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Thoughts on the new FP Journe Octa Lune dial
This is just pure speculation on my part, but...
...my thoughts as to why this new dial is so much more pleasing to the eye than the original:
It is interesting that the moonphase circle and seconds subdial are not level with the moonphase sitting lower, but this actually works better visually as the moonphase cutout is top heavy and is better balanced this way. Plus, the emphasis of the link with the main time dial (diagonal line) with the tilt of the cutout strengthens the idea that everything (seconds, power reserve, moonphase) is centrally connected to the main time display.
What do you think? Any other design elements that I am missing here?
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Thoughts on the new FP Journe Octa Lune dial
This is just pure speculation on my part, but... ...my thoughts as to why this new dial is so much more pleasing to the eye than the original: It is interesting that the moonphase circle and seconds subdial are not level with the moonphase sitting lower, ...
Chapeau!!!Well deconstructed dial design..
Also:the middle of the date is ,vertically,tangent with the hour and minute dial,if you draw a line between the centre of the second dial and the centre of the power reserve,you find that this line is perfectly symmetrical with the one from the centre of ...
Symmetry is related to how we percieve beauty....
Great to see it being put to good use!! Great analysis!! S
Wonderful!...
It would be interesting to see a similar exercise performed on the 'free space' around the dial. Cheers, pplater.
I like what you've done here!
To complete the excellent analysis, have you considered doing a similar markup of the original for comparison? I think the cleaner dial is an improvement, even if I miss the little bit of guilloche work.
Great geometric decomposition
Just come across your geometric dissection of the octa lune and I am totally enlightened by how the new layout please our eyes. This surely should go onto the official site and I believe many Journe fans would love to know who the harmony of geometry and ...
Very interesting way to analyse the dial
Any conclusion about the date?
