"It's not really a field watch, though, is it? With its styling it's much more of a large dress watch. I mean, a field watch should have high-contrast numerals and/or thicker, more visible indices. Just do a google image search for "field watch" and you'll see what I'm talking about. Also, $625 is a lot of money for a movement as pedestrian as the Miyota 821A, which doesn't even have hacking seconds and can be found in watches 1/4 of this price. "
"The only problem is that the Pickman will almost certainly not be street legal. So that limits its commercial use to cities that are golf cart friendly. "
"What about crash safety!? I don't fancy being trapped in a car Pinto-style if the doors don't open. Would there be some kind of safety auto-retract? I NEED TO KNOW MORE!"
"These are tons of fun! I love racing and design so this whole thing brings together two of my passions. Also, there is sort of precedent for a supercar going rallying: the Lancia Stratos from the 70s. Mid-mounted Ferrari V6, rear wheel drive, manual gearbox, beautiful swooping styling, shocking impracticality... That's supercar if I've ever seen one. "
"They're very attractive pieces but does anyone know how they prevent galvanic corrosion joining two dissimilar metals? The article doesn't seem to mention it. "