Which LOCO colour would you pick?

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Which Loco Colour would you pick?

Ursa Black
16
29%
Alabaster White
9
16%
Frisco Orange
17
30%
Pasadena Blue
14
25%
 
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Re: Which LOCO colour would you pick?

Post by Amor Vincit Omnia »

I’m not going to buy this watch for various reasons, so I won’t actually vote and skew your poll.

However, if I were actually buying:

Not the white. White dials are fine as long as they have boldly contrasting hands and indices (without lume). White lumed indices and hands on a white dial are a bit of a no-no for me.

Not the orange. I quite like the little orange highlights on something like the Sealander GMT, but a full on orange dial is a bit much for me.

Black is nice. Versatile, mature and stylish enough to go anywhere. Perhaps, though, a little subdued.

That shade of blue is absolutely stunning, and would have been my choice.
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The orange really stands out to me. And it's a nice, subdued shade too. :sun:
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I already have black Bel Canto and an orange Lumiere, so it was between blue and white for me. The blue instantly jumped out when I saw the photos and that was confirmed when I saw it in the metal. It's gorgeous. So, I've ordered the blue one - roll on October! :)
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Post by thomcat00 »

The bright cheer of Frisco Orange pulls me the most. I’m on the fence with respect to the buying decision. As I see it, though, I rank them:

Orange
Blue
Black
White

Of course seeing them in person may change my perspective. :)
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I committed to blue. It was a tough choice. Orange is the show stopper but (be kind) I own a few orange themed Farers. This is my first post to the forum. I’m a bonafide CW enthusiast and it’s time to get acquainted.
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Can't see myserlf in anything other than the black one - perhaps with the orange strap to "spice" it up a bit.
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Re: Which LOCO colour would you pick?

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For me, it was a tough choice between the blue and black dial. After looking at photos on this forum, Instagram posts, Youtube reviews, decided to go for the blue dial and preordered one.

The black dial definitely seemed like a smarter choice, but the blue one just jumped out on all the posts, photos, and videos. Hope I made the right choice!
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TRust wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:08 pm For me, it was a tough choice between the blue and black dial. After looking at photos on this forum, Instagram posts, Youtube reviews, decided to go for the blue dial and preordered one.

The black dial definitely seemed like a smarter choice, but the blue one just jumped out on all the posts, photos, and videos. Hope I made the right choice!
You will love the blue dial, it's also the one I've ordered and that's having seen all four colours up close at the preview last week :D
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A few of my pics from Tuesday.

Also comparing the orange to Vulcan and Phoenix.

I ordered the blue, but liked both blue and orange.

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Re: Which LOCO colour would you pick?

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New member here, I got the chance to see all 4 at the Vancouver Timepiece Show this past weekend and when Mike P. said he had "ring-fenced" a handful for the show I went Loco and pre-ordered one. This thing absolutely blew me away in person, and I had to have one of the first 750 to drop.

My take on the colourways:

Personally, the electric colours I just found too flashy for my own taste, but I get it... they're awesome for what they are, and kudos to those owners, wear them in good health!

I spent the last 72 hours agonizing between the white and black:

Now, while I really REALLY loved how the purple jewels and kinetic motion stood out against the white canvas, there were three little 'tics' I couldn't get past:

1. The black hands and hour markers on that model contrasted a bit too much against the rest of the silver/chrome bridges found throughout, I personally wish they would have just used the exact same subdial and handset on all 4, but I get it.

2. The flat-painted upper dial section is missing that vertical striation finishing of the other 3 models, super slight detail, but it's addition would have been nice, it's lack gives me a house-paint, or notepaper kind of vibe that slightly sterilizes a lot of that east/west space.

3. The contrast between front and back was just too great and honestly the final straw... despite the fact that you'll never see both sides at once... I think it would have been a HOME-RUN for them to continue all 4 colourways to the movement side... including the vertical striations... how bad-ass would that orange model be with an orange movement plate on the back?!?!!?!?!?!

Worth mentioning as well that on the bracelet: the white dial REALLY popped, giving it an air of "Oaky Royalty" yet on the other hand I just couldn't see myself ever using the white rubber, ever.

The black model just has everything going for it! It is going to be the most wearable for me on strap and bracelet, the elegant contrast between the black surfaces and chrome/silver features is EVERYTHING I love about watchmaking. The singular shortcoming (nearly enough to lead me back to white!!!! hahahha) I had with the black model is how the palette fork and palette jewels fade from view unless under direct light, leading me to wonder how it would have looked to just have pure steel down there? But I digress.

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Re: Which LOCO colour would you pick?

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The orange is the standout for me. I love the blue too but I've already got far too many blue watches and zero orange ones. I know the orange would look fresh on a summers day. I'm very tempted to get one in the next drop.
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Pseudozero wrote:New member here, I got the chance to see all 4 at the Vancouver Timepiece Show this past weekend and when Mike P. said he had "ring-fenced" a handful for the show I went Loco and pre-ordered one. This thing absolutely blew me away in person, and I had to have one of the first 750 to drop.

My take on the colourways:

Personally, the electric colours I just found too flashy for my own taste, but I get it... they're awesome for what they are, and kudos to those owners, wear them in good health!

I spent the last 72 hours agonizing between the white and black:

Now, while I really REALLY loved how the purple jewels and kinetic motion stood out against the white canvas, there were three little 'tics' I couldn't get past:

1. The black hands and hour markers on that model contrasted a bit too much against the rest of the silver/chrome bridges found throughout, I personally wish they would have just used the exact same subdial and handset on all 4, but I get it.

2. The flat-painted upper dial section is missing that vertical striation finishing of the other 3 models, super slight detail, but it's addition would have been nice, it's lack gives me a house-paint, or notepaper kind of vibe that slightly sterilizes a lot of that east/west space.

3. The contrast between front and back was just too great and honestly the final straw... despite the fact that you'll never see both sides at once... I think it would have been a HOME-RUN for them to continue all 4 colourways to the movement side... including the vertical striations... how bad-ass would that orange model be with an orange movement plate on the back?!?!!?!?!?!

Worth mentioning as well that on the bracelet: the white dial REALLY popped, giving it an air of "Oaky Royalty" yet on the other hand I just couldn't see myself ever using the white rubber, ever.

The black model just has everything going for it! It is going to be the most wearable for me on strap and bracelet, the elegant contrast between the black surfaces and chrome/silver features is EVERYTHING I love about watchmaking. The singular shortcoming (nearly enough to lead me back to white!!!! hahahha) I had with the black model is how the palette fork and palette jewels fade from view unless under direct light, leading me to wonder how it would have looked to just have pure steel down there? But I digress.

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I think black was the right choice. Plus it looks very cool on the black rubber too. Good pick.


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Re: Which LOCO colour would you pick?

Post by Timepiece.Pete »

I was chatting to one of the CW staff the other night and they said the initial orders seemed to put the colours in popularity order of
Orange
Black
Blue
White
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