Oh that made me chuckle.... bedsheet dial - brilliant. And I totally agree, doesn't look like waves at all.
But Chris, remember when you said the Aquaracer Batman wasn't a homage to Rolex... and that just using the colours of a bezel don't mean jack? Are you also going to tell us that TAG Heuer didn't totally just steal the look of 2022s Rolex GMT.
I do agree that the "Sprite" bezel of the Spriteracer was taken straight from the recent GMT release from the crown.
I will even add that this new Aquaracer GMT release is a step back in terms of originality regarding colors (one being sprite, other being batman, both being from Rolex).
The previous GMT, the "MC12" white & blue WBP2010.BA0632 was much more original in that regard.
I do remember saying that simply using colors doesn't put a watch in the homage pit straight away. If enough details are different, in my book, then it's no homage. Paint a Corvette C8 in Rosso Corsa and the clueless might believe it's a Ferrari but the
connaisseur will not.
Regarding the previous gen Aquaracer GMTs with aluminum bezel I stand by what I said. So much was different on both watches that despite leaning on some successful & iconics bezels colors, they still were different enough to not be headed to the homage pit.
Regarding the Spriteracer, this is a bit different. On the previous GMTs, the aluminum bezels that I hated so much kinda saved the day, because if the colors were the same as Rolex the texture/material wasn't so it still looked different.
But now that both watches shares colors and materials :
Yep. This new Spriteracer is definitely going straight to the homage pit. A slightly different shade of green won't save the day. And don't forget the chef's kiss, as
@OttoWilliam pointed out :
Can't believe no one at R&D pointed that one out.
