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[Question] What is the appeal of Sinn? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by No_Personality6685@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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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?

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[–] StanislasChauvin@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sinn watches are built for purpose and are real tool watches with function being more important than design. They're not meant to be a fashion luxury watch but instead are targeted at professionals for specific uses. The super durable nature, great movement, and attractive price from this well known German brand is what makes it appealing to a lot of people. I totally get what you mean when people say that it looks too simple (honestly I'm no different) but it makes a lot of sense for a piece of this nature.