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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 23, 2007 13:28:05 GMT -5
I guess we'll know come the 25th! Looks like something interesting will be unveiled.... www.izul.jp/Thoughts? |
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Post by Knight Watchman on Oct 23, 2007 17:09:26 GMT -5
You big tease!!!  Beyond the chronograph.... What does this watch do; open the doors to parallel universes?  Thanks so much buddy, I'll be marking my calendar!  |
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Post by chaibill on Oct 23, 2007 18:39:59 GMT -5
nice case design
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Post by Knight Watchman on Oct 23, 2007 22:48:00 GMT -5
But the Spring Drive Chronograph is nothing new.   [glow=red,2,300] Pic from Europa Star[/glow] I think this Izul will be something very different...  |
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Post by Knight Watchman on Oct 23, 2007 23:01:00 GMT -5
And that's the big deal? Why change the name to Izul? |
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Post by Knight Watchman on Oct 23, 2007 23:14:35 GMT -5
Thanks Bart, and you mentioned your inside source...
what was his name again? ;D
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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 24, 2007 0:37:01 GMT -5
wautersjr spoiled most of what I know about this with those pics. The only additional tidbit is that something "rotates". Maybe the case, or the dail, or possibly that parallel universe stargate thing. I don't get it either, but perhaps in a few days all will be made known?
The prices are steep, so they better bring something good! Remember, this is "izul" not Credor, Grand Seiko, King Seiko, or even Prospex. This is something supposedly new altogether.
I can't wait!
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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 24, 2007 17:11:54 GMT -5
Sorry about that bullandvodka ... About that rotating thing... euh... I'll just shut up, and won't spoil that one for you as well  ...  No worries. I'm just wanting to know what's up with this new set of offerings same as everyone else. I frankly don't know what this rotating thing is and I'm interested in learning more. Hopefully, we'll know tonight as I exploit the international dateline to peek into Japan's 25th of Oct a little early. :-) |
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Post by Knight Watchman on Oct 24, 2007 18:28:54 GMT -5
Bart, make sure you don't spill the beans to Bullandvodka about the fact that one of the models has a rotating case! |
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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 24, 2007 20:33:41 GMT -5
Bart, make sure you don't spill the beans to Bullandvodka about the fact that one of the models has a rotating case! Hey, I was tipped off to the rotation. But I don't understand how that could be useful right now. If it is just a novelty then .... blah! But if there is something interesting here, I'm all ears! ----Brad |
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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 24, 2007 22:04:10 GMT -5
So the whole assembly spins? What the hell is that good for?
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Post by bullandvodka on Oct 27, 2007 14:15:54 GMT -5
I look at them for a while and think I get what they are trying to do with these models. With the watch in the standard configuration, it looks and works like a chronograph. But if you rotate it around the crown goes to the 12 position and it looks and behaves like a stopwatch on the wrist. Do other folks find this useful? I'm sure there are some people out there that want a 3 minute egg exactly, but most of the folks I know use chronos and bezels for parking meters and the occasional dive.
This is my guess I'm going forward with until I learn Japanese. I'm not a marketer, but I'm not sure I see the demand for a $7K wrist/stopwatch. I also suspect that is why these are their own brand (so as not to hurt/dilute another brand should they prove to be white elephants). I don't know who will buy these beyond the die hard collectors, but I've been wrong before.
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