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Superb photography as usual dear Henrik! It shows the new FOIS in all its glory. They make me wish to get mine very soon though my local Boutique already adviced it will take some time as it always...
... happens in our Country with new releases.
I like the cream lume color of indexes. I know many watch lovers don´t like what they call "faux patina" but I personally like the color and I don´t like to call it "faux patina": to me it is just a nice color choice which adds warmth to a black or in this case dark blue-grey dial and its hand set. Usual light green lume is too cold for my taste though it is the most used by watch brands.
The previous FOIS has been a favorite in my collection and I feel this new version will be also an often presence on my wrist.
Thank you for sharing with us these extraordinary shots and your thoughts about this new version. Best, Abel
Up close with the new Speedmaster FOIS
I thought you might be interested in more live photos of this beautiful novelty, so here we go. Let me put a foreword to the photos, addressing various aspects: A quick observation is that the new Speedmaster FOIS doesn’t seem to like being captured in ph...
Superb photography as usual dear Henrik! It shows the new FOIS in all its glory. They make me wish to get mine very soon though my local Boutique already adviced it will take some time as it always...
... happens in our Country with new releases. I like the cream lume color of indexes. I know many watch lovers don´t like what they call "faux patina" but I personally like the color and I don´t like to call it "faux patina": to me it is just a nice color...
Ed's cal 321 movement puts it in a class . . .
. . . practically by itself, but aesthetically, yes - it's the Alan Ladd . . . . . . of Speedmasters: compact, cold, and devastatingly handsome. ...
Make sense! Thanks for commenting. I am tempted by both reference but I don't want to get both
Visually I think I prefer the Ed White
Domed crystals
Domed crystals without anti-glare coating on both sides tend to show too much glare in almost all light conditions. Have you noticed this to be a problem with this new model? Any place where you noticed that the crystal disappeared?
No, the crystal does not visually disappear.
… and yes, there are reflections under all light conditions. But the hands and indices are always easy to read due to the inside AR coating.
Thanks
That's too bad. Makes me wonder if they should have kept the flat crystal which has less glare?