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mrneddles
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New Renato Design
Interesting new direction. My only fear, if this thing is much wider than 40mm in the 9-3 direction, it is going to be a huge, essentially unwearable watch.
New Renato Design
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conjurer
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Re: New Renato Design
Jesus Christ! That's the worst fucking thing I've ever seen in my life!
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aztecknight
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Re: New Renato Design
I don't hate it.
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Ocean
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bigedsurf
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Re: New Renato Design
What say you, Mort????
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mrneddles
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Re: New Renato Design
It was bugging me all day, "Where have I seen that case before???". Then I found it, Longio Watches, an expensive Chinese brand that features many tourbillon models.
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conjurer
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Re: New Renato Design
mrneddles wrote:It was bugging me all day, "Where have I seen that case before???". Then I found it, Longio Watches, an expensive Chinese brand that features many tourbillon models.
Now that one I like.
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
Aw, C'mon, Conj; how is this worse than what the Dukey King had to deal with...?conjurer wrote:Jesus Christ! That's the worst fucking thing I've ever seen in my life!
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
bigedsurf wrote:What say you, Mort????
Before Neds made his disclosure above, I have to admit that these designs left me cold; borrowing from Ocean, there are just too many sharp angles and potential for injury. On the plus side, though, there's no "Swiss Mov't" and "Hand Made" claims anywhere on the dial...
That said, the fact - and it does appear to be a fact - that they ripped off another maker's design is very troubling. Did they not think that this would be discovered by the WIS community? (BTW, excellent catch there, Neds...
) If this is the 'new' Renato, then it's nothing but another case of MZB messing with an otherwise successful brand and, ultimately, bringing it to an inevitable, ignoble end. And that sux like an Electrolux...
In the end, if these designs are examples of an MZB-influenced Renato, then it looks like nothing but NOS - and even a few used - Renatos for Mort from here on out.
In truth, Ed, this is a rather sad day for me as a genuine fan of the brand, and I'm genuinely nonplussed by this latest news...and I don't know what more I can add to that...
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Ocean
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Re: New Renato Design
Mortuus wrote:bigedsurf wrote:What say you, Mort????
. On the plus side, though, there's no "Swiss Mov't" and "Hand Made" claims anywhere on the dial...
Wrong look at the 5 and 7.
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
So what you're really saying is, [color=red]"Hey, Mort, don't forget your bloodydamned reading glasses when you post." Oh well, chuff me...[/color]
Ocean wrote:Mortuus wrote:bigedsurf wrote:What say you, Mort????
. On the plus side, though, there's no "Swiss Mov't" and "Hand Made" claims anywhere on the dial...
Wrong look at the 5 and 7.
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bigedsurf
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Re: New Renato Design
Yep...........I agree Mort. It does look like an ignoble end to an otherwise decent brand.
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temerityb
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Re: New Renato Design
bigedsurf wrote:Yep...........I agree Mort. It does look like an ignoble end to an otherwise decent brand.
Have to agree. I personally think that there's no way in heck that Berger, the distributor, could ever aspire to anything but what they do - mid-range or low end watches in mid-range or low end department stores. And given the way Renato has fared even among its supporters of late, it's dead brand walking.
“Jewelry isn’t really my thing, but I’ve always got my eye on people’s watches.” – Clive Owen
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
temerityb wrote:And given the way Renato has fared even among its supporters of late, it's dead brand walking.
Well said, tb, well said. Wish it weren't so, but you can only put so much lipstick on a pig before you are finally forced to admit what is [and has been] obvious to everyone else.
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Hater
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Re: New Renato Design
Mortuus wrote:it's nothing but another case of MZB messing with an otherwise successful brand
I know of about three people who ever though renato was a successful brand.
Mink, MZB and family homaging a chinese watch <------------- now that is hilarious.
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
...and now you know four of us...telle est la mort, mon cher ami, telle est la mort...Hater wrote:I know of about three people who ever though renato was a successful brand.
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eddiea
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Re: New Renato Design
I'm going to have to agree........too thick also, shame they have potential and keep missing the mark.conjurer wrote:Jesus Christ! That's the worst fucking thing I've ever seen in my life!
“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” Jack Kerouac
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Mortuus Fakeuus
Re: New Renato Design
Even worse than all those dukeys you have known...?conjurer wrote:Jesus Christ! That's the worst fucking thing I've ever seen in my life!
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conjurer
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Re: New Renato Design
Mortuus wrote:Even worse than all those dukeys you have known...?conjurer wrote:Jesus Christ! That's the worst fucking thing I've ever seen in my life!
OK, Mort, you got me there. It's the worst fucking thing that I've ever seen in my life that wasn't brown and encrusted around a toilet bowl or spattered on the tilework of a men's room stall.