You know me... There was a part of provocation, in my comparison...
By: amanico : January 10th, 2016-01:37
But even the first iteration is exagerated.... The original was 41 mm big. This one is what 55 mm? 60 mm? Ok, I did understand that the movement size commanded a big case, but at this point? And the purity of the dial from the original is lost in the modern... The power reserve indicator seems, in my opinion, at least, to exist only for design purposes. I am a bit lost... Best, Nicolas
That was actually the 'Tribute to Louis Blériot', a controversial piece...
By: Ornatus-Mundi : January 10th, 2016-02:22
presented at BaselWorld 2015:
Despite its size, I think its problematic because (in essence take from my presentation of this watch (here)):
the dial lacks a bit of 'spice' with its monochromatic concept: grey oligochrome with (very few) red accents?
meteorite has only a faint correlation with aviation, and no connection to Blériot. A dial made of laminated walnut wood would, for example, be more appropriate, and this was one major innovation that ensured Blériot's success (for the first time, he used a propeller made of this material, it was the first European propeller to rival the efficiency of the propellers used by the Wright Brothers).
the artistic implementation of the engraving work, which looks a bit scattered over the vast surfaces on the pocket watch sized movement, while not making full use of the available area. Furthermore, the here and there engraved seagulls could be interpreted as a give-away that Zenith was aware of this.