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foversta
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The differences between the new and the previous Saxonia design

As I wrote it in the post dedicated to the Saxonia Thin, the new Saxonia collection underwent small aesthetical changes and I would like to quickly come back to them.

Let's take the previous Saxonia Automatic:



and the new one:



These changes are:

DIAL:

- the slender bezel with inclined flange: the watch looks bigger than its 38,5 diameter.
- the longer indices
- the presence of a succint minute scale (except of course with the Saxonia Thin)
- the small second hand has the same color than the big hands (the previous collection was using sometimes blued second hands).

CASE:

- the lugs are shorter and more curved

CROWN:

- the crown is bigger to handle it easier.

These changes may appear to be very discrete but when we consider them as a whole, they contribute a lot to the evolution of the design of the Saxonia collection.

BTW, you will notice that in the current collection, there is no slate dial (I hope that it will come back) and that the Saxonia Thin, Automatic (and of course the Dual Time) are powered by new calibers.

Let's take the new Saxonia Automatic:



This central movement replaces the former 3/4 plate one (we will come back later to this replacement):



The new Saxonia Automatic has a 38,5mm diameter case while the previous one was existing in both sizes: 37mm (with date) and 40,6mm (without).

Sometimes, the small changes hide an important evolution in a collection.

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This message has been edited by foversta on 2011-04-17 10:09:51