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do u mean Antonio this below in the museum has a nickname 'magic' ?
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.
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clepsydra Wrote:[ Yes, Magique in French.
thanks. good info.
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.
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In all honesty, it only needs a reducing gear for the hour hand to creep round at half speed, does anyone know if there was a wrist watch in the same pattern produced by anyone? Interesting piece and there was me thinking it was a photoshop model having never been to Spa Town!
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While a 24 hr dial is unique and interesting, I cannot imagine glancing at the time at noon and reading what appears to be 6 o'clock. Maybe that is part of the magic...retraining your brain.
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The UK Greg Wrote:In all honesty, it only needs a reducing gear for the hour hand to creep round at half speed, does anyone know if there was a wrist watch in the same pattern produced by anyone? Interesting piece and there was me thinking it was a photoshop model having never been to Spa Town!
There have been a number of wrist watches produced over the years with a 24 hour dial, the breitling top time comes to mind.
Cheers, Ben
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
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Alan Ross Wrote:While a 24 hr dial is unique and interesting, I cannot imagine glancing at the time at noon and reading what appears to be 6 o'clock. Maybe that is part of the magic...retraining your brain.
It does take some time getting used to indeed. I have a 24-hour dial watch and don't wear it often enough to really get used to it but I guess that after a few days it won't be too difficult anymore.
Kind regards,
Clemens
PS: isn't the word "Magique" used for the case design instead of for the 24-hour dial?
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Alan Ross Wrote:While a 24 hr dial is unique and interesting, I cannot imagine glancing at the time at noon and reading what appears to be 6 o'clock. Maybe that is part of the magic...retraining your brain.
Well, Alan, we know that nobody here actually buys a watch to read the time :-) I think this 24h dial is very collectible and special, as much as any other complication that is actually useless today (tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar or even a simple chrono).
You come from nothing, you go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!
clepsydra
ad fontes...
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.
Yes, Magique in French.
clepsydra
ad fontes...
thanks. good info.
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.
Interesting piece and there was me thinking it was a photoshop model having never been to Spa Town!
Cheers Greg Chalk
Cvanwhite at aol dot com
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There have been a number of wrist watches produced over the years with a 24 hour dial, the breitling top time comes to mind.
Cheers,
Ben
Time is something invented by the Swiss to help sell more watches
It does take some time getting used to indeed. I have a 24-hour dial watch and don't wear it often enough to really get used to it but I guess that after a few days it won't be too difficult anymore.
Kind regards,
Clemens
PS: isn't the word "Magique" used for the case design instead of for the 24-hour dial?
Well, Alan, we know that nobody here actually buys a watch to read the time :-) I think this 24h dial is very collectible and special, as much as any other complication that is actually useless today (tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar or even a simple chrono).
You come from nothing, you go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!
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