Marcus Hanke
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Hands too short, hands too long - is there any watch where they are right?
Sorry, dear MTF, you know that I appreciate the important role played by Piaget in the history of Swiss watchmaking, and I also like their fresh way of engineering and development. However, should this be a general amnesty for crimes against basic design principles?
This watch has so short and stubby hands, that they do not even come near the minute markers, where they should be; they do not even reach all of the massive hour markers. Well, it would have been better if Piaget had equipped these hands with ironsights, or some other aiming device, to realize which time the hand is pointing to. The subcounter hands, too, are so stubby, that any accurate reading is a matter of sheer luck.
Here, the main minute hand is better (why does Piaget think this does not work with the other chronograph shown above?), but now, the subcounter hands are too long to permit a clear reading; they overshoot the indexes by far, and due to their tapered Dauphin shape, they even hide two of the markers at the same time.
Call me overly conservative, but I think even a design or fashion chronograph is still a precision instrument to measure time spans, in the first place. Contrary to the belief of some design apprentices, I am convinced that it IS possible to combine design with unflawed function.
Sorry for my rant, but this is an issue infuriating me since years already, concerning not only Piaget, but many other brands as well, including some of my very own favourite brands.
Regards,
Marcus
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