cadran blah

Sep 21, 2013,06:55 AM
 

a fan of busy dials, I think this one is singularly unattractive.  I do like the way the IIII balances the VIII.

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Cartier Rotonde PC Chronograph: what do you think about its dial lay-out?

 
 By: foversta : September 21st, 2013-04:29
When I handled this Rotonde PC Chronograph, I was positively surprised by the legibility of the dial despite the numerous displays on it. It even features the day of the week through a retrograde hand in the 6 o'clock subdial. My only concern is maybe the...  

cadran blah

 
 By: manivelle : September 21st, 2013-06:55
a fan of busy dials, I think this one is singularly unattractive. I do like the way the IIII balances the VIII.

A hint of colour

 
 By: Spellbound : September 21st, 2013-07:27
I saw this watch just last week and mentioned to the boutique staff that it needs a hint of colour. I suggested that the Leap Year "L" should be in red, or a red number "4". The hands in all the same colour do not really bother since typically, owners of ... 

Cartier Rotonde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph colour hands

 
 By: MTF : September 21st, 2013-10:35
FrX, I can understand the use of the same colour for all hands except the date hand. As someone pointed out, nobody expects to use this as a daily precision instrument. But the date hand is used every day and could be confused with the time minutes-hand. ... 

I think the watch could look better if the date hand were different

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : September 23rd, 2013-17:32
Maybe a silver polished "T" at the end of the blued date hand? Or maybe black? It's such an elegant dress watch that I would minimize the different colors on the watch. Any changes should be done with existing colors on the watch already IMO. Cheers, Anth...