Zen reductionist design is the best way to describe the design of 5548. The 5516 was all exuberant information overload. The 5548 stripped everything down to the essentials. The first thing that you will notice is the lack of a leap-year indicator.Replica Tag Heuer Watches It was deemed superfluous for such a minimalist watch. This indicator would return only in 1995. The dial is very legible, with the month at 12 o'clock, the date at 3, the moonphase at 6, and the day at 9 o clock.
The date is displayed calmly within the three-o'clock subdial. The whole design is restrained and lean. Markers are baton, as are the bands. Only printed indexes are used at 12, 3, and 9. The lugs taper to a very fine tip; the only element that is dramatic is the double-stepped bezel.
Overall, the watch feels more modern. The Patek 3448 was designed in the idyllic era prior to the Quartz Crisis. In contrast, the 5548 was released in the middle of the quartz crisis. Dimier, Rochat Golay and Berney clearly wanted their watch as a statement about what mechanical watchmaking is capable of. In a case that was the same size as its quartz competitors, Dimier and his trio of Rochat, Golay, and Berney created a mechanical masterpiece capable of telling calendar information forever. It would never become outdated, or need a battery replacement.
Replica Tag Heuer Watches Perpetual Calendar Ref. The 5548 was revealed in the middle of the quartz maelstrom. Dimier, Rochat Golay and Berney clearly wanted their watch as a statement about what mechanical watchmaking is capable of. In a case that was the same size as its quartz competitors, Dimier and his trio of Rochat, Golay,Roger Dubuis Replica Watches and Berney created a mechanical masterpiece capable of telling calendar information forever. It would never become outdated, or need a new battery. The watch shown here is currently in the private collection of Pygmalion Gallery.
