The "T" shaped hands cause significant confusion.

Feb 11, 2013,05:51 AM
 

The  top horizontal bar of each the T shaped hands are wider than the markers, especially the day markers. The chrono-seconds hand and the Date indicator hands add to the circle of confusion.  A quick swap of the T hands with a different pointer version would partly address this.Placiingnthe date markers along the outer-ring in a chronograph is perhaps not appropriate as it would confuse the chrono user. While the caliber is solid, i would guess that this watch will not exactly score high on the placement of the indicators and hands IMHO.

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The "T" shaped hands cause significant confusion.

 
 By: chintu : February 11th, 2013-05:51
The top horizontal bar of each the T shaped hands are wider than the markers, especially the day markers. The chrono-seconds hand and the Date indicator hands add to the circle of confusion. A quick swap of the T hands with a different pointer version wou...