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I understand your point, too....
.. but it will take a while for the majority of the traditional watch lovers to sink in such "new ideas". To most, it is the same as the quartz watches which (allegedly) "destroyed" traditional watchmaking in 70s.....
Thanks for your perspective, It is always interesting to read other point of view opinions!
Ken
A few wristshots... taken at Baselworld 2011 !!!
I was browsing my HD and I found these pics. And I realized that I never did a review of the Credor Minute Repeater! My bad! Something to correct! Fx ...
Credor Minute Repeater.
I am amazed at how high-end Seiko goes inn the realm of watch making. Very excited to learn more. Bill
The mechanical part (minute repeater) is superb....
.. while the watch part is Spring Drive and that is really "head scratching" part.... SEIKO has potential to make wonderful all mechanical version of this today or tomorrow, and that must be surprising and somewhat "threatening" for Swiss watch brands. Lo...
Why is springdrive headscratching?
Thats the most innovative and exclusive part. People and WIS in particular should be screaming for it in every grand Seiko
It's just my humble opinion...
.. that, with such a marvelous mechanical minute repeater function, SEIKO could have made the watch part with the mechanical movement, like other big maisons... Spring Drive is a great movement in which it requires winding but works like quartz. I prefer ...
I understand
But wait, Im not sure I can agree with you totally, yes it does require a spring to be wound just like a traditional movement from a Patek, ALS ect either by manual wind or with a rotor. The only thing not mechanical is the regulation of the escapement by...
I understand your point, too....
.. but it will take a while for the majority of the traditional watch lovers to sink in such "new ideas". To most, it is the same as the quartz watches which (allegedly) "destroyed" traditional watchmaking in 70s..... Thanks for your perspective, It is al...
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Bernard.....
...now you can use the GF !! They win a lot of concours de chronometrie !! :)) take care Giancarlo
It will not be fair...too costly, too far ahead
A Calatrava or Nautilus Patek...good enough.