previous attempts at a Moonphase are Zero.
- the prospect of me buying a new Moonphase and wearing it occasionally are remote, but possible, particularly if I decided to sell one of my better dress style watches.
- I don’t think that I would find it difficult to tell the time.
- to me the Bel Canto was all about the look, rather than the complication itself. I view the Moonphase in a similar light.
- would I be interested if it had a normal dial, moon and indices; absolutely not.
- If I did buy one it would be on the bracelet, where it would remain.

Well done CW.

Neil

Really good to see an elegant leather strap with a deployant buckle.The navy colour looks very smart too.
Err..the watch..like the Bel Canto, it's a struggle to tell the time at some angles.As I don't spend much time looking at the moon,or need to predict tides, it's not for me.The original moonphase at least tells the time and is a better watch to my eyes.

i think it needs a dark purple strap

strapline wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:42 am It's a gorgeous objet d'art, but as a timepiece it's a one trick pony. It really is captivating from a curio point of view, but I like a watch to clearly display the time. In the same manner that most of the focus of the Bel Canto is on its ability to go 'ding', time telling duties seem to have come second...by a long way. Personally I'd take the Moonglow; the party trick is there but so is an interesting date feature, as well as the ability to tell the time.

Des

I think this is my conclusion having seen the new moonphase. I find the C1 Moonglow more appealing in looks and functionality, that is the one I might buy.

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Tufa wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:40 am

Trs1982 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:25 am Has anyone placed an order?

I did but after seeing few videos, decided to cancel.

Similarly I'm on the fence since watching this one. There's always 60/60 I guess ...

Hmm, make room for me on the fence there please.

I watched the preview earnestly. I've considered the watch earnestly from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday morning.

Of course it's a stunner.

I can hide the hands on several well-liked watches so I tell myself I can cope with the "need to look in order to see" when it comes to time-telling. Let's face it, I'm the guy who likes the C60 Abyss so much The C40 Speedhawk was never the clearest watch in the world. Show me a polished hand white dial diver which is always wholly readable: see? it's an inexact art. It's a matter of interpretation and tolerances.

The youtube video linked here by @jtc rather than putting me off has worked to persuade me in a positive way.

Okay so a lifestyle change beyond my control means that I have virtually zero need at present for another dress watch. The corollary is that most of my time is not spent climbing mountains or conquering the seven seas so I can wear pretty much any watch I want most of the time.

And then how much do I need a watch to actually tell me the exact time? Exactly! Not very much at all.

I think I therefore that I could very well have a place for the Moonphase.

Okay at this price point it would be Moonphase instead of something else. But honestly, right now what might that "something else" be? Another dive watch? Another chrono? Another Omega? Another Brand? Honestly there is nothing out there which has been actively tugging at my wallet.
So what's to lose?

Gimme an hour and ask me again!

What’s interesting to me is that the new Moonphase dial is much dressier than the Moonglow, but they dressed down the case and made it more toolish. It looks a lot like a C63 case. The Moonglow case is quite dressy. Pictures below.

I think the Moonglow would look better with the new Moonphase’s case, and vice versa.

I do like both but have no desire to replace my moonglow or add another moonphase. Well done CW!

ajax87 wrote:What’s interesting to me is that the new Moonphase dial is much dressier than the Moonglow, but they dressed down the case and made it more toolish. It looks a lot like a C63 case. The Moonglow case is quite dressy. Pictures below.

I think the Moonglow would look better with the new Moonphase’s case, and vice versa.

I do like both but have no desire to replace my moonglow or add another moonphase. Well done CW!

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I agree with proposing a case swap. I find that I often need to try and dress down my Moonglow, I’d love the consort bracelet for it if was an option.

Very cool watch and a really beautiful dial. The moon itself is really impressive, as is the white lume.

Unfortunately for me as I age legibility becomes more and more important, so the lack of indices and lack of lume on the hands is a deal breaker for me. I do think this would be a very cool watch to have a part of a collection however.

Agree with some others that the "swiss made" is a negative for me. If you are going to go for nothing on the dial, go all the way. I even think the watch would look better as a two hander.

But I don't want to sound too negative. I really am impressed with this watch and with CW for doing it. It's just not for me...

According to the moon phase chart there is a full hunter's moon on October 28th at 1:24pm. If I were to buy this watch I could see myself sitting there with my iPhone at 1:23 and 45 seconds concentrating on pushing the crown in at exactly 1:24pm to make sure the moon phase is accurate. Then rushing online to buy a watch winder, as I wouldn't want to be looking up the moon phase chart every few days if the watch stopped

Serious question for the uninformed as I've never owned a moon phase watch. When you pull the crown out all the way to hack the seconds hand and set the time does it hack the moon phase as well, so that the moon phase is no longer perfectly accurate. If that is the case, you would have to hack the watch at the exact time of the moon phase you want and set the time at the same time I think?

Personally I wouldn't care if the moon phase was a few minutes off as it's probably not noticeable, but we all know there are some WIS that would stress over this every time they set the watch

Lovely watch but not for me.

MistaFroggyG wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:17 pm

ajax87 wrote:What’s interesting to me is that the new Moonphase dial is much dressier than the Moonglow, but they dressed down the case and made it more toolish. It looks a lot like a C63 case. The Moonglow case is quite dressy. Pictures below.

I think the Moonglow would look better with the new Moonphase’s case, and vice versa.

I do like both but have no desire to replace my moonglow or add another moonphase. Well done CW!

I agree with proposing a case swap. I find that I often need to try and dress down my Moonglow, I’d love the consort bracelet for it if was an option.

I almost always wear mine dressed down. It pretty much lives on an Ericka's MN style strap. But you're right, the consort would be great! Probably wouldn't work even if it did fit, with the top of the lugs being polished on the Moonglow. I'm getting a consort bracelet with the FLE, so I'll throw it on and double check. You never know!

mvlow wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:46 pm According to the moon phase chart there is a full hunter's moon on October 28th at 1:24pm. If I were to buy this watch I could see myself sitting there with my iPhone at 1:23 and 45 seconds concentrating on pushing the crown in at exactly 1:24pm to make sure the moon phase is accurate. Then rushing online to buy a watch winder, as I wouldn't want to be looking up the moon phase chart every few days if the watch stopped

Serious question for the uninformed as I've never owned a moon phase watch. When you pull the crown out all the way to hack the seconds hand and set the time does it hack the moon phase as well, so that the moon phase is no longer perfectly accurate. If that is the case, you would have to hack the watch at the exact time of the moon phase you want and set the time at the same time I think?

Personally I wouldn't care if the moon phase was a few minutes off as it's probably not noticeable, but we all know there are some WIS that would stress over this every time they set the watch

I used to own an Omega moonphase watch and the moon would move sligtly once per day. So hacking the seconds or setting the time would not affect tha accuracty of the moon phase. It's still going to make the jump at a set time. I think my Omega used to move at noon.