Their dials are just so… bland. It’s always black and white and minimalist to a fault. Like there’s nothing interesting. Even Nomos has splashes of color here and there and play on typography. For example Nomo’s simplest watch - Tangente, has a slight splash of color with blue hands. Other minimal dress watches usually differentiate with dial finishing - like with sunburst or a textured dial. But nope, Sinn design language is just: stainless steel, pure black, sans-serif numbers, and white indices. That’s it. Yet they are super loved in here. Help me understand?
Just a taste thing, really. The 556 has always struck me as being just about the least visually interesting watch imaginable, and I really don’t see the appeal—and I’m kind of a meat and potatoes field watch guy, but come on, give me something—so I just chalk it up to different strokes/different folks. It’s cool, just very much not for me.
(I do kind of laugh at the standard Sinn fan argument I see a lot: “this isn’t a fashion accessory, it’s a tool.” Come on bro. No one’s spending more than a grand on an automatic wristwatch purely because of its practical properties. It’s a pricy fashion accessory that you think communicates “I am not the kind of guy who acknowledges buying pricy fashion accessories.”)
Lol, only time this comment should be made is if your a looking to get made fun of by r/watchcirclejerk.
I love watches, but I let’s be real. The main reason why anyone of us wears one is because it looks pretty on our wrist.
Unless there is a zombie apocalypse and total collapse of civilization, a watch (especially a mechanical one) is probably the worst tool you can have given other alternatives in that area.
It’s a fashion accessory meant to signal that the wearer doesn’t care about fashion!
Joking aside, I do appreciate that aesthetic personally. The “function dictating form” design language is attractive to me. And there’s that added benefit that those “tool watch” kinds of designs generally allow for less delicate handling, and less averse reactions to signs of wear. But of course it’s not an ACTUAL or in any way important tool for me.
I feel the same way. I like simple field watches with a little bit of refinement. I like the polished chamfer on the tudor watches, specifically the ranger. I don’t own one, but I have san Martin’s version of it and I love it. Very simplistic design but had just a little pop to it.
I used to think the same about the 556 but now I think it’s a brilliant design. It’s a watch for any situation.