nomadgiles
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This must be disappointing, Marcus.
Those painted hands & over the spindles on the 146 are rather poor, and the original factory starburst blue dial so much better. TBH I wonder why Zenith see such workmanship as a valuable collaboration? I had a quick try on the customisation website - and agree the implementation of colour palate is rather 2 dimensional, and certainly not representative of the finished products you show.
Even if it where for free it's poorer than original, but for many £k above the standard Zenith price of their mid-market 146 then IMO its a complete non-starter. For a new modern & everyday watch (and to give the vintages more rest) I've had the 146 blue dial in consideration, and if eventually chosen it certainly won't be 'Bamfordised'.
Best,
Giles
'Officially Certified' Customised Watches - Hands-On with Bamford-modified Zenith Watches: Huge Potential (Yet Still Not Perfect)!
Fancy expressing your own aesthetic creativity on a timepiece while still retaining the full warranty and factory service support? What appears to be a recognised customer desire for haute horlogerie timepieces is now also available a market segment below...
The Parrot c mon ,what s that?
I can write a lot but here where the avrg good taste is the highest per capita I don t need ,look at the pix,experience the shock then pls close yr browser and relax .i know internet treasures auch dark corners too.
Yes ,sorry for my encrypted thoughts,
Actually i consider the people here have very fine taste for watches so i shouldn t explain why those bamford items are so awful.
This must be disappointing, Marcus.
Those painted hands & over the spindles on the 146 are rather poor, and the original factory starburst blue dial so much better. TBH I wonder why Zenith see such workmanship as a valuable collaboration? I had a quick try on the customisation website - and...
Very interesting Magnus!
I have handled a few Bamford pieces but have never looked at them up close or with a loupe... you pictures really pick up all the details. Its a shame to be honest... I love the concept, but if a product rolls out which is not up to the Zenith star then i...
Very interesting Magnus - That standard of finishing would kill it for me. When you look at the customiser on Ochs und Junior you know this is integrated into the production while the watch
is being made. I am assuming that Bamford are doing this work after the watch has been made ? Are they customising a completed watch or taking unfinished dials and hands and then adding them customised ? It looks and feels aftermarket to me.
Thank you for this thoughtful and comprehensive report
Yours is a revealing look at the new products, and I hope it spurs Zenith and Bamford to revisit their standards for a consumer-phase product. Truthfully, the program should be structured like Alpina's system with BMW whereby Alpina, the customizer, creat...