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23 July 2017, 06:39 PM | #31 | |
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That's a really nice watch, the new GS diver. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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23 July 2017, 07:45 PM | #32 |
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Hello Mr Page and Mr Cooper
Since I'm not allowed to post homage watches that looks like pseudo James Cameron timepieces on the thread, let me show you the Edox Hydro Sub 50th anniversary LE (350) that was released in 2015 |
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23 July 2017, 11:45 PM | #34 |
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People often assume just because a famous brand's product looks a certain way, they were the first to come out with that design. That's often not the case, especially with watches. Do a google images search for "vintage watch blue gradient dial," and you'll see that many watches before the Deep Blue had blue gradient dials. Similarly, "homage" watches that look like Rolexes exist because they're not copying any proprietary Rolex design. If they did, Rolex would have shut most of those companies down long ago. But Rolex can't, because the reality is that very few of the design elements found in a watch like the Sub are original Rolex designs.
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So, speaking like others in this thread, Rolex copied even the green letters
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24 July 2017, 01:26 AM | #36 | |
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https://www.google.com/search?q=vint...iw=414&bih=628 The examples MeganFox has shown are the closest I've seen, even those have more of a concentric pattern that blends from the inside out, not top to bottom. Still haven't seen anything to show me rolex wasn't the first to come up with this ocean to deep abyss idea. Overall this isn't a big deal. I'm disappointed in this watch from Sinn. I love their line of watches especially the the U1 special editions. I wish they put some more originality into this dial design. |
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24 July 2017, 01:44 AM | #38 | |
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Agreed. The gradient dial is hideous on any watch
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It would seem there are folks here who disagree that this Sinn dial lacks originality, additionally making arguments that the D-blue dial was not the first of its kind. I've still not seen a dial the so closely resembles the d-blue dial, especially on a diver watch, that was released prior to the d-blue. |
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Come on guys, it's only the dial which looks simlilar like the D-Blue dial.
But it's a complete different watch. Apple also copied ideas. They are inspired from the D-Blue dial, that's it. It's a compliment for Rolex. |
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Direction of gradient color is not the same (from center vs from top to bottom), but it has the same shade + the green writing. On other side the Sinn has the same directon of gradient but visibly lighter... so there is much more touching points Edox vs Dblue than DBlue vs Sinn... and it's a shame Rolex copied Edox |
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The Professional U1 looks so much better.
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Looks like the Edox 50th anniversary Hydro Sub debuted in 2015. I believe that is the one we are discussing. The D-Blue was Released in 2014, no? I'm not saying the Edox is a copy of the Rolex, but It'd be kind of hard (if not impossible) to consider Rolex having copied Edox as you suggest above. I could be wrong. This thread is actually the first time i'd ever even heard of the Edox Hydro Sub, so I know very little about this. But from what I researched the original Hydro Sub was made in 1965. Here's is an Article reviewing the 50th Anniversary watch in 2015. Here is another Article discussing the release of the D-Blue from 2014. Listen, they obviously both came out around the same time, but regardless I simply disagree with you about which dials resemble the D-Blue dial more. To me there is no question whatsoever that the Sinn dial is completely inspired by the D-Blue dial. The Edox dial looks different enough to my eyes, but more importantly if all the release dates i found are accurate the Edox has become completely irrelevant to the conversation. This was supposed to be a simple conversation about how Sinn clearly made a D-Blue Inspired dial. As the conversation evolved, we are now discussing other watches with a blue gradient dial that came out PRIOR to the release of the D-Blue. If you want to continue to discuss the Edox, we can, but again, it seems it would be an irrelevant discussion topic at this point. |
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So do you prefer the Seiko Zimbe or Sinn BLU1 Who lacks originality now ? |
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