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True. Though personally I'm not a fan of using a time and date movement but having a dial with no date aperture.
Apr 13, 2022,04:29 AM
That leads to a redundant "ghost" position when using the crown, and that never seemed like an aesthetically (nor engineering-wise) pleasing solution.
That said, having two dials would likely be the best option, if modifying the movement to remove the "date" position from the crown was not feasible.
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How did this escape notice?
By: mdg : April 12th, 2022-16:36
I'm not a huge Alpine Eagle fan, but I do love Chopard's quirky (and often awesome) design sensibility. More info here: www.fratellowatches.com and here: www.chopard.com Fratello Watch ...
As others have noted, it did not escape notice. ;)
By: countzero : April 12th, 2022-23:34
And while have yet to see it in real life, in the videos available it looks better than in the pictures. The proportions also seem to work better than with the 'regular' Alpine Eagle.
This Chopard is very nice...
By: patrick_y : April 13th, 2022-03:59
But... The problem for me is that a "better" watch in my eyes exists. The Vacheron Constantin equivalent is fairly and similarly priced, similar quality, and features a much larger tourbillon in terms of diameter. Furthermore, that VC tourbillon movement ...
Sign me up on that one!
By: countzero : April 13th, 2022-04:15
I.e. Alpine Eagle with the LUC 1.96 movement. Preferably without date, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker if that's not possible (e.g. due to not being feasible to modify the movement).
They can always cover up that portion of the dial.
By: patrick_y : April 13th, 2022-04:22
The movement would still have a date, but it just wouldn't be visible. That's what I would ask for. I'd ask for two dials, a normal dial, and a dial without date.