Neither of your GS make the cut Chuck??Thunder1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:41 pm So many fine choices presented!!..have to say that Omega Seamaster is really something special, as well...for me, of my current collection, 5 dials stand out for me at this time..
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Seiko Presage SPB093J1 Arita Porc(1).JPG\
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Your favourite dials?
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Hi there Ryan!!..while I really, really like them(they're all keepers!!), I just feel the other 5 just 'do it' for me better..StrappedUp wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:47 pmNeither of your GS make the cut Chuck??Thunder1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:41 pm So many fine choices presented!!..have to say that Omega Seamaster is really something special, as well...for me, of my current collection, 5 dials stand out for me at this time..
Rolex Explorer II 216570(1).JPG
CW C8 Power Reserve(1).JPG
Seiko Presage SPB093J1 Arita Porc(1).JPG\
Oris Divers 65 Chrono(1).JPG
GO PanoReserve-65-01-02-02-04(1).jpg
Ebels are a lot like women that lack a lowcut dress that zips up the side..neither gets the love that they deserve..
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Two, for different reasons:
The C1 moonglow for its depth and layers, the novelty of the smoked sapphire, the unique form the date wheel takes, and the luuuuuuuuuume.
Then there’s the C65 316L. I didn’t know how fantastic this was until I saw some real life pics here. Dial layout is simple but really well done. The markers are applied and highly polished. The yellow is slightly metallic and just really beautiful.
As far as watches I don’t own, I’ve always been fascinated by what Breguet does.
The C1 moonglow for its depth and layers, the novelty of the smoked sapphire, the unique form the date wheel takes, and the luuuuuuuuuume.
Then there’s the C65 316L. I didn’t know how fantastic this was until I saw some real life pics here. Dial layout is simple but really well done. The markers are applied and highly polished. The yellow is slightly metallic and just really beautiful.
As far as watches I don’t own, I’ve always been fascinated by what Breguet does.
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Tough to say I have a favorite, but for sure these three would be up there:
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Today we have the “Pidduck Longines”.
Long-term members will know the story. It’s very standard small gentleman's watch from around 1966, in an 18K gold case. I saw it advertised by Black Bough in Ludlow a few years ago and simply had to have it. The watch measures only 32 mm in diameter (excluding crown) so the dial is only around 28 mm. Although the lugs are quite long it is only 41 mm L2L. Height 8.5 mm. Takes a 17 mm strap. “Dainty”.
For a watch that is about 55 years old it is in superb condition, and I cannot think it has been used heavily over the years. It works perfectly and keeps excellent time. It is all original and, as you can see, the dial is immaculate. The key to the personal significance of this particular watch lies in the two words in the lower half of the dial.
When I was a child growing up in Stoke-on-Trent (an industrial and not immensely attractive city in those days) Henry Pidduck in Hanley (the de facto city centre) was acknowledged as the finest jeweller’s store in the area. If you had something from Pidducks it was definitely an item to be treasured. When my mother died (2017) and I went through her personal possessions I did find a couple of their small jewellery boxes containing a couple of brooches, but any paperwork was long gone. She was very excited when I told her that I had bought a vintage watch signed for the store.
The firm ceased trading locally in the 1990s, I think. However, I believe there is still a branch of the family firm somewhere in Lancashire (Southport?) The whole area was demolished to make way for a shopping mall, and exactly where the store used to stand is now a branch of Goldsmiths. However, because of the area it is in the stock is not what I would call exalted. At least, that was the case when I was last there. I haven’t been back for quite a while, and had to miss a cousin’s big birthday celebration during the pandemic. Here are a couple of very old pictures of the store.
Long-term members will know the story. It’s very standard small gentleman's watch from around 1966, in an 18K gold case. I saw it advertised by Black Bough in Ludlow a few years ago and simply had to have it. The watch measures only 32 mm in diameter (excluding crown) so the dial is only around 28 mm. Although the lugs are quite long it is only 41 mm L2L. Height 8.5 mm. Takes a 17 mm strap. “Dainty”.
For a watch that is about 55 years old it is in superb condition, and I cannot think it has been used heavily over the years. It works perfectly and keeps excellent time. It is all original and, as you can see, the dial is immaculate. The key to the personal significance of this particular watch lies in the two words in the lower half of the dial.
When I was a child growing up in Stoke-on-Trent (an industrial and not immensely attractive city in those days) Henry Pidduck in Hanley (the de facto city centre) was acknowledged as the finest jeweller’s store in the area. If you had something from Pidducks it was definitely an item to be treasured. When my mother died (2017) and I went through her personal possessions I did find a couple of their small jewellery boxes containing a couple of brooches, but any paperwork was long gone. She was very excited when I told her that I had bought a vintage watch signed for the store.
The firm ceased trading locally in the 1990s, I think. However, I believe there is still a branch of the family firm somewhere in Lancashire (Southport?) The whole area was demolished to make way for a shopping mall, and exactly where the store used to stand is now a branch of Goldsmiths. However, because of the area it is in the stock is not what I would call exalted. At least, that was the case when I was last there. I haven’t been back for quite a while, and had to miss a cousin’s big birthday celebration during the pandemic. Here are a couple of very old pictures of the store.
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That's a cool story Steve, I know you have mentioned the Pidducks connection before, but this post pulls it together. Love the 30's pictures!
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That's a cool story Steve, I know you have mentioned the Pidducks connection before, but this post pulls it together. Love the 30's pictures!
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I'm going to throw my GS into the pot too. They really know how to do dials!
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Agreed, an interesting back story. To most people the two words on the watch are incidental but key to your enjoyment and appreciation. I think the photo is considerably older than the 30's, from the clothing and the obvious fact that the young lad is taken with the novelty of photography I'd say early 1900's?
Agreed, an interesting back story. To most people the two words on the watch are incidental but key to your enjoyment and appreciation. I think the photo is considerably older than the 30's, from the clothing and the obvious fact that the young lad is taken with the novelty of photography I'd say early 1900's?
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This is one of my favorites dials. There are three levels to the dial creating really neat depth. The faceted markers add some dimensionality as well. A very interesting little Seiko 5.
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I would say the top photo was certainly taken in the first two decades of the century, and I would hazard a guess that it probably dates to WW1. If you look in the background to the right there appear to be a couple of chaps in uniform – I would guess army from the boots.exHowfener wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:06 am (re Piddduck)
Agreed, an interesting back story. To most people the two words on the watch are incidental but key to your enjoyment and appreciation. I think the photo is considerably older than the 30's, from the clothing and the obvious fact that the young lad is taken with the novelty of photography I'd say early 1900's?
The second photograph has the location identified in white pen (written in black ink on the negative, I would think) and appears to be dated to 23rd April 1937
I found a couple more. The first one, looking at the vehicles and clothes, is almost certainly 1960s. The move to temporary premises as seen in the notice was, I imagine, due to refurbishment since I certainly remember that original row of buildings in the 1970s. The second one shows the Goldsmiths branch in the building’s rather tawdry replacement.
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The C70 DBR1 is a slightly more sober non-COSC version of its cousin on page 3 (no, not THAT page 3 - I meant the Ascari!)
I remember defending the C70s some years ago on the forum, when some wag pointed out that they all had a cartoon clown face! It’s there, you can’t unsee it, but it has never bothered me.
This one also features the famous original C70 bezel, which was made of hand-painted Swiss chocolate and is the world’s worst ding magnet.
I remember defending the C70s some years ago on the forum, when some wag pointed out that they all had a cartoon clown face! It’s there, you can’t unsee it, but it has never bothered me.
This one also features the famous original C70 bezel, which was made of hand-painted Swiss chocolate and is the world’s worst ding magnet.
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Re: Your favourite dials?
Bremont describes its ALT1-WT World Timer as “a wonderfully over-engineered timepiece”, I can’t argue with that. The dial may appear to be ‘fussy’ but once you break down it’s complications it all makes sense. Designed for pilots it’s become my go to travel watch.
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