Horological Meandering

I would like you to all go through your photo albums and post up your two favourite watch photos. The ones that captured the watches’ personality, just as you love to see it. And explain what aspects of the watches are best shown. Or perhaps just why you ... 

just 2 of my old photos I like quite a bit Mech. Double Doses of Tritium! Double Perpetual ! or Double Time ? This message has been edited by Mech on 2012-04-30 23:00:23...  

...is just extraordinarily tasty, Mech! I love being able to see the fine grain of the dial, and I'm a sucker for image sharpness so the extremely clean shot of the dial and numerals really does it for me. More! More! Best, Gary G

like the Datograph, the Journe was a joy to photograph. Mech....  

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Shot! Amazing! Mech

Thanks, Mech -- I was hopeful that there would be a comment on that shot, because when I posted it on the Breguet forum there really wasn't too much feedback, which I found surprising. Not about the photo, but about the accomplishment that this watch repr... 

First shot ever taken on my kitchen counter. By now I must have taken 1000 photos of watches here. I love the dial, its readability and clarity. The moon. And the hollow arrow tip on the center seconds hand. The best watch I have and the longest held. Ano...  

Here are two I am thinking about, a lot, for different reasons... The Old School Boy Shots: Best, Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-04-30 23:21:36...  

for only one reason... they are awesome watches made with soul Best Damjan P.S. Things are going slow ehhh????

As for the Soul, I can't agree more with you. That was the main characteristic of these Pre V pieces. Best, my dear friend. Nicolas

It is so complicated to choose amongst the zillions pictures I have but I would like to highlight this one. Because this watch is pure candy. Because I like the colours. Because there is a fun side on the pic. Fx...  

...and since I have no self-discipline, I hope you'll forgive me for choosing 4. As part of my plea, I will say that 3 of the watches aren't mine, and the 4th photo hasn't been seen here in quite a while. In keeping with your request, I'll include a few w...  

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And you focused on both the meaningfulness of the watches and the photography technique and process. Nice work. Andrew

Well as others have said... it is difficult to choose from thousands of photos... so here are 2 that spring to mind as being 2 totally different shots and being happy with the results... Hublot - Our house was overrun by thousands of ladybirds (ladybugs i...  

That ladybug shot is just screaming "Masthead!" Best, Gary

The coined edge ref 4062 in PG seems to be the most outstanding feature of this watch The black and white pic of the most elegant watch ever made - patek 2526. The picture is very understated!!...  

One I bought when my son was born one I got when my daughter was born Priceless ! D...  

These are my two picks Andrew (though I have posted them before): The first picture captured the beautiful guilloche dial of the Observatoire perfectly And the second picture showed the elegance and the superb finishing of the Lange 1 Tourbillon - Best Sa...  

Believe it or not, I got another one (same model). (Pics from #1. #2 is being checked by my watchmaker) Cheers, Nilo...  

The "pimp" metal bracelet (already removed, thank you). Cheers, Nilo

These two are, IMVHO and to my eyes and senses, "pure art" .... That is why. The dial, center tourbillon, red 12, size, weight... All are speaking loudly. Unique dial guilloche pattern, matched second hand and the moonphase sky.... Ken...  

of these two watches are: this shot of my Nomos Tangente Sport Datum on a demagnetizer in that it emphasizes the classic elegance of the watch and.. this photo of my Ventura V-matic Master II with my Lamy Studio pen, both designed in a simple, sleek moder...  

I'm with you all the way on the watch-pen shot! Cazalea

my first is what I ordered for my 40th which is used every day and I got lucky with the late sun last year..... Then I also got lucky to be able to purchase this beauty, and this pic got a mention for the weekly watch pic one week so is also special.... G...  

...so these two, both divers.... The first - Blancpain Milspec 1, resting on my old Nikonos III underwater camera - combining my 2 passions - watches and diving. and the 2nd being (similar to Damjan) celebrating the birth of my son, with this standard sub...  

. . . and one that merely passed thru my hands for too short a spell. Both images taken with point and shoot cameras, and both au naturel - no processing or even cropping with either. I feel the Karree image is not only well framed geometrically, but also...  

I would like to ad the following tow photos to this post: 1. The Geophysic, for its history and significant part of the JLC heritage. As a part of the JLC 125 Years Jubilé collection, here lying on the Year Book from the same year (1958) with the thr...  

Those 2 pictures have a special significance for me because they were taken in the master's own workshop. I was such a wonderful occasion. I simply love the play of light on the guilloché dial (not really visible on those shots) and the way it fliker...  

... to choose, but I pick this one for its taste of summer I (we ???) do miss so much .... and this one for the love of my son (am I too much of a sissy ??? ) ... featuring his beloved "nounours" Best regards Fred This message has been edited by Ludi on 2...  

Hi All Here are my two favourite shots - for now! the back of a Futurematic The above shot for me in defines what a futurematic is all about with that phrase clearly in view. Group shot Just some of my favourite watches together and reminds me of why I'm ...  

As i am away, must I choose from the pictures at hand: #1 SM300 CK2913 and our lovely dog Futte (a cocker Spaniel) Not the sharpest photo. Taken with my phone, but I love it because I wore the watch a lot that winter when I went for a walk with Fut. # The...  

Sheesh. Even with massive computing power and lots of crappy photos, that's a lot of work. And first I Have to swing through the wine cellar to get fortified.

I'll give you 24 hours to post up two images; 12 hours to find the photos and 12 hours to sober up enough to post them! Good luck with your mission. A

My photo albums are getting a big unwieldy and tough to sift through, so here's the first two pix I found that I really love. My AP 15300. I love this picture for a variety of reasons, but the biggest one is that the lighting shows off the wonderful angle...  

are amongst my favorites......  

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are hard to choose but maybe these:...  

... I love to read about favorite photos and watches from our Purists colleagues! Will you please allow me for my two requested photos, plus one? Here they are my favorites from my "Family" album: Favorite nr 1, was taken on February 2011, just after maki...  

... have been in my heart for many, many decades now. Well, I´m a vintage myself I guess! Un abrazo, y buen fin de semana mi querido amigo! From the far south Pampas, Abel.

#1 Taking the Breguet to meet grandpa! (Also PPlater, you take the good with the bad) #2 Rememberence of things past A...  

Hi Andrew, I was hunting a vintage Sub, I was more after a 5512 or 5508, and then I was offered that, a 6538 Big Crown, one of my grails so I was lucky to be able to aquire it. The picture is part of a serie that I did with this lady bug, the last shot as...  

... AMAZING! The lady bug in the middle of its "take off" is awesome! It gets the attention off that most beautiful no crown guards Sub you got there! Thanks for sharing these beauties in breathtaking photographs! Kind regards, Abel.

thanks for your kind words. you can check out the whole sequence here: rolex.watchprosite.com = Matt

... which I followed to view the complete amazing sequence! That´s formidable! May be this is one of those "one of a kind opportunities" which a photographer gets with lots of patience and lots of good luck! Congrats for these beautiful shots, and fo...