Comments on: Tsovet All-Black Watch http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 06:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Comedian http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001746 Comedian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001746 They paint like I type. [lease/least] They paint like I type.

[lease/least]

]]> By: tamgoddess http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1002005 tamgoddess Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1002005 How am I going to operate my digital watch NOW?? How am I going to operate my digital watch NOW??

]]> By: sdmikev http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000498 sdmikev Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000498 I like the case and the face, but do not like: The too narrow lug width for the strap. Quartz movement. I only like mechanical watches and have a slight fetish for them.. Minor irritation: Left handed crown, but that's by design, as they say. I like the case and the face, but do not like:
The too narrow lug width for the strap.
Quartz movement. I only like mechanical watches and have a slight fetish for them..
Minor irritation: Left handed crown, but that’s by design, as they say.

]]> By: Jake Bullet http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000513 Jake Bullet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000513 By my eyes, it could get 8-more-black. By my eyes, it could get 8-more-black.

]]> By: dole http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000778 dole Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000778 A watch only William Gibson could love. (I kid.) And Cory's hailed Watchismo in the past, nothing new here. A watch only William Gibson could love. (I kid.) And Cory’s hailed Watchismo in the past, nothing new here.

]]> By: Nadreck http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000527 Nadreck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000527 A nice "Disaster Area" watch to go with the decor on their spaceship's control panels. A nice “Disaster Area” watch to go with the decor on their spaceship’s control panels.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000530 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000530 *Obligatory Hotblack Desiato/Disaster Area/Stunt-Ship comment* *Obligatory Hotblack Desiato/Disaster Area/Stunt-Ship comment*

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001563 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001563 I had the all black Swatch, got it back in 1989… Was heller hard to read in the darkness of the bars though…! As for the comment of an all black watch being for irresponsible people, just check the website that watch originates on; you will find some single hand watches, meaning they only have hour hands and you get three hash marks between the hours to tell the minutes… Not a fan of the square watches, but there is a nice one by the same manufacturer that is round and all black… I had the all black Swatch, got it back in 1989… Was heller hard to read in the darkness of the bars though…!

As for the comment of an all black watch being for irresponsible people, just check the website that watch originates on; you will find some single hand watches, meaning they only have hour hands and you get three hash marks between the hours to tell the minutes…

Not a fan of the square watches, but there is a nice one by the same manufacturer that is round and all black…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000544 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000544 8-ball 8-ball

]]> By: mark zero http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000800 mark zero Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000800 What's the logo above the 6 and below the hands say? Has it been airbrushed out or just painted over? Is it the name of the manufacturer of the movement? What’s the logo above the 6 and below the hands say? Has it been airbrushed out or just painted over? Is it the name of the manufacturer of the movement?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000545 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000545 Reminds me of the Swatch Blackout I had in high school. I loved that watch so much I hunted down another one a couple of years back, and now it's my dressy watch. Reminds me of the Swatch Blackout I had in high school. I loved that watch so much I hunted down another one a couple of years back, and now it’s my dressy watch.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000559 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000559 Huh, I *just* got some watchismo tsovet spam in my inbox. Coincidence? Huh, I *just* got some watchismo tsovet spam in my inbox. Coincidence?

]]> By: emo hex http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000563 emo hex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000563 Tcool ! Tcool !

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001590 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001590 I prefer my Citizen Eco-Drive Stiletto: http://www.citizen-watch.co.uk/pimages/ar3015-53e.jpg I prefer my Citizen Eco-Drive Stiletto:
http://www.citizen-watch.co.uk/pimages/ar3015-53e.jpg

]]> By: Comedian http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001600 Comedian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001600 The fill-in painting on the hour hand looks pretty shabby for a watch trying to pull in near $600. You'd think that they'd at lease make one well painted example to serve as a photo model. The fill-in painting on the hour hand looks pretty shabby for a watch trying to pull in near $600.

You’d think that they’d at lease make one well painted example to serve as a photo model.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000578 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000578 Very Odd Banner on Watchismo: http://www.watchismo.com/images/assets/header-r-record.jpg Very Odd Banner on Watchismo:
http://www.watchismo.com/images/assets/header-r-record.jpg

]]> By: GuyInMilwaukee http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000583 GuyInMilwaukee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000583 I love the specs: CASE: BRUSHED PVD BLACK TOP RING: BRUSHED PVD BLACK CASE BACK: BRUSHED PVD BLACK DIAL: MATTE BLACK BDL/GLOSS BLACK MARKERS (NOT LUMINOUS) BAND: BLACK LEATHER / BLACK LEATHER BACK BUCKLE: BRUSHED PVD BLACK CROWN: POSITION: 9 / BRUSHED PVD BLACK HANDS: BLACK (NOT LUMINOUS) I'd only wear that until they came up with something darker. I love the specs:

CASE: BRUSHED PVD BLACK
TOP RING: BRUSHED PVD BLACK
CASE BACK: BRUSHED PVD BLACK
DIAL: MATTE BLACK BDL/GLOSS BLACK MARKERS (NOT LUMINOUS)
BAND: BLACK LEATHER / BLACK LEATHER BACK
BUCKLE: BRUSHED PVD BLACK
CROWN: POSITION: 9 / BRUSHED PVD BLACK
HANDS: BLACK (NOT LUMINOUS)

I’d only wear that until they came up with something darker.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000591 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000591 A decent craftsman is noted for their attention to detail, a joiner/cabinet-maker for example would ensure all screws to be pretty much in the same position. On a watch costing $595 I'd expect no less. Looks pretty cool otherwise. A decent craftsman is noted for their attention to detail, a joiner/cabinet-maker for example would ensure all screws to be pretty much in the same position.
On a watch costing $595 I’d expect no less.

Looks pretty cool otherwise.

]]> By: jlopere http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000594 jlopere Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000594 Nice play! Nice play!

]]> By: arikol http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000600 arikol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000600 what a rip-off! I mean, WHITE date, WTF is that all about? Not for me while they don't put any effort into making it properly black! what a rip-off!
I mean, WHITE date, WTF is that all about?

Not for me while they don’t put any effort into making it properly black!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000858 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000858 black? pish posh. let me know when they make a fuligin watch. black? pish posh. let me know when they make a fuligin watch.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000604 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000604 Hear, what is with the left handed crown? About half of the Tsovet watches have it one one side, and half on the other. Is it some comment on the handedness/sinisterness of the people who wear these watches? Hear, what is with the left handed crown? About half of the Tsovet watches have it one one side, and half on the other. Is it some comment on the handedness/sinisterness of the people who wear these watches?

]]> By: muteboy http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000606 muteboy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000606 I read the date as "infinity". Whoa. I read the date as “infinity”.

Whoa.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000865 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000865 look at the link. the Swatch is all black. They also sell an all white one. look at the link. the Swatch is all black. They also sell an all white one.

]]> By: Karnuvap http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000621 Karnuvap Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000621 Pfsst! I still have my black Swatch that has a black strap and a black face with black numbers and black hands. And NO white date digits. Definitely blacker than this effort but my poor eyes are not what they used to be and I have shelved it for a much clearer and easy to read Tissot. Pfsst!
I still have my black Swatch that has a black strap and a black face with black numbers and black hands. And NO white date digits.

Definitely blacker than this effort but my poor eyes are not what they used to be and I have shelved it for a much clearer and easy to read Tissot.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001404 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001404 A must-have for all members of the Black Watch regiment. A must-have for all members of the Black Watch regiment.

]]> By: bbonyx http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000643 bbonyx Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000643 My best friend in high school had that Swatch and I coveted it for years. Just came into the thread to reference it, nice to see that others remember it fondly as well. My best friend in high school had that Swatch and I coveted it for years.

Just came into the thread to reference it, nice to see that others remember it fondly as well.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001156 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001156 Does it come with a free flashlight? You wouldn't want to live too far north with that watch. Does it come with a free flashlight? You wouldn’t want to live too far north with that watch.

]]> By: misadventures213 http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1001422 misadventures213 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1001422 Black is the new black. Black is the new black.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/01/20/tsovet-all-black-wat.html#comment-1000655 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1000655 I, too, prefer the all black Swatch http://eu-shop.swatch.com/eshop/uk/en/Watches/Originals/New_Gent/SUOB702.aspx I, too, prefer the all black Swatch

http://eu-shop.swatch.com/eshop/uk/en/Watches/Originals/New_Gent/SUOB702.aspx

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