Can Microbrands Do Luxury? | Feynman VI Review

[@megasoid]

Another beauty, luxury indeed. Thanks Toni.

[@themicrobrandexpert]

Thank you, Fred, glad you liked it!

[@benjaminvis]

Finally under the lens of some reviewers I find myself much more impressed with this watch than I thought I would when they announced it. That said, this colour way is light on contrast, and consequently I far prefer the midnight blue. I also find the footage confusing because sometimes the lizard tail seconds hand looks silver and sometimes too dark to distinguish it from the heat blued (I presume) main handset. In my view, it should be the same. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Your wearing advice would rule this watch out for me, however, which is arguably a pity. In the right colourway I think I may actually prefer the aesthetic of this idiosyncratic Feynman to others in this shape category, such as the Maen Manhattan and the Benjamin James Scarifour. Really this watch is pitching against the highly original dressy newcomers such as the Serica Parade, Echo/neutra Rivanera, and Retter Mistral (I may be forgetting others). Once imported the Feynman is at least as expensive as these, I believe. Giving my dressy preferences I'd gladly try and potentially welcome all of these in my collection, but at the same time, it's frustrating as this is not a price point I'm that happy playing with.

[@themicrobrandexpert]

Yeah, I noticed how another reviewer has singlehandedly changed your opinion on the watch, thank you for watching my confusing video nonetheless.

[@benjaminvis]

@themicrobrandexpert haha! It also was the first video review I saw on the watch, so if any critique would change my opinion it would be that first. Nonetheless, as I commented, this watch in my opinion really thrives on that added contrast. It really adds a lot of depth to the engraved numerals which are the hero of the dial design alongside the brushing, if you ask me. The confusion with your footage is only that in the end I just honestly don't know whether the seconds hand is blued or silver. I never truly seem to pick up on blue tones, only black or mirror, which generally I associate with a polished silver colour, but that would seem to be an odd choice as part of an otherwise blued handset.

[@themicrobrandexpert]

@@benjaminvis, was actually told a few hours ago that the production model will have a blued seconds hand.

[@benjaminvis]

@themicrobrandexpert so there is nothing wrong with your footage, it just showed something I struggled to believe. Makes far more sense to put a blued seconds hand on. Thanks for confirming.

[@morgan97475]

Not bad.

[@Bojo1984]

Great review and beautiful watch...I just don't like the hand set

[@themicrobrandexpert]

Thank you! That’s interesting, what type would you rather?

[@Bojo1984]

​@@themicrobrandexpert maybe it's just me but I don't like skeletonized hands...I think that heat treated blue hands would look perfect on this watch