SO the Bremont S2 ATG SPECIAL - Page 3

ATG · #21 20-01-2012

more shots to show over weekend and some of the strap samples have arrived... ooohhh its getting all exciting....

ATG · #22 21-01-2012

Ok more..... I think the copy needs to stay at 6pm... the ATG logo would look weird down at the bottom....

black hands black crown anyone? Will have some straps shots tomorrow... they are samples only lots to do...

bydandie · #23 21-01-2012

Hi Al, are you planning to have lume on the dial?

DaveS · #24 21-01-2012

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I think the copy needs to stay at 6pm...

Oh well, it was worth a try - I've never been a big fan of dial essays.

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the ATG logo would look weird down at the bottom....

I understand the Auto' Chrono' must stay, but the wierd bit is hardly true. Halfway to the minute track at 3.50 looks a bit arbitrary to me.

The odd positions of 3Hs on other chronos is due to the presence of sub-dials (including the franken you poste earlier Al....). We don't have any sub-dials to avoid here.

The 3H on a Heuer Bund is at 6 o'clock.........

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black hands black crown anyone?

I thought this was conceived as an SE based on a very nice interpretation of a vintage aircraft dial. Reducing legibility with the use of black hands over a black dial seems all wrong to me.

I am beginning to think that yellow would be nice.

Dave

ATG · #25 21-01-2012

Ahh Dave... would you be buying one of these..?

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Oh well, it was worth a try - I've never been a big fan of dial essays. Sure I think.. Chronometer is enough so maybe leave 'automatic' out of it....

I understand the Auto' Chrono' must stay, but the wierd bit is hardly true. Halfway to the minute track at 3.50 looks a bit arbitrary to me.

The odd positions of 3Hs on other chronos is due to the presence of sub-dials (including the franken you poste earlier Al....). We don't have any sub-dials to avoid here.

The 3H on a Heuer Bund is at 6 o'clock.........

Yes but with the inner track it creates the same problem..... and its not supposed to 'be' like any other watch... the ATG logo goes towards it being a LTD watch from me and I like introducing a little bit of red.....

I thought this was conceived as an SE based on a very nice interpretation of a vintage aircraft dial. Reducing legibility with the use of black hands over a black dial seems all wrong to me. I don't think it does reduce legibility... and whole painted hands and different designs is as much to do with a pilots eyesight sweeping across a number of dials at once from what? a meter away...at maybe a tough angle... this is a wrist watch.

I have owned lots of watches with black hands and bright lume...... and silver hands go black when reflecting your jacket or its surrounds........ I think black hands go toward that idea of stripping back the unnecessary but this is still a high end wrist watch so I want to keep that ideal combined with a few design points from the clocks...... the biggest reference to the aircraft clocks is the 60 sec track in green and the 'every other' colours of the hour markers......

I am beginning to think that yellow would be nice. Well there is yellow in the dial already and although I would maybe like solid light colour hands I just checked and it would look like a Fortis B-42 or a Chrono Avenger..... don't you own both of those..?

Dave

ATG · #26 21-01-2012

Yes... the dial markers will be luminous....

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Hi Al, are you planning to have lume on the dial?

ATG · #27 21-01-2012

and PS. Dave... any more out of you and I'm gonna pop round to your place... I know where you live....

NEMO · #28 21-01-2012

Al - I like black date, black crown, white hands. I like the script "automatic chronometer" at 6 o'clock. Just not sure on the ATG logo. I think it either has to be subtle, like where you have it, or bold. Maybe see if Bremont will reduce the "Bremont" font and put ATG logo right under it. Then all line up nicely along the center line and the 3 and 9 o'clock positions stay clean. Tough decisions as lots of the ideas would look good! Very cool look whatever you decide.