What time is it? Watches and horology

My mate has one at his shop…. Zelley’s, in bishops Stortford.

Probably a stolen account.

Popped in to a Breitling store. This dark green 40mm chronomat is the one .

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Yeah, that’s what I was implying

Flea market impulsive buy, kinda liked the “Breguet” numerals, and the overall working condition

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Lovely!

On a different note, this is this Sunday choice of mine

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Really like that. The red 24h numerals are quite unusual, assume it’s a railway issue watch.

Interview with me (!) on Fratello today

https://www.fratellowatches.com/just-my-type-an-interview-with-watch-typography-designer-samuel-baker/

Great read!

I'm not typographer at all, but I care about it and it was a nice read. Had always thought typography would be at the center of watch design for all the brands, like center stage.
Turns out it's not.

Crazy. A watch it's about mechanical precision, paired with case design and case design must include typography. Wth !

Great read. Many brands overlook the importance of a well designed typeface to be used on the dial. A bad/lazy choice can ruin or lower the overall appearance of a watch significantly imo.

Cheers. Yeah, it seems crazy, especially for Swiss brands when you think of the reputation Switzerland has for design and typography, but it's really just the natural consequence of the brands bringing the dial production in-house (with the few major Swiss dial makers being bought out) and traditional design skills being lost in the move to digital.

Thanks! I definitely agree.

Nice, I’ll take a Heuer Cortina please

Looks stunning

All too often these become an after thought.
In Engineering too, security was an after thought and somehow still is and so is design and typography for many apps

My next newsletter is about that watch, I'm obsessed with it

Nice!

Worse for me is the way the Black Bay line mixes round markers with the snowflake hands. It makes no sense from a design perspective. But clearly, it doesn’t bother most people!

Could you elaborate on this perhaps? What would be the "correct" marker and hand combos for diving watches?

That's nice! What size is it?

Saw one a few pages
ago so I thought Id show you mine

Thanks. It's 38mm

https://arcange-watches.com/en/products/sdo5-slate-grey

That look way nicer than I expected for the price, plus thickness is great too.

A cracking little watch.

The guy is about to announce a new model too

Looks very nice. I must try and see one in real life.

That is a beaut

The Seiko Navigator Timer GMT is on Black Friday sale from Seiko themselves, £999 from £1500 -

https://www.seikoboutique.co.uk/product/prospex-navigator-timer-limited-edition-mechanical-gmt-spb411j1/