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"current trends"
Sep 23, 2013,02:45 AM
Trends come and go, but we the customers have to support the good ones and to avoid the bad ones. No one would follow a bad trend if he can´t sell the product ...
5711, Jerome one is still waiting for you - no matter how long it will take
Thanks a lot!
Oliver
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Dials & more … THE face of any watch
By: small-luxury-world : September 20th, 2013-09:53
“After observing many Pateks, XYs and a lot others, I believe that Patek makes the best numerals (both in style and quality) and hands. The rich selection of different hands and numeral styles in different materials is really a big asset for Patek. For me...
Part I - … the face of a watch
By: small-luxury-world : September 20th, 2013-10:01
How many different dials/faces do we have in the current collection? A brief overview : That´s still not all, but I decided to stop here - promised :-) I didn´t count them all, but the total amount seems to be impressive. Not to mention the different deta...
Your post is a milestone...
By: moc : September 28th, 2013-06:42
Wow,this is what Patek is all about,and these are posts that a non-patek fanatic like myself would like to read,in order to understand what is so special about the brand,apart from the value of its timepieces. I must admit that my mind is way more open no...
Part II - Quiet & discrete, watchmakers are known for this
By: small-luxury-world : September 20th, 2013-10:38
“Dial makers” are not that different - if not even “worse”. Even long time insiders from the industry don´t know that much about their “secrets” - much less than about movements. It is probably not a big surprise that the atmosphere at Cadran Flückiger is...
What a post!
By: Baron - Mr Red : September 20th, 2013-11:05
I started it two hours ago...and OK i was distracted by a glass of wine or two, but just finished. What a superb and through treatment of the subject. As you probably know, dials are central to me. In Rolex world, it works for me..... dial, history/case, ...
Thanks Oliver for a great report !!
By: GLau : September 20th, 2013-11:25
As your report has shown, the amount of work and efforts that go into the "face" of a watch are just amazing. So many steps and such attention to details. Since Cadrans supplies to others, by going through the factory, were you able to get a sense of whic...
Gordon, thanks for your kind reply ...
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:36
and I can´t tell you anything about the other companies. PP tried very hard not to show me those :-) Oliver
Joe, thanks for your kind reply and I see ...
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:34
lots of topics for further discussions. Would love to learn from you and to discuss with you in detail. Just an example. Do Rolex dials have to "age in grace" to be adorable? How much time do they need to be addictive? The new ones are less beautiful or j...
Vintage Rolex is ...
By: Baron - Mr Red : September 23rd, 2013-03:04
..... a long and winding road!! What some see as beautiful, others see as ugly. What some see as interesting, others see as a problem. Take spider dials..... they split vintage collectors in two. Yep...an issue to discuss over a bottle or so and a full ev...
No, Oliver.
By: marcelo : September 23rd, 2013-07:15
Just what you had. ;) Best! Marcelo
My oh my!
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : September 20th, 2013-13:00
What a post! One of best intros in report ..ever.. to just sit back and enjoy reading. You are true Purist and Connoisseur dear Oliver Indeed if movement is heart of watch dial is it's soul. What best movement perfectly executed and finished can do if dia...
A wonderful trip
By: Spellbound : September 20th, 2013-16:18
Thanks Oliver for a great read, and more a journey into the world of dial making. You did actually take away some of the mysteries of dial making, and for that I am thankful. I would love to see a similar report from other manufactures to compare. A wonde...
You killed many of us...
By: Fricks : September 20th, 2013-16:44
... i am sure with that thread :) And the final fatal blow to end with the 5550P... I took the process backwards, i saw myself selling all my watches to buy mainly Patek, wondering what they had so special, i went into the details... Discovering a whole n...
Guilty!
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:42
"You killed many of us ..." With pleasure :-) Fricks, thanks! Oliver
Thank you Oliver
By: Dje : September 21st, 2013-03:33
Thank you Oliver for this great report. I totally share your starting points about current trends in horology unfortunately. Dials are totally essential for the lasting pleasure of owning a fine watch. Dials are what we look at most of the time. The FHH s...
"current trends"
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:45
Trends come and go, but we the customers have to support the good ones and to avoid the bad ones. No one would follow a bad trend if he can´t sell the product ... 5711, Jerome one is still waiting for you - no matter how long it will take :-) Thanks a lot...
Fantastic read and pics.!
By: fernando : September 22nd, 2013-02:00
I will never look at a dial the same way again! Thanks for sharing all this with us. :) Best fernando
incredible
By: Bruno.M1 : September 23rd, 2013-11:03
This year I visited Métalem, anonther dial maker, you have to see it to understand al the work they put in a dial Most of us keep talking about the movement but after my dial manufacture vists I can say making a perfect dial is art
Wonderful report!
By: social : September 25th, 2013-01:37
Many talks are about caliber but only a few are about dials! Thank you!
Great post!
By: patrick_y : September 25th, 2013-09:02
Fantastic post Oliver! Thank you for showing us the dial making experience!
Great work
By: Mark in Paris : October 17th, 2013-08:35
Thanks a lot Oliver, I just noticed I missed to read this thread. It was very interesting. I noticed too that the moonphase dials looked so sad when they weren't yet finished: we never think of what they go through during the process! Poor little lonely d...
A truly splendid report, Oliver!
By: Gary G : October 29th, 2013-22:50
Great stuff indeed -- many thanks for sharing this visit that the rest of us will likely never enjoy! Wonderful details, great photos -- truly a classic post. Another example of why those "watch journalists" who lack passion for their subject matter will ...
Indeed, passion is the key ...
By: small-luxury-world : October 30th, 2013-11:48
and the main difference. Thanks a lot Gary, much appreciated! Cordially, Oliver
doubleup, one day ...
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:52
you will get yours - for sure. Thanks, for your kind reply! Oliver
couldn't agree more...
By: Fricks : September 20th, 2013-16:23
.... with that fellow purist. Thanks for the nice post. I agree, i think that the great dials is what dragged me to Patek. You know those dials that smiles back at you, that change mood according to the moment of the day, the light, the surrounding. Its n...
Amazing report !!!!
By: Georg : September 21st, 2013-02:45
Thank you very much!!! Brilliant photos, too. Best regards Georg
Dial is what makes a watch.
By: Iceman : September 21st, 2013-04:41
Ok, movement too :-))). But 90% of watch buyers are attracted by the face of a watch. Thats why Dials are so so important imho. Everytime i look at my 5070p blue dial and compare it to my " other brand" . I know for a fact that no one is even close to mas...
Iceman, my pleasure ...
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:58
and I would not mind to look at the blue dial of your 5070P - for hours :-) Oliver
Georg, thanks ...
By: small-luxury-world : September 23rd, 2013-02:57
and I guess we will meet soon ... Herzlichen Gruß, Oliver
Great report
By: ED209 : September 30th, 2013-18:26
Excellent report Oliver, thanks sharing all the photos of the dial making process. Regards, ED-209
The most fantasic post SLW
By: -RWK- : August 18th, 2014-20:58
I really enjoyed this...Thanks for all your good work here! -- Richard.