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Arthur L
 Post subject: Yikes
PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:02 pm 
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I don't mind diamonds on the bezel for certain watches, but this is just too crazy.

http://watches.infoniac.com/c1-eternalg ... watch.html
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There's an absolutely incredible piece of watchmaking under that, but I'm with you - it's visually hideous.
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As Roff said, hideous but unbelievable watchmaking $killz exhibited in that thing.

Concord are really coming out with some out there pieces, I wish they would come out with a middle ground between their low end pieces and funky super complicated high ends.

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That really looks pretty hideous :shock: albeit with a very nice interior. Talk about contrasts.

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Truely a shame what they did to that masterpiece. This is the one i really have an eye for. Anyone know what the street price is for one (stainless steel version)?

http://www.concord.ch/#/C1/CHRONOGRAPH/0320002/
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blood watch?

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Arthur L wrote:
Truely a shame what they did to that masterpiece. This is the one i really have an eye for. Anyone know what the street price is for one (stainless steel version)?

http://www.concord.ch/#/C1/CHRONOGRAPH/0320002/


Very cool model, street is around 9-10K. I thought about it but for me it competes with the Zenith Defy Open Classic and that is a nicer watch for much less.

If the C1 had some technical innovations it might garner more interest from me, but as it stands it is a pass.

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What an incredible thing (apart from the diamonds of course). It's amusing how small the actual time-telling part of the dial is compared to the rest of the case. BTW, what the heck is a "Trust Index"? :huh

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BTW, what the heck is a "Trust Index"? :huh


Physically, it's an indicator of the tension on the mainspring barrel, designed to show when the watch is in it's most 'reliable' phase of operation - e.g. to indicate when the accuracy may be off because the mainspring is running down - a bit of a gimmick if you ask me. B&R had one in a tourbillon last year.
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Driver8 wrote:
BTW, what the heck is a "Trust Index"? :huh


Physically, it's an indicator of the tension on the mainspring barrel, designed to show when the watch is in it's most 'reliable' phase of operation - e.g. to indicate when the accuracy may be off because the mainspring is running down - a bit of a gimmick if you ask me. B&R had one in a tourbillon last year.

Hmmmm that sounds pretty similar to a power reserve display as thats basically a measure tension in the mainspring. "Trust index" definitely sounds a bit gimicky to me.

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