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Caro amico Fabrizio,
even before reading your reply, I was sure that you – as a man of true style and elegance – would be disconcerted by this dial design!
Ciao,
Roberto
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: Hi Robert, you're right on both counts. We never know what is too
: far for Bamford, right ;-)?
: But on the serious side, I agree that with these versions coming
: out from an officially sanctioned party such as Bamford, TH are
: letting their most iconic product name be diluted or even
: demeaned.
: Yes not too many specimens will be seen around (the hefty price
: helps on this!), yes not many people will realize it's a TH
: Carrera because the name cannot be easily read on that busy dial
: (eh eh!), but yet...why mess with such a pure design?
: Truth be told, I'd be less offended if these artsy versions were
: tried on the Autavia or the Monaco - but please leave the
: Carrera alone!
: Cheers / tschüß,
: Fabrizio
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