FLE #8 design submissions
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^^^ Aha! I missed that one. Thanks for the pointer. I shall get onto it shortly!
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That’s where I am. Seeing the ugly side of the movement and the full date wheel just doesn’t do it for me. I appreciate it’s different, but sometimes there is a reason why that’s the case.Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:25 pm I like that less than the solid dial, because you can see the less interesting side of the movement.
So if you take the opaque dial out we’ve just essentially got a Trident with some different colours.
I’m still holding out for a Dartmouth/Splatford. I do like the blue sunburst a few posts back.
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Me too - although I prefer to call it the Kingswear - close to Dartmouth but a different vibe.
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So, for completeness, here are the blue and black bezel versions with the plain smoked dial:
Similar to what was stated above, I prefer the smoked dial with the twin-flag device embossed all over it.
Similar to what was stated above, I prefer the smoked dial with the twin-flag device embossed all over it.
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To be honest I’m fairly easy about any of them. Must be a first for me, but I’d be happy spending on any of the dials, but I much prefer the black bezel insert over the blue. There’s just something about the contrast of black and blue that I really like. On a black hybrid strap I think it’d be fantastic.
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Chris, I’d be happy with the black or blue bezel as well, though preferring the blue in my case. I’m not sure I could live with that plain smoked dial, though. Might be a deal breaker for me... mind you, we need to dispose of the Dartmouth variant first!
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What about the inevitable Watchy McWatch face?
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^^^Take that man’s name, corporal!
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Re: FLE #8 design submissions
Think these look great! Thanks for sorting.welshlad wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:53 pmI haven't yet had time to do the twin flags, as they take more work as I have to remove the text at 6 first, but here is my effort at this spec - one with black logo and one with white logo. It is hard to make a black logo stand out on a charcoal dial. It would be good to get confirmation that this is on the right tracks before I progress with the twin flags. Thanks.Magnus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:41 am Can I revise my design idea to:
Datmouth
dark grey/charcoal face and bezel
applied Christopher Ward logo at 12 (or just printed if applied causes difficulties with price). Can this be in black? White is fine if not.
Black second hand.
white lume
Now don't shoot me here (because I think this still fits in with the design parameters ie not moving logo from original design - this is just an addition) ..... applied flag logo at 6 in black.
Hard to tell what the black text would look like but actually the white looks good as well!
The barrel (bit that joins the crown the case) could be the same colour as the dial etc as well?
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Re: FLE #8 design submissions
Try removing the minute markers from the bezel, this is way too busy...IMO. Nice dial tho.
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I appreciate that I'm a bit of an outsider as I've not been participating much (if at all) to this FLE but I have been watching very closely. I'm still gutted I missed out on buying a Trident Elite (I love orange and blue combos) but at the time I told myself I didn't need to replace my Kingfisher (which has been worn daily for quite a while now!). But this - specifically the C60 - has been drawing me in (though I do really like the Dartmouth too, but the C60 feels more special). If the blue coating to the watch body is able to take daily life without scratches appearing very obviously on it on day one, it is an appealing watch. The black bezel provides a nice contrast to the blue body in my opinion and the more I look at the renderings the more I like it. I was going to ask whether it would be possible to do a cut away dial but I guess now we can see the inner workings, there's not much to look at! One of the things that draws me in about the Kingfisher is the sunburst dial and while the smoked logo'd dial is special and really nice, I do wonder if there's some way to do a pearlescent dark grey/blue dial to match the body?
Also, would it be possible for the bezel paint to be lumed?
I wonder how this would look with a black PVD bracelet...
Also, would it be possible for the bezel paint to be lumed?
I wonder how this would look with a black PVD bracelet...
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I like this although i think the bezel colour needs to be a bit closer to the shade of the dial. It's a bit like the Oris Clean Ocean colour and so would also look good on a C60.
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A pearlescent dark grey/blue dial. Now there’s a nice idea. Another person that agrees with me about the black bezel contrast toomonkeymax wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:01 pm I appreciate that I'm a bit of an outsider as I've not been participating much (if at all) to this FLE but I have been watching very closely. I'm still gutted I missed out on buying a Trident Elite (I love orange and blue combos) but at the time I told myself I didn't need to replace my Kingfisher (which has been worn daily for quite a while now!). But this - specifically the C60 - has been drawing me in (though I do really like the Dartmouth too, but the C60 feels more special). If the blue coating to the watch body is able to take daily life without scratches appearing very obviously on it on day one, it is an appealing watch. The black bezel provides a nice contrast to the blue body in my opinion and the more I look at the renderings the more I like it. I was going to ask whether it would be possible to do a cut away dial but I guess now we can see the inner workings, there's not much to look at! One of the things that draws me in about the Kingfisher is the sunburst dial and while the smoked logo'd dial is special and really nice, I do wonder if there's some way to do a pearlescent dark grey/blue dial to match the body?
Also, would it be possible for the bezel paint to be lumed?
I wonder how this would look with a black PVD bracelet...
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Gonna bring this request back up to the front so it can be in the queue before it gets too late. Pretty much the typical Dartmouth with the gold features of this vintage Seamaster and the bezel of this vintage Submariner. A combo of sorts.Devarika Woulf wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:05 pmI'd like to see a Dartmouth mock-up in the same steel case but a black bezel with cream/silver markers & red pip, cream/silver dial with black minute-markers, gold hands & hours with white lume, and black seconds-hand with red tip. I'd just like a visualization of it so maybe it could be worked on? It's pretty vintagey IMO.
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It does look good, but for an FLE the blue fusè colour is too similar to the standard blue for me to buy it for a premium. I’m still pretty keen on the green/red fusè dials with bronze bits... They look even better to me.Mikkei4 wrote:I like this although i think the bezel colour needs to be a bit closer to the shade of the dial. It's a bit like the Oris Clean Ocean colour and so would also look good on a C60.
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