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| Author: | MickeyWatch [ Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
What's the story behind "date" under date window? Just historical I guess buy I can't wrap my mind around it. Random question but I can't tell you the watches I haven't bought because of this....I just don't get it. They didn't write time on the dial or hour and minute on the hands. LOL Joking but... Sorry if it's a dumb question or you have a bad memory and can't remember what that little window if for!!!!  
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| Author: | WatchFred [ Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
a rather desperate attempt at „balancing“ the design/positioning of the date window of the cal. 35 Dubois module that was originally designed for a 38mm Montbrillant and ended up in the 43mm Heritage.. |
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| Author: | MickeyWatch [ Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
WatchFred wrote: a rather desperate attempt at „balancing“ the design/positioning of the date window of the cal. 35 Dubois module that was originally designed for a 38mm Montbrillant and ended up in the 43mm Heritage.. Wow I see that now. Thanks Fred for the explanation, I figured there had to be a reason! |
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| Author: | Danc1996 [ Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Always wondered that myself. Makes sense the movement was for a smaller watch. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Nihon_Ni [ Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Yes, now it's obvious that the date window is out of place on this larger watch! |
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| Author: | MrRoy [ Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
I always miss the word "wristwatch" under the watch logo, would be helpfull if you forget what you are looking at. And of course "subdial" under all the sub dials. |
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| Author: | MickeyWatch [ Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
MrRoy wrote: I always miss the word "wristwatch" under the watch logo, would be helpfull if you forget what you are looking at. And of course "subdial" under all the sub dials. 
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| Author: | Nealywheelie [ Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
IMHO, the word 'date' could be there to remind the user that this is not part of a timing/chrono' function, it's a datewheel, not 9 hours elapsed time. IIRC, the Spatiograph had what looked like a large date aperture for upto 3 hours elapsed time. Probably wrong here, but worth mentioning I think. |
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| Author: | MickeyWatch [ Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Nealywheelie wrote: IMHO, the word 'date' could be there to remind the user that this is not part of a timing/chrono' function, it's a datewheel, not 9 hours elapsed time. IIRC, the Spatiograph had what looked like a large date aperture for upto 3 hours elapsed time. Probably wrong here, but worth mentioning I think. That's one theory but...Oh and how much did you say you were selling the bridge for?  I think we know the answer from WatchFred as above..... "a rather desperate attempt at „balancing“ the design/positioning of the date window of the cal. 35 Dubois module that was originally designed for a 38mm Montbrillant and ended up in the 43mm Heritage..." |
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| Author: | Hunterfate [ Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
While we're at Spatiographe, I always loved the watch, one of the colleagues from the local forum has it. But it would be much better if the minutes wheel had a jumping action instead of continuous. 
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| Author: | MickeyWatch [ Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Hunterfate wrote: While we're at Spatiographe, I always loved the watch, one of the colleagues from the local forum has it. But it would be much better if the minutes wheel had a jumping action instead of continuous. I have never seen nor heard of that watch/functionality and I don't like it! EDIT...Did some "research" (YouTube LOL) and It a 10minute countdown timer? Still don't like it.
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| Author: | Hunterfate [ Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
There was a time when I was fascinated with jump hour watches (still have one and it always draws attention but I wear it rarely because my eyes can't see that small numbers under the low light conditions ). Well, having a jump hour (or jump minute) chronograph seemed like a good idea, but it turned out that here it isn't the case. I was hunting this one but craziness has gone away in the meantime 
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| Author: | Jhdscript [ Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Jump hour watches are very funny to see but i dont know if Breitling has jump hour models :/ |
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| Author: | Hunterfate [ Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
I think not. Schneider's previous watch company Sicura had some 
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What's the story behind "date" under date window? |
Hunterfate wrote: While we're at Spatiographe, I always loved the watch, one of the colleagues from the local forum has it. But it would be much better if the minutes wheel had a jumping action instead of continuous. I've always loved the look of the Spatiographe, but I've never actually seen one running so I always assumed it was a jumping minute totaliser. So it gradually turns over time? That doesn't sound as usable (or as cool) as I always thought it was. You learn something new every day!
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