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Re: FLE #8 design submissions

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Thanks for the mockups. Guy and Steve have convinced me to put in my two cents, soooooo the touch of yellow looks good. Think I like the all blue as it looks more cohesive. Not "better use these black bezels we have left on the shelf."
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Firstly, let me just put it out there that I haven't got my hat in the FLE ring regardless of model/size. Just enjoy tinkering around and making a positive contribution wherever I can.
If anyone feels that my input is having a negative impact on the selection process, please feel free to state or PM me :thumbup:

Just a few things I've played around with using the Dartmouth as a base ...

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^^^^ Ryan they look rather good! :clap: :thumbup:

To me far better than anything that uses the normal C60 or C65 design language. :)

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Thanks Neil. If the bezel looks a bit too much with the 'busy' dial, it could be substituted for this one ...

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Back to the sidelines? Yea right. These gradiant dials really do give the impression of something special and worthy of an FLE. Personally tho, if I have minute markers on the dial, I don't want them on the bezel. Not quite so busy. Trying to pick one of these color combos would be really tough. All very striking.

EDIT. I was writing this about the bezel as you were posting the latesest rendition. SPOT ON! :thumbup:
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StrappedUp wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:34 pm Thanks Neil. If the bezel looks a bit too much with the 'busy' dial, it could be substituted for this one ...

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This or the red equivalent and I'm well and truly in. Unlikely to be a standard release and special enough for a LE.
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Good stuff, Ryan. They all look very promising.

I find those sunburst dials hard to do well. Whilst playing around earlier trying to find a good way to do them, this simple colour change version popped up, so I thought I'd throw it out there to see if there was interest in a Hulk-like Dartmouth:

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welshlad wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:46 pm Good stuff, Ryan. They all look very promising.

I find those sunburst dials hard to do well. Whilst playing around earlier trying to find a good way to do them, this simple colour change version popped up, so I thought I'd throw it out there to see if there was interest in a Hulk-like Dartmouth:
Yeh, although not impossible, it's probably more difficult to change the original dial to anything other than a single colour. For these, I created the dial from scratch, then added the markers, hands and text on top.
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StrappedUp wrote:Yeh, although not impossible, it's probably more difficult to change the original dial to anything other than a single colour. For these, I created the dial from scratch, then added the markers, hands and text on top.
Yes, that's what I figured I would need to do. But creating the initial template of markers from the original dial takes a little time so will have to wait until tomorrow. Also trying to capture the box crystal reflections is going to be a challenge!
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welshlad wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:46 pm Good stuff, Ryan. They all look very promising.

I find those sunburst dials hard to do well. Whilst playing around earlier trying to find a good way to do them, this simple colour change version popped up, so I thought I'd throw it out there to see if there was interest in a Hulk-like Dartmouth:

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Think you know my feelings towards a 'Hulk', Steve. :D


Perhaps if we could get that with a bronze case?

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watchaholic wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:37 pm Back to the sidelines? Yea right. These gradiant dials really do give the impression of something special and worthy of an FLE. Personally tho, if I have minute markers on the dial, I don't want them on the bezel. Not quite so busy. Trying to pick one of these color combos would be really tough. All very striking.

EDIT. I was writing this about the bezel as you were posting the latesest rendition. SPOT ON! :thumbup:
I'd like to see how the less busy bezel would look on a grey/grey version.
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Little more food for thought ...

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Those bronze C65s with the different colored dials remind me of all the micro divers you see on budget forums. They're good looking, but I can't get that taste out of my mouth. :shock:
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I actually quite like that! :thumbup:
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Those Dartmouth mockups with the gradient dials, stainless steel/bronze combination and the all bronze concepts, are very sharp looking.

I also like very much the C60 with the PVD blue finish and black bezel.

If I was able to buy, I would go for any of these designs.
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This is exceptional, Steve!

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