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  1. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Jul 24, 2019

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    The new BWD Carrera uses "Fordite" dials, which have quite a cool story:

    "Fordite is made from paint residue that builds up over many years in the old fashioned industrial bays of car makers.

    It can be scraped up, shaped, sliced and polished into any form and, when used for watch dials, ensures no two are the same.

    The Fordite material used in this collaboration has come from the Ford factories in Michigan, USA, from the 1970-1990s era.

    “What I really find fascinating about working with the Fordite material is that it is very close to actually being able to create 4D art. As well as the normal 3D aspects, you are actually incorporating time as an additional element. You are quite literally moving through layers of time, of human endeavour. Each layer you uncover represents someone painting a car, and then that car went out somewhere into the world. It’s a very fun concept to have kicking around in the back of your head,” says Black Badger’s James Thompson."


    https://www.watchpro.com/bamford-an...-fordite-dials-for-tag-heuer-carrera-watches/
     
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  2. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jul 25, 2019

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    What I really find fascinating about working with the Fordite material is that it is very close to actually being able to create 4D art. As well as the normal 3D aspects, you are actually incorporating time as an additional element. You are quite literally moving through layers of time, of human endeavour. Each layer you uncover represents someone painting a car, and then that car went out somewhere into the world."

    I'm not sure I'd want a TAG that looked like that myself, but it's an interesting material and a great idea to use the paint build-up for something. I just imagine Mr Thompson kneeling down on the floor of the paint booth scraping up chunks of paint between bemused Michigan paint booth workers jabbering on about 4D art (it's not)... furthermore I propose this guy should be shortlisted for the 'Aurel Bacs Award for Pretentious Twaddle' forthwith!
     
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  3. El Matarife

    El Matarife Jul 25, 2019

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    My car must be 4D. As it clearly shows the accumulation of dirt over time.
     
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  4. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jul 25, 2019

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    Also, overblown use of the phrase 'Human Endeavour'. Omega get a free pass for the Moonwatch obviously, but this.... not so much.
     
  5. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jul 25, 2019

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    Having thought on this a while, I like the fact that these exist. It's not for me, but I like the creativity, still think Mr Badger is full of babble though.
     
  6. dtf

    dtf Jul 26, 2019

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    I like how a manufacturing process has created something beautiful as a by product, which people are turning into art. I don't think I want it on a watch, but I didn't know this existed until reading this post, so it's nice to learn :)
     
  7. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jul 26, 2019

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    WK2113 2000 RED/GREEN DIAL


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    WK2112 GREEN/RED DIAL
     
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  8. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Jul 26, 2019

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    CAW211L
     
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  9. OttoWilliam

    OttoWilliam Jul 31, 2019

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    Korea HMS limited edition

    I don't know anything about it though...
     
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  10. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Aug 1, 2019

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    Good find Otto, what does HM7 mean?
     
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    Aquagraph Aug 4, 2019

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  12. OttoWilliam

    OttoWilliam Aug 12, 2019

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    Late reply, sorry apart from able to screenshot the picture, i haven't been able to read the caption.
    I haven't learnt Korean language apart from few bad words :D
     
  13. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Aug 27, 2019

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  14. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Sep 1, 2019

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    I know what you're thinking, but no... this time both hands are red (and it's sold out already apparently!).
    CAZ101S.BA0842

    I think this might have come out first, as the number for the one red hand model was CAZ101T.
     
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    Aquagraph Sep 1, 2019

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    CAZ101R.BA0843 Ernest Jones limited edition
     
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  16. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Sep 3, 2019

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    WAY201H.BA0927: Limited to 400 pieces (Japan only)
     
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    Aquagraph Sep 3, 2019

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    Aquagraph Sep 3, 2019

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    WAY201K.BA0927 Limited Edition of 250 pieces exclusive to Goldsmiths
     
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    Aquagraph Sep 3, 2019

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    'Mayor's' Limited Edition of 50 pieces
     
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  20. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Sep 24, 2019

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    This is proving very hard to find out about! I have found out that it's limited 777 pieces and that no7 was given to Sohn Heung-min (who had a hand in designing the watch) and that No77 and No777 were supposed to be auctioned for charity in August...
    https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=491571