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Horological Meandering

i did do a long-ish freak writeup...

 

but its only on me blog. didn't post it other places. if u want a link to it let me know. thanks for the congrats smile i am loving it.

in my post, i did a comparo of freak 1.0 and freak 1.5 and also explained why the 1.5 in RG is the best of the bunch for me. a short excerpt from that writeup...

"Many have answered the question before so here’s my go at it, the question being…

What is The Freak?

The Freak is unlike anything that has come before it. It is a new & creative way to represent time.

The Freak is innovation in horological science. A technical tour de force with a new escapement and a groundbreaking use of silicium in time pieces.

The Freak is beauty in horological art… entrancing in its mechanical splendour

The Freak is that jaw-dropping uber-cool futuristic concept car at the recent motorshow that made it to production without any compromises or shortcuts [this one for the car lovers out there smile ]

The Freak is bold. It is about disregarding barriers and confined bounds and taking flight... It represents a rupture, a sea change from things that came before it."

and 2 pics from it...



cheers

raph

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in love with rose

 
By: raphmeister : April 12th, 2009-03:24
i used to think i would always wear white metal cased watches, meaning steel, white gold, platinum etc... not anymore it seems the 2 watches below have seen the most wrist time the past few weeks and here are some pics to try and explain why... just pure ...  

There's something 'Olde Worlde' about RG...

 
By: pplater : April 12th, 2009-04:12
...that seems to work particularly well with more traditionally stlyled watches; ...with the occasional exception that proves the rule, of course: (watch courtesy Omega boutique, Sydney) Cheers, pplater....  

I only have one RG piece

 
By: aaronm : April 12th, 2009-10:11
and it is actually New World, a massive(although smaller than a Egizano ) Waltham Pocket Watch. I don't have a pic of it, but I'll try to take something tonight. A

Used to own a rose gold watch but not anymore

 
By: AnthonyTsai : April 12th, 2009-10:24
Here's a pair of rose gold AP Offshores - Alinghi on left and Montoya (I miss you but I know it's in good hands!) on right. Cheers, Anthony...  

Hey, when did you become a Freak?

 
By: respo : April 12th, 2009-11:11
Did I miss the announcement? It seems like just January that you were talking about trying to find a Freak, and it looks like you found one. Congratulations! Welcome to the Freaky club. She's a beauty in rose gold, I agree. Tell us more... respo

there's something about RG that gives it a classic look

 
By: G99 : April 12th, 2009-14:35
yellow gold from the earlier part of the 20th century had more copper in it than it does now so it had a rose gold look and that is i think why we are attracted to RG. manufacturers seem to release their 'heritage' pieces in RG for this reason. i have sev...  

i did do a long-ish freak writeup...

 
By: raphmeister : April 13th, 2009-06:41
but its only on me blog. didn't post it other places. if u want a link to it let me know. thanks for the congrats i am loving it. in my post, i did a comparo of freak 1.0 and freak 1.5 and also explained why the 1.5 in RG is the best of the bunch for me. ...  

Two from Glashütte . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 12th, 2009-20:33
. . . a Senator perpetual . . . . . . and complementary Karree . . . . . . cordially, Art...  

Danke, Roger . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 13th, 2009-08:27
. . . sadly, they get practically no wrist time at all . . . cordially, Art

Another German...

 
By: glickman : April 12th, 2009-20:56
The movement is plated in rose gold as well:...  

What's intriguing about these photos is the clear color variation . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 13th, 2009-08:39
. . . between the rose gold case and the plated movement. The only reason I can think of (other than different compositions of rose gold) is that the movement plates are constructed from brass, which might tend to highlight the reddish tones over the rest... 

There is supposedly some standardisation of colors, but...

 
By: DonCorson : April 13th, 2009-11:57
I can find no evidence of it on the market. Especially the colors of plated gold and solid gold are very different. I have had 5N plating done which is very much redder than the 5N cases I have seen. It isn't because of the brass as there is a nickel laye... 

Grazi, Don . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 14th, 2009-07:02
. . . for your insightful perspective . . . cordially, Art

Not yet an owner of a RG piece, but if one day it happens

 
By: amanico : April 12th, 2009-22:45
It may be with this Legend: Small, discrete, understated... The RG enhances its beauty, and, yes, in this case, I may make an exception... Best and thanks ofr this excellent post, Raph. Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-04-12 22:50:4...  

ooh i gotta get me one of those...

 
By: raphmeister : April 13th, 2009-06:44
and that one is just sooo nice.. thanks for sharing your lovely rose gold pieces guys. A lot of very nice watches here and new ones added to my 'to check out in the RG' and 'to buy(in my dreams)' list. have a great start of the week all. cheers raph

Max Busser's MBF HM1 Rose Gold translucent

 
By: bernard cheong : April 13th, 2009-21:46
The first of 10. Numbered 1 of 10. These will be the last of a total of 100. 70 from the first 2007, then 10 in Ti, and 10 here, and another 10 in black....  

thx for sharing a pic of it...

 
By: raphmeister : April 14th, 2009-06:16
although i think i may prefer the original hm1 for the rg... hope alls well bernard cheers raph

Rose gold is the best color for HM1 my friend

 
By: bernard cheong : April 14th, 2009-22:02
Having an experience of both wg and rg. I must show you my watch in the metal.