More New Designs! - Design Journal Ch. 4
*As always, any and all feedback is appreciated! I would love to hear from you about what you like and what you’d rather see more of :)
Made a couple new designs over the past couple days! The first one I’ll show is the “Barbell:”
It’s a nice lil’ Dato/Chrono. The main characteristic of this design is the barbell-shaped bicompax which is pretty much the Heuer ref. 1553 “Keyhole” design but mirrored to be symmetrical. I also took some cues off the Cal. 360 Carrera and Bulova Mini Lunar Pilot. I think this would be a pretty cool mecaquartz offering, if not mechanical or entirely quartz/solar like a Sei-tona.
These next designs I like to consider to be brother/sister. First, the unfinished “Hexagraph:”
I really wanted to design a retrograde chronograph like the ones at Chronoswiss, but I think this design had too many afterthoughts and fell on its face. Definitely needs some refining.
And my second favourite of the bunch, the “Hexometer:”
A very Genta-esque design but with some elegant notes of Cartier and Ebel, I really like how this turned out. I would love to make this a yellow gold/champagne dial with a brick bracelet, like the ones on the Tank Normale. I think lug structure will definitely be the biggest challenge here.
Also, I need your opinion on my “Rattlesnake” design. I like it, but I honestly don’t know what to do with it anymore. What do you think?
Also made a new watch shape for brainstorming. The crescent shape taking up 11-2 can probably be a AM/PM indicator like the Orient Sun/Moon, or the Mido Baroncelli. What do you think? -M
I am not Gerald Genta. I like to draw watch ideas. They usually suck. #defsnotgenta for more.
the barbell design is my favourite (I like rounded shapes and I love Ebel who do rounded hexagonal cases) and reminds me of the Cartier Tortue
If you go with a hexagon I think hexagonal subdials other other dial elements would be cool, never seen that before I don't think.
Or maybe not, I'm really bad at imagination 😉
the barbell design is my favourite (I like rounded shapes and I love Ebel who do rounded hexagonal cases) and reminds me of the Cartier Tortue
If you go with a hexagon I think hexagonal subdials other other dial elements would be cool, never seen that before I don't think.
Or maybe not, I'm really bad at imagination 😉
Hexagonal subdials is what I really want to do! It is called a Hexa-graph after all 😜
As am I!!! Maybe I’ll make another design with a cushion case - been meaning to do that for a while!
great design skills! Love the Barbell. Could benefit from thicker hands maybe.
great design skills! Love the Barbell. Could benefit from thicker hands maybe.
Thanks for the feedback! Inwas just trying to not scree up the hands so I probably made them too thin by accident 😅
Great.