Project 300: Watch name?

[Yao]

This thread will be used to discuss the name for the "300". In particular what I think we should cover is:

1. Name for the watch?
2. Whether everyone would like to print the name on the dial? This takes on a different importance if we are going to print the name on the dial.

If there are other issues to be raised regarding the choice of a name and how it will be used on the project please feel free to bring it up.

I know there was some discussion about this in the old Project 300 thread but I would ask that those of you that participated in that dicussion make your points again here.

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[tmoris]

1. P300
2. prolly yes

[ASRSPR]

To complement the original's nautical motif, I was thinking that something topographical would be interesting. What about "MkII Sublitoral"? It is the zone extending to the edge of the continental shelf and to the limits of where light passes into the seas. It is also a rough approximation of the watch's diving range.



I think we absolutely should put the name of the watch on the face. While the sterile watch demographic has been well-served by MkII in the past, I do not think that that direction is at all fitting for this model. The original has a large Omega logo and three lines of text; it is a graceful in comparison to the long-form novel of the modern Seamaster Professional and Planet Ocean models (logo + 6 lines!). To minimize it would be to repeat or worsen the mistake of the PRS-14 - the dial will seem entirely too sparse and empty.

[bob m]

"Spindrift 200/300"

-the water/mist that blows of the waves during gales; Im biased to sailing terms...guess we will all want something different lol

[enkidu]

"Portsmouth", the Royal Navy's main naval facility and where the original SM300 was undoubtedly used.

Perhaps just three lines:

MKII
<name>
300m

small font in 70's style script would be cool. MKII of course in the logo style.

[Thieuster]

Did some research on the internet. 'Pheon' perhaps? Broad arrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Menno

[Artonthewrist]

I did some rough drawings and came up with a simply yet what
seems balanced look for the dial:

Just under larger triangle would be MIIK,

and then above the 6 at or about same location as the MIIK
would be a Y(Yao) which would author the watch yet again
and would blend with the large triangle.

then under the Y following the bottom cresent shape of the
dial but above the number or indicie would be 300M Auto or just 300m
with a cursive font perhaps....

[enkidu]

Did some research on the internet. 'Pheon' perhaps? Broad arrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Menno

I like it! It's a great fit, but off the beaten path.

[Billyloves2boogie]

Keeping with the Island theme after the Kingston, how about the using the popular Island name of Winston as in the "Winston 300"? Alternatively just the "MKII 300" works for me & will give a nice clean dial.

[nsmike]

It might be too commonly used but when I hear Spartan I think 300.