Listen to the persuasion, the small watch and the gold watch began to counterattack! Hold the neutral and retro, these new watches are the king of the new year
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If you want to say what is the most popular drama recently, it must be "Flowers", Wong Kar-wai's first cross-border TV work, for audiences who love Wong Kar-wai's style, they can probably find a little taste of "2046" and "In the Mood for Love". Mr. Bao, Uncle Grandpa, Li Li, these vivid characters, coupled with the contextual atmosphere of the Shanghai version, properly attracted attention.
Unfortunately, I'm not from Shanghai, and my intersection with Shanghai is just a tourist, and I often go to play. For "Flowers", I look more at the historical era and humanistic background shown in the play, of course, as a fan of mechanical watches, I will definitely pay attention to the watches of the characters in the play, such as the Patek Philippe.
Regarding this watch, many people say that it does not match the age. Because in the hands of Mr. Qiang, its watch diameter is not as small as the 3520 is only 32mm, but like the 5120 launched at Baselworld in 2002, but the 5120 does not match the plot of the 90s
Of course, what I want to talk about today is not Patek Philippe, but another "flower", which is the following tribute series of Shanghai brands, Fanhua co-branded watches.
In 2021, I read Mr. Jin Yucheng's novel "Flowers" for the first time, which was originally just a pastime to pass the time at home, but I didn't expect it to be out of control when I read it. In 2022, Shanghai Watch cleverly grasped the theme of flowers and launched a co-branded watch, but I also longed for it, but there was no local counter at that time, and because of well-known reasons, there was no way to go to the counter in Shanghai as I wanted, so I had no choice but to put it on hold.
In 2023, I am busy with various trivial matters, and although I occasionally have the opportunity to go to Shanghai, I still can't meet him. Fortunately, in October 2023, there will finally be a counter for Shanghai Watch locally, and at the beginning, there was no spot for flowers, and until the release of "Flowers", the passion in my heart was stimulated, and I finally won it while the counter was in stock.
The original alligator leather strap shows the temperament of this dress watch, but I personally chose a lambskin strap with a bit of a lively style, so the first thing I got my hands on was to change the strap
The main promotion of the flower series is the watch, blue plate silver and white plate gold, men are more suitable for blue plates, women are more suitable for white plates, I personally am the first to buy into the blue plate, I personally think, the blue plate flowers are more restrained and solemn, with this watch uses a 39mm dial, which is more suitable for most people's wrist size; the thickness of the whole table is 10.95mm, although it is not particularly light and thin, but the feeling of wearing it still maintains comfort, and it can be easily incorporated into the cuffs of the shirt.
In winter, I mainly wear sweaters, which can also be controlled on the premise that the cuffs are tightly fitted, and the cuffs of the shirt are completely fine
The watch glass adopts a bubble mirror design, with a certain three-dimensional sense, of course, it also affects the thickness of the whole watch, there are gains and losses; as a formal watch, equipped with a toffee needle is a very tasteful match, I personally also especially like the toffee needle, so far it is also a collection of black, white and blue three-color disc with the toffee needle.
If you want to say that the most admirable thing about this watch, and the most prominent highlight of its design, it has to be its printed dial. The dial is designed with a sunburst pattern, which is unremarkable, but the dial is printed with a common flower-type relief shape in architecture (inspired by the characteristic pattern in the wall of the Nicholas Orthodox Church on Gaolan Road, which gives this watch a different temperament, avoids the monotony of the solid color dial, and cleverly takes the good meaning of "flowers", which has to be said to be the finishing touch.
Under the light, the dial is puffy, the texture is looming, the second hand slides step by step, and the hour markers are staggered, which makes people think of those Shanghainese gentlemen who walk around the city, lingering in the charm of the city, recalling the wind and frost of the past era, one person, one watch, one sunset, one book, one dog and one suit, just like a picture scroll, both freehand and realistic, appropriately blending classical and modern, like the unique "business card" of Shanghai.
Domestic brands have launched a lot of favorite designs over the years, whether it is the older generation of Seagull, Shanghai, Beijing, or the Mesozoic generation of FIYTA, or the new generation of representatives of Behrens, they are actively exploring in their respective fields, so that more mechanical watch enthusiasts have set their sights on domestic brands. But we must also face up to the gap, the design is brilliant, and the mechanical quality can not be too bad, after all, playing with the watch always starts with the appearance, trapped in the movement, loyal to the company, each stage has a unique position, irreplaceable.
I am very emotional, I used the price of 1,000 yuan to get such a design as Fanhua, although it also has shortcomings, such as the time marker polishing is not fine enough, and there are some very subtle position errors when you zoom in. But the flaws are not hidden, and the overall design is still satisfactory. At this price point, domestic brands have to face competition from Tissot Mido, and now there is a diversion of smart watches, and it takes a lot of effort to consolidate the foundation.
If you choose at a price of less than a few thousand yuan, I think the quality of the movement must be Tissot Mido, and the 80 movement is too good. But looking at the design of this price range, I think Fanhua can rank in the top three, if you want to buy a thousand-yuan price of formal watch, and with a little "story" to tell, then Fanhua is really the best choice. If you choose a sports model, I would still recommend buying the Tissot PRX.
The original intention of playing with the watch is always to please yourself and pay for your love, which is a decision that you will never regret. In the past few years, life will not be too comfortable, and all kinds of pressures and difficulties will come predictably, but I still need a warm heart in life. Coming with the dust and stepping on thorns is for cultivation. Although the road is bumpy and accompanied by flowers, why worry about the future is not like a bright future, and the bitterness will not come?
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