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The great date / no-date debate poll!

Discussion area for watches, clocks and all other timekeepers.

Which do you prefer?

1) Put that date anywhere on the dial, I needs that dang date!
2
7%
2) As long as well executed, I'm cool with a date on a dial.
20
69%
3) Just like where I like my watches from, I'm Switzerland. Don't care either way.
1
3%
4) Color matched date wheel or fuggetaboutit.
0
No votes
5) Keep that useless complication off my beautiful dial. No date rulez!
6
21%
 
Total votes: 29
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Now that's how you put a date on a dial!
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Was this the worst placement of a date ever? From a 1959 ad for Doxa watches. And they brag about it!
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The Sultan of SoWhat wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:43 pm Was this the worst placement of a date ever? From a 1959 ad for Doxa watches. And they brag about it!Screen Shot 2021-10-03 at 11.36.18 PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-03 at 11.36.36 PM.png
Actually, I think the best line is the "chronometer-like accuracy.” What the heck does that mean? Sounds like some salesman talk to me.
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The Sultan of SoWhat wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:43 pm Was this the worst placement of a date ever? From a 1959 ad for Doxa watches. And they brag about it!Screen Shot 2021-10-03 at 11.36.18 PM.pngScreen Shot 2021-10-03 at 11.36.36 PM.png
Oddly enough, I don't hate it.

The date window is balanced by the branding.
This is a well thought through design, and not an afterthought like most date windows seem to be now.

I also cut more slack to date wheels on vintage watches, since no one had a device with access to all known knowledge on them.

My point of contention is that they claim the date is AT the 11, when it is clearly BY the 11. Otherwise, the window would've been cut by the line. Though that might've looked cool.
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