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View Poll Results: What $$$ are you willing to spend on a 928 wristwatch?
Under $100 Junk
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42.86%
$200
7
12.50%
$300
5
8.93%
$3-500
10
17.86%
$5-700
0
0%
$750 and up top notch swiss/german/aligator
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928 wristwatch!?

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Old 11-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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Bands made from soft materials look terrific until you actually wear the watch for any period of time. That's why I prefer metal.
Old 11-07-2007, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Charley B
How did you come up with that logo? It has a certain 50's, Buck Rogers, broadcasting feel to it.
Funny you ask that.
Believe it or not, that logo is based on my face/head/cranium; I'm bald and have the same type of facial hair.
The lightning represent the brain's energy and the 2 cercle represent the shockwave of said energy...
The word kranium is selfevident.

So far it is my best logo design and i believe it as alot of potential for branding.

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Old 11-07-2007, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Charley B
Bands made from soft materials look terrific until you actually wear the watch for any period of time. That's why I prefer metal.
Very good point indeed....
Old 11-07-2007, 10:23 PM
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big zero for me. phones , computer and car all tell time. If I want to impress I tape several carefully folded $100 bills to my wrist !
Old 11-07-2007, 10:32 PM
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The logo, the word "KRANIUM" and Time Machine look cool, but not on what this watch is supposed to be. A Porsche logo would be alright (hard to do legally). I would prefer a 12 at the top, everything else is very cool.

What price range is this? I refuse to spend more on a watch than I spent on any of the cars in my garage
Old 11-07-2007, 10:37 PM
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Very cool, I'd buy it. But it should definitely have the only numbers in the 9-2-8 positions. I know it's unbalanced, but that's what makes a custom watch fun and different. Give it a nice hefty dive-style case and bracelet.
Old 11-07-2007, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Enzo
What price range is this?
The price is unknown, to many variable at this point.
Old 11-08-2007, 02:25 AM
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Examine that....The simili porsche badge needs some more work.

Old 11-08-2007, 08:09 AM
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I like the black face one with the 9,2,8 hrs
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DANdeMAN, I'm with you on the watch deal. My profession dictates a clean shave daily unfortunately, but it's always followed up with the Headblade on the old cranium, so I'm all about your logo. I'm somewhat of a watch collector myself, but it's always design that inspires me. I have a Suunto that I use for running and it's my general beater, but there are also a couple of Fortis', three or four Luminox's of various styles, a Chase-Durer UDT Chronograph, four Swiss Army's at last count, and I'm sure there are a couple more floaters that I still have hidden from the spouse with all ranging in price from $150 up to about $3000. In short, go for what you know. The 9, 2, and 8 at their proper dial positions is cool. Again, I love the logo, and in fact, would be interested in having a look at your products whether you do the 928 watch or not. Bell and Ross is a FABULOUS form to follow. The matte black dial and hand design remind me of the Sinn U-1 as well, which I'm negotiating for as we speak. Depending on price, a metal bracelet or black silicone with a butterfly clasp would be cool. I'm also with shmark on the case style, hefty, and self winding.
I look at watches the same way I do my S4. People look and sometimes they stare, more so at the 928 of course. The thing is, both are things that have a value that few others can appreciate. It's about an appreciation for something that has form and function, a proper tool for a proper job. Will a WalMart digital special tell time just as well, and in truth, probably more accurately than my Fortis Cosmonaut Chronograph? Sure it will.
Then again, a Ford Escort will get us where we're going and back won't it?
I'M OFF THE SOAP BOX!!!
Around $500 or so depending on options, count me in!!!
Old 11-08-2007, 01:42 PM
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You could place the 9, 2 and 8 on warying distances from the axis to group them better together.
Old 11-08-2007, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by unit
I like the black face one with the 9,2,8 hrs
Agreed, it looks better balanced.
Old 11-08-2007, 03:29 PM
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I like the black 928 landshark version. I already own some watches that I feel guilty wearing to work or for everyday use. I would go for something for 200.00 or so that I wouldn't worry about damaging.
Old 11-10-2007, 02:31 AM
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What ye say?

Old 11-10-2007, 02:36 AM
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Pretty cool.


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