Skeletonized Watches

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

Well that is beautiful but it's very different from a fully skeletonized watch. Here, only the movement plates are cut and finished. There is clearly a base plate in the back (i.e. front) where a dial probably sits. Or am I blind?

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by gdl203

fugly

How about this?

Jon.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by gdl203

Well that is beautiful but it's very different from a fully skeletonized watch. Here, only the movement plates are cut and finished. There is clearly a base plate in the back (i.e. front) where a dial probably sits. Or am I blind?

No, that's right, what we are looking at is the rear of the watch.

Jon.

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

How about this?

That is taking 'watch Appreciation' to new hights!

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

That is taking 'watch Appreciation' to new hights!

I’m at work now, but somewhere on my computer at home I have pictures of a very cool Blancpain erotic minute repeater, which puts the UN to shame.

Jon.

 

[JetBlast]

That skeleton Vacheron is amazing. Never seen anything like that before.

JB

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by JetBlast

That skeleton Vacheron is amazing. Never seen anything like that before.

JB

Which one? The Minute Repeater iammatt posted looks sweet, but the silver dial one is hideous IMO

. Anyway, skeletonized watches seem way too dressy for me, and I'm sure the novelty wears off quick.

 

[LSeca]

I would only want one if it was a very high-end and complicated movement. I would like to be able to see the craftsmanship, but I would most likely not wear it much.

 

[JetBlast]

The repeater is beautiful; the silver dial one isn't hideous, IMO. A bit busy but still very neat to look at.

For some reason however when I think of a skeletonized watch I think of some James Bond villian sitting next to a fireplace in a velvet robe with a cat in his lap at some Alps chalet, wearing a skeletonized watch. Maybe that's just me.

I would only want one if it was a very high-end and complicated movement. I would like to be able to see the craftsmanship, but I would most likely not wear it much

What would you wear something like that with? It seems a bit too dressy for a dinner jacket.

JB

 

[Philip1978]

Originally Posted by trajan

how do you guys feel about completely skeletonized watches? Here's one:

http://www.watchbuys.com/Master/JE-003.htm

or in a different color scheme:

--trajan

I think they are cool, but not as your primary watch.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by whacked

Which one? The Minute Repeater iammatt posted looks sweet, but the silver dial one is hideous IMO

. Anyway, skeletonized watches seem way too dressy for me, and I'm sure the novelty wears off quick.

We both posted the same watch; mine was in platinum, his in rose gold.

Jon.

 

[A Y]

Not for me. Every skeletonized watch I've ever seen is ugly.

Originally Posted by Manton

Jesus, I saw the thread title, and I half expected that the spirit of the suit threads had spread and people were taking apart their watches ...

We need the equivalent of a skeletonized suit: transparent wool so we can see the pad stitching.

--Andre

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by Andre Yew

Not for me. Every skeletonized watch I've ever seen is ugly.



We need the equivalent of a skeletonized suit: transparent wool so we can see the pad stitching.

--Andre

It would match my transparent aluminum collar stays.

Jon.

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

We both posted the same watch; mine was in platinum, his in rose gold.

Jon.

Yeah I just noticed that. Me still no likey the platinium version though. The color combination just doesn't look good

.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by whacked

Yeah I just noticed that. Me still no likey the platinium version though. The color combination just doesn't look good

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Either way, VC has, IMHO the best "˜skeletonizing' department in horology. Breguet is really damn good too, but as far as in-house* craftsmen go, VC has the best. They also have the best in-house enamel artists, which is saying a lot, since it is really a dying art.

Jon.

*horology brands will oftentimes outsource the ultra intricate finishing of a watch to an outside artisan.