The Case For Better Watch Typography

Post by jschwartzi » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 5:02 PM UTC

azinman2 wrote: post #9

watchesthrwomsp wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that is fine, most people aren't wearing watches out of practicality reasons. More as a style thing. I guess smartwatches could be considered more practical less stylish.

You’re not paying $65k+ for a watch because it’s utilitarian.

Post by mrunseen » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 5:20 PM UTC

Post by TacticalCoder » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 5:30 PM UTC

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #5

The article diplomatically doesn't show any examples of the terrible typography foisted on other watches, but it doesn't take much browsing around Hodinkee to find examples. Like the stretched SAT DEC on this Patek Philippe: https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/cf044e7b-7239-44a7... Or this 'Word Art meets Mickey Mouse' Omega: https://hodinkee.imgix.net/shop/images/bf1f83ff-b964-4a98-a9... (edit:) Here's another…

Post by Guest19023892 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 5:43 PM UTC

kijin wrote: post #8

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #5

The article diplomatically doesn't show any examples of the terrible typography foisted on other watches, but it doesn't take much browsing around Hodinkee to find examples. Like the stretched SAT DEC on this Patek Philippe: https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/images/cf044e7b-7239-44a7... Or this 'Word Art meets Mickey Mouse' Omega: https://hodinkee.imgix.net/shop/images/bf1f83ff-b964-4a98-a9... (edit:) Here's another…

Very few watchmakers, even at the top of the range, seem to get typography right when it comes to day/date/month windows. They just print whatever gets the information across and call it a day. At best, they might match the color and add a border around the window. It's almost as if they only care about designing the top layer of the dial. The only well-known brand that consistently seems to get it right is A. Lange…

Post by kenneth » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 5:55 PM UTC