Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Blancpain juxtaposed . . .
. . . a pure dial . . .
. . . against an elaborately engraved movement . . .
Only Watch 2011 came to Los Angeles . . .
. . . last Friday, so I headed off to Westime in Beverly Hills to photograph the collection. As it turned out, there wasn't enough time to take snaps of every watch before the crowd started filtering in, but most of them will be represented here. As the l...
I think Hublot's diver is a winner...
and this one is an especially bold rendering of it
Columbia gets a "black eye" from a screw-head
and without wanting to get into deep and dangerous waters, the directions indicated by the screw-head may be carrying a not so subtile message about the transportation of highly desired but illegal goods. Unfortunately - and involuntarily, as I hope! Havi...
Chaumet has . . .
. . . a sense of humor. I believe their designer was trying to be suggestive with the brick facade, in effect saying . . . . . . "hands against the wall" ;-) . . ....
It's a brick...watch!
I'm guessing Aghnor is behind this one too, those wheels looks like their handywork A
Corum created a watch . . .
. . . that managed the very neat trick of judiciously blending and balancing orthodox with avant-garde design elements....
Not quite sure what to make of the de La Cour entry . . .
. . . with an exotic form . . . . . . tempered by a touch of drabness in execution....
Hermes offered . . .
. . . a calendar watch without . . . . . . an immediately obvious indicator. Should anyone know how the date is displayed, please inform us....
The time is suspended on this one...
The pusher at 9 o’clock, when pressed suspends the time, so the hour and minute hand you could see is close to noon but not quite, and the date hand is hidden. The time display is suspended but the watch is still running. To resume the time, the pusher yo...
Thank YOU Art!
For sharing with us all these Only Watch photos! I find the timepiece very intriguing as well when I first saw a photo of this watch elsewhere. It's amazing that the hands are suspended in an impossible time as FX mentioned. We can see from your photo, wh...
the suspended time watch by Hermes is one of my favorites for this year!
an especially attractive watch with a witty complication! J
quite a feat of wizardry
thanks to Jean-Marc Widerrecht of Agenhor and his usually outsourced nano-molecular technology. It is what it is - nothing less than that. Far be it for me to call it a "gizmo". No chance. If you like this way of controlling your personal time, than go ah...
I love it!
All Jean-Marc Wiederrecht's cleverness can be found in this watch: a simple and fun watch. I love the concept of the display of an impossible time. Fx
Laurent Ferrier created an elegant . . .
. . . micro-rotor with subsidiary seconds. The wrapping was peeled away for a clearer view of the movement....
Maurice Lacroix offered . . .
. . . a decidedly different watch from their usual designs. My apologies for the reflection in the dial . . . there were five photos altogether, and this was the best of the lot....
Blancpain juxtaposed . . .
. . . a pure dial . . . . . . against an elaborately engraved movement . . ....
Glashütte Original turned to the Senator Chronometer . . .
. . . for their contribution to Only Watch 2011, with a pebbled black dial and polished rose gold case....
Some of these watches are much more impressive in their live photographs...
Thank you for the great photographs, many of these watches are much more impressive and desirable in their live photos compared to their manufacture photographs.
My guess is . . .
. . . this iteration will be in G O's 2012 line-up with a croc strap and a brushed finish, so the polished case and rubber strap were employed to differentiate the Only Watch version . . .
Good job, Art!
It is a giant leap to have plastic removed from the watches, which I couldn't.... Surely great "Live" pics. Nice! Ken
Not for me...
but i love that they were willing to make such a fun piece, it makes me smile which is more than many designs do these days a
Breguet offered . . .
. . . a musical behemoth. It's not immediately apparent from these images, but this was, along with the DeWitt, the most massive entry....
Thanks Dr No for sharing
The Breguet for the dial and the complication and the Vacheron for the overall poetry and the "finesse" of the realization, stands out for me. The most important is that it is for a good cause. cheers Francois
Romain Jerome issued a playful dial . . .
. . . indicating the location for the Only Watch auction in Monaco . . ....
Girard Perregaux exhibited their prowess . . .
. . . with complications, producing this world timer / chronograph in titanium. Notice the use of Monaco for GMT +1 . . ....
Nice but ...
I never understood why watch companies insist in making world time watches using a ring with city names. On this nice watch, we can see that Rio de Janeiro (UTC-3) and Tokyo (UTC+9) are opposite, meaning that they are 12 hours apart. This is correct when ...
Possible GMTs, Nilo?
JLC Master Geographique, U.N ( the list is long ) are the names which go immediately in my mind, if you don't want to hear about a Rolex. Now you speak, my friend. I love these GMTs! Best, Nicolas.
A WT is a watch to travel with your head Nilomis.
It is clearly impossible for a mechanic watch to handle the daylight saving system: the countries don't change their times at the same day, it is impossible to program this system. That's my point of view. The purpose of the Journe UTC was to start to fin...
Because you didn't pay enough atttention to the watch, Fx.
In fact this is a Retrograde Chronograph, graduated on 2 hours ( O / 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 ) with an indication that the Chrono works ( 0=neutral / 1=It works / - 1=it needs to be repaired ) and a map of the world because it looks pretty. Best, Nicolas.
It's a beauty but ...
Does not fit my GMT needs because: a) It's a travel watch and this one should cost big $$$ b) It's more complex than it should. I'm "dating" two options: a) A JLC Master Compressor GMT b) Zenith Elite Captain dual time Of course, I miss a lot my 1675 but ...
you want something like this Nilo
you know exactly what time it is when you set the outer bezel and you know whether its day or night. the only way of doing better is a Glycine with 3 or even 4 timezones. i fully agree with the issues you've raised. you can buy a watch with 2 dials, but m...
Beautiful piece but ...
If it looks, even partially, as a Rolex (the "Pepsi" bezel in this case), I believe that I go to be in trouble here. Thanks
that is a serious aversion...
that is a serious aversion you have to anything that resembles Rolex in any way, but its all down to personal choice. G
Not an aversion ...
Just survival. I miss my 1675 (and others). Because they are easy to "move along", wearing anything that is similar to a Rolex, here, is an invitation to trouble. Cheers
i think i understand. you...
i think i understand. you need to keep your wrist covered or risk 'losing' it to someone bigger or better equipped than you. sad situation G
May I add...
Nadal's RM027? Much lighter than I had anticipated. I'm sure the lucky winning bidder will be able to up his game with this on his wrist. Best F...
RM is also coming up, fernando . . .
. . . and yes, I held it in my hand - it is incredibly light!
Franck Muller offered a derivative . . .
. . . of the well-established Crazy Hours theme . . ....
Vacheron Constantin mined the world of . . .
. . . M C Escher for their inspiration . . ....
Zenith responded with two offerings . . .
. . . one in white gold . . . . . . the other in steel . . . . . . and both intended for left-handed wearers....
Isn't it fascinating how the watches were here a short while ago and now they are...
...over there for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for the close-ups. I didn't have this exclusive opportunity. But at least I got to have a glimpse of them. All nice watches and my favorite in terms of concept and aesthetics would be the Breguet and the De ...
Thank you for the hard work Dr No!
great photos Art! thanks for posting these unique pieces...and I agree with Patrick..many look better in the metal... hope to see you soon..I have a pastrami craving...LOL!
DeWitt has the distinction of providing mechanical read-outs . . .
. . . on both sides, front . . . . . . and back. Notice the "growing hands" chronograph display?...
Patek pulled out all the stops . . .
. . . with a tourbillon repeater . . . . . . in steel . Julien Schaerer, the managing director of Antiquorum, would've had me extradited to Switzerland had I removed the ref 3939 from it's protective wrapping. They might not have the death penalty on the ...
Sheesh, I couldn't even pick up a frame of 3-ball yesterday . . .
. . . plus, we only chip in a buck each round. Methuselah wouldn't live long enough to win the scratch for this puppy ;-) . . . This message has been edited by Dr No on 2011-09-15 13:27:17
And me too ...
Perfect colour palette and skeletonisation for a dress watch with a modern twist. Nice work from Piaget. Andrew
DeBethune contributed the most attractive offering to O W 2011 . . .
. . . but you'll have to take my word for it, because these photos . . . . . . don't do it justice. The dial is a gorgeous iridescent blue that was beyond my ability to adequately capture....
Yes this one is definite
winner for me... if I could I'll bid for that one ... but it take much more than evince few 8-ball games Thank you for report Damjan
Urwerk 103 with engraving . . .
. . . that Harry Potter fans might find appealing ;-) . . ....
MB & F delivered with a playful offering . . .
. . . that will be familiar to those who followed IGOTT 2 coverage ;-) . . ....
Richard Mille rounds up this virtual travelogue . . .
. . . with a unique RM027 . . . . . . scratches courtesy Rafael Nadal ;-) . . ....
