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Originally Posted by charger_vital

Admittedly, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the new Promenade collection. The watch itself is fine... thin, time only, reuse of the Calibre SXH5, interesting dials... I'm sure it fills a niche. But it feels like more of a "filler" to the collection in my eyes. I don't this as the "climb the next mountain" watch.

For example, I think that, generally speaking, there is so much room to improve on the case functionality and case aesthetics. Most watch brands outside of DeBethune, GF, Urwerk, MB&F, etc., don't pay much attention to it.

So when you make a time-only round-case watch, you can only really compare and contrast the Promenade with other watchmakers who are making the more traditional round time-only watches. With that in mind, I don't think this moves the needle much when compared to finishing vis-a-vis RG, LF, Dufour, or even the Code 11.59, all else being equal; or the dial designs vis-a-vis Voutilainen, Rexhepi, Moser, etc.

I want to view Czapek as a leader vs a follower in the independent space. But I don't see it with this watch. Hopefully they are just rounding out the collection now and biding their time to introduce something that will push the envelope next year.

Am I off in my expectation of the brand?

Watched the video clip on the new model. I kinda liked them. I’m a bit of a czapek fanboy though. I own the collective dial and see the similarities. That dial is going to be really dynamic IRL