Bradley:

Thank you for engaging and sharing this information on how you designed this watch. I was certainly not attempting to slam the watch, but to kick off the discussion.

Over the years, I have tried two vintage Montreals, and just could not wear them . . . terrible fit on my wrist; terrible look. And this was not so much the size, as the shape. I suspect that your chronographs -- with the thinner case -- will be a much better fit, and look better.

Let's see what other vintage enthusiasts have to say about this one!!

Jeff

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: Jeff,
: Since I am first to respond here, I think this is something I
: expected to have as a discussion among Heuer collectors, since I
: am one myself.
: With the design of the Prototipo, I wanted to create a watch that
: looked as if it could have existed in the early 1970s but which
: is very modern upon closer inspection of the detailing and
: caseback. Since other companies who were around back then
: continue to give us very unsatisfactory re-issues and other
: tribute watches, I wanted to make a vintage styled watch that
: captures what I love about that time period.
: Although you could claim it resembles a Montreal at first glance,
: it looks nothing like one when placed side by side. The same
: could be said of any other barrel cased chrono such as an Omega
: Speedy Mk2, or even some of the Breitling datora models. In
: short, when designing these pieces, I was indeed making
: citations and references to various vintage watches. But I
: wanted to make above all a modern watch for lovers of those
: watches, rather than just "copycat" them. I hope this
: approach will not be lost on your readers, and I invite you to
: look at all the perspective views of the case, not just judge
: the front view by itself.

: Kind regards,
: Bradley Price
: www.autodromo.com

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