6 Discussions and CommentsMember since July 30, 2011
Hi All - I wonder if the design engineer of Portofino Chrono 2011 would agree that there is a serious design fault in the design of the hour-hand(ie slim long leaf-shape)? I've bought this watch for 3 weeks now and it is extremely difficult for watch user to read the hour time due the usually long hour-hand when it is overlapping with the hour marker(ie a straight line). No gap in btwen wben the hour-hand points at the hour-marker, makes it almost impossible to read the time at one-glance.
To prove my point, I've compared it with the older model but such problem do not exist simply because the hour-hand is designed shorter and there is a gap btwn the hour-hand and the hour marker(ie a straight line) when the hour-hand points to the hour marker.
One can always counter argue that it is deliberate "design feature" but I don't believe that IWC would deliberately design a watch that fails the test of legibility and fanciness of design supersedes the key functionality of a watch.
Can IWC take my comment seriously and provide me with response? Thank you.
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Hi CW, here are your pics: I can see your point about the hands, in particularly the minute hand, overlapping with the hour marker. However, to be honest, I could tell the time clearly. When telling minute time I look to the minute hand and the minute marker at the edge, un-distracted by the hour marker.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
here are some 'quick and dirty' pics taken before: And one of the automatic:
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
20 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 12, 2011Cerdanyola del Vallés,
Spain
Sorry for the previous replays, but it seemed taht the connection did not work very well. Coming back to the subject I agree with you, concerning the reading of hours and minutes, in some cases you get confused. Regards
I understand your point, but I always have some idea of the time due to context. As such, if it's in the morning I'll know it's 7:05 or then 8:05 when I look at the watch, and not say 1:40 pm as in the latter case. To me that is instinctive but I can imagine some others getting confused.
To prove my point, I've compared it with the older model but such problem do not exist simply because the hour-hand is designed shorter and there is a gap btwn the hour-hand and the hour marker(ie a straight line) when the hour-hand points to the hour marker.
One can always counter argue that it is deliberate "design feature" but I don't believe that IWC would deliberately design a watch that fails the test of legibility and fanciness of design supersedes the key functionality of a watch.
Can IWC take my comment seriously and provide me with response? Thank you.
Cheers Greg Chalk
Cvanwhite at aol dot com
Last edited: 21 February, 2013 - 13:47
Pls use the link below to see the photo of my watch....
https://picasaweb.google.com/cwliong/PortofinoChrono2011#
Let me know if you have a sharp eyes and got the answer right at the first instance....:)
If not, IWC design engineer has lots of follow-up work to do.... :)
Thanks for showing and hopefully IWC comments on this problem.
Regards
Christoph
Die Möglichkeit zur Spontanität ist der wahre Reichtum des Lebens!
... I agree in all points. ...
Die Möglichkeit zur Spontanität ist der wahre Reichtum des Lebens!
I can see your point about the hands, in particularly the minute hand, overlapping with the hour marker. However, to be honest, I could tell the time clearly. When telling minute time I look to the minute hand and the minute marker at the edge, un-distracted by the hour marker.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
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Regards
Christoph
Die Möglichkeit zur Spontanität ist der wahre Reichtum des Lebens!
And one of the automatic:
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
Regards
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Last edited: 5 April, 2012 - 19:53