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WPS 25 idea

OK here is an idea I have had for last 2 years since the new santos-dumont releases with lacquer finish. Thinking of a special WPS edition, cartier comes to mind because they have made special editions for different sites/watch groups. This would be the 30k range watch.



From revolution watch.com

I think polished platinum is so beautiful, it becomes so vibrant and shiny. My only hangup is that it often gets marred or scuffed easily. So here is my idea - a polished platinum santos-dumont (like the green one as an example), but no colored lacquer, but CLEAR lacquer. This would allow the finish to remain very vibrant. It would still be a dress watch, not hardened for sport or anything, but in the casual wearing with wool sweater or starched shirts, etc it hopefully would not get marred.

1) CASE - santos-dumont specification, polished platinum with clear lacquer coating.

Now the dial, I have had many thoughts here. First is just to take the rose gold guilloche dial from the S-D xl limited edition 2021. I like the inner guilloche, the applied numerals and sword hands. Can pick a color for hands and numerals. Either plated WG or blued. Another idea is to adapt the new tank American dial released on 2024....

if we wanted to get really special, try to go with something like this stone lapis lazuli dial with applied WG numerals and hands 🤤

2) DIAL- dreaming - lapis lazuli. More realistic use the S-D XL from 2021 or the 2024 release tank americane




From monochrome-watches.com





From mrwatchley.com





From fratellowatches.com




3) I prefer applied breguet or stylized numerals, although on the tank style dial I like the Roman's 🤷‍♂️. Hands I like sword style matching the numerals. Maybe even an evacuated sword style like the pasha?

4) carbochan - generally red for platinum , may not go with dial color? If lapis dial would be ridiculous to have lapis in crown. Or diamond? Or standard red.

5) limitation - I think special case back with individual numbering. With closed case could have design or message? Maybe initials and limitation number. In a dream scenario if there were 12 editions, have each edition number with an off color Arabic on the dial to indicate the edition 👌

Now, say they can't do the polished platinum with clear lacquer. Maybe a vertical brushed platinum case and bezel santos-dumont, with the tank American style dial above. That would be sharp. Edit- I should add, for strap either maroon red or blue for lapis lazuli dial. Would be fun to have maybe alligator and a nubuck. Plt pin buckle.

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