Cirrus wrote:I don't think I have ever seen a skeleton watch I have liked... with the possible exception of some that just have a cut-out to display the balance.
Ok so perhaps Skeleton is a little general. I am talking about something special like the Harrison, a flagship a real look what we can do piece of art.
I referred to the Corum in an earlier post, so here it is.
Black C60 GMT No,1517
Heroic 18 Bronze M8200 No,027
Tag Heuer Formula 1 quartz
Tissot Sea Star Visodate, incoming.
My go-to watch for years had a skeleton face - although the novelty wore off rather quickly. However, I do get many compliments how how cool it is to see the movement in action.
I have a Frederique Constant Open Heart Moonphase classic that has just the balance wheel area showing at 12:00 and moon at 6:00. That open heart is about all of the view I need on the front.
Would love to see one, not a hideous one like the rotary models, but a stylish simple honest watch that allowed to beauty of the mechanism to be seen working without too many distractions.
No roman numerals or fiddly hands, just exquisite craftsmanship, blue screws and lots of moving parts on display.
The under bonnet (hood) view of any pre-war Bugatti is a work of art, with its combination of specialised castings, exquisite pipework, and everything lock wired in place.
I'm very pleased to say that I have never seen one with a transparent engine cover.
I view the skeleton watch as a subservience to bling. An unnecessary display of flashiness. Much like the display of generous cleavage; pleasing on the eye, but actually never quite right.
That Chronoswiss is EXACTLY the kind of retro twee rubbish that ARGOS in the UK sell (though obviously not the brand...just the look!). I guess I have a different view to others of what looks quite right.