2010年10月27日星期三

Breitling Aerospace Advantage E7936210.B781 Mens Watch likewise

I wish other brands would do Breitling Aerospace Advantage E7936210.B781 Mens Watch likewise. In another drawing, he shows how he used the shape of the Spitfire's wing in designing the caseback: The movement is the reliable and standard (Swiss) ETA 2824-2. In a recent change, Christopher Ward watches are now assembled in Switzerland and thus now say 'Swiss made' on the dial instead of the previous "Swiss mov't". ETA has changed their rules for their customers to require Swiss casing, and I suspect this is the cause behind the change.The 2824-2 movement is about 28mm across, and the C8 is 44mm across, so if you look you can see signs of this - the date indicator is closer to the center of the dial, and the movement window in back shows the outside of the rotor sweep. Design purists sometimes are upset if a movement requires a spacer, but it's completely fine with me, and really, there's no reason to limit watch size artificially. The 2824-2 is a good timekeeper, and any Breitling Aerospace Advantage E7936210.B781 Mens Watch competent watchmaker can service or repair it easily.

On the left is a picture of the C8 behind my Malvern C5. I'm personally a big fan of the brand, which is Internet-only and is advertised via word of mouth. You can actually email Christoper Ward himself, and unlike every other watch brand that I know of, he publishes detailed design notes and specs on his website! For example, here's a snipped from the C8 PDF: It shows how he laid out the inner portion of the dial and hands, and little details such as the hour hand sweeping over the bottom of the ***. It's the first time I've had a look at design drawings, and I find Breitling Aerospace Advantage E7936210.B781 Mens Watch it really fascinating to see.