Luxury Watch Photography: Display & Collection
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Luxury Watch Photography: Display & Collection

By gadalex · Mar 8, 2021 · 24 replies
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In a world saturated with digital imagery, gadalex sparks a refreshing discussion about the tangible beauty of printed watch photography. His personal journey of transforming digital watch content into physical art for his home walls resonates with collectors seeking new ways to appreciate their horological passion. This article explores gadalex's unique approach and the community's shared enthusiasm for physical watch art.

Having printed a rather extensive number of watch photos, I negotiated with my wife a space on the wall to display them. Needless to say, I've exhausted my allotment. Regards, Baruch



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gadalex
Mar 8, 2021

I was telling a little fib, there's another wall... I'm on the tea, but the Limoncello has given me an idea.

CH
Chronometer (aka yacomino)
Mar 8, 2021

at first i was going more the "illustration" direction but I really like your high res pictures approach!

GA
gadalex
Mar 8, 2021

I have also slowly branched out to purchasing the horological art of others (on a different wall!)

GA
gadalex
Mar 8, 2021

It only occurred to me recently that we consume so much digital content that traditional media is sometimes ignored. I have printed out more than 20 different images to get an idea of how they look on paper rather than bytes! Fortunately some fellow enthusiasts have been as keen and have purchased some from me. My attempt to lead a small revolution...

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Bounce781
Mar 8, 2021

What’s the one in the top left of the picture? (White background)

GA
gadalex
Mar 9, 2021

That's one of my drawings inspired by FP Journe's tourbillon. I also completed a second one last year based on the Datograph (both A1 in size).

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