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DCullenV
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Feb 6, 2017
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Cloaca
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May 12, 2017
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DCullenVThat's funny. It's like the watch was originally designed by an outside designer who put the 16-19 in to compensate for the lost second markers around "Automatic," and then someone in-house who didn't realize what the original purpose of those numbers was tweaked the design a little.
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It's an eye-catching design for sure, at least initially. But I'm not sure how soon before that impression wears off, particularly if you closely examine the details.
The dial seems to be slightly off. Shouldn't the minute markers and digits located between 3 and 4 o'clock, where they are redundant, instead be located between 4 and 5 o'clock, where the "AUTOMATIC" inscription appears in place of the minute markers? Or, alternatively, have the "AUTOMATIC" inscription be between 3 and 4 o'clock. Then it would make sense to have a partial minute dial. Of course this may make it look too busy there with both appearing so close together.
Sapphire on top and bottom is a nice touch but the Miyota 8215 is a lower cost, lower beat movement than the 9015 which dominates automatic watches in this price range, particularly those from micro-brands .
So, an interesting design with some functional flaws, and components which to me suggest lower quality than what is typical in this price range.