really great pics, RJW...

Sep 21, 2010,07:50 AM
 

That last one with the sun glinting off the edge of the bezel is one of the best watch pictures I've ever seen....really well done

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Glashütte Original Photo Contest time, folks! Get out your cameras . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 16th, 2010-11:28
. . . and share the latest pics of your favorite G O's with us. There will be two categories this time, Technical Merit and Aesthetic Merit, and each will be awarded First, Second, and Third place prizes. Kelvin Tan, our Purists Photography forum moderato...  

Great photo Art

 
 By: =RWK= : September 17th, 2010-00:51
Cheers, -- Richard.

I'm no photographer

 
 By: Dr Bill : September 17th, 2010-13:06
But I like this one....  

I like this one, too . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-00:45
. . . the Panomatic Chrono was my favorite 'heavyweight' until the introduction of the Senator Chronometer . My sense is that it's one of the least appreciated and most underestimated modern chronographs . . . cordially, Art

Ok, my attempt.

 
 By: amanico : September 17th, 2010-13:19
My settings: Crop Light, Contrast at very light values. Best, Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-09-17 13:19:45...  

Bravo! Three excellent entries, Nicolas . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-01:10
. . . your Senator Navigator is one of very few modern large designs that doesn't seem altogether out of place on my wrist . . .

My attempt...

 
 By: Goh : September 17th, 2010-22:23
All un-edited, un-cropped. Best, Goh...  

tool and tool

 
 By: Yong AMG : September 18th, 2010-22:24
tool to telling time and tool for cleaning my camera.......  

2nd - my ticket to GO world

 
 By: Yong AMG : September 18th, 2010-22:28
first GO watch I own and open the new world to me. PS: crop & USM in photoshop...  

3rd - my breakfast this morning

 
 By: Yong AMG : September 18th, 2010-23:03
sir, what would you like to be served ??...  

That's a rarely seen Senator . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:12
. . . and only in production for a few years, mid-decade . . .

Thank you , Art.

 
 By: Yong AMG : September 20th, 2010-05:23
Thank you Art, I pick this beauty up from a fellow collector here. In fact, I don't know much about history of this watch apart that its purchased date around 2005. Would you mind to share some expert knowledge and this watch and its historical important.

The original silver-dialed version with a brushed case . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-10:47
. . . was my second G O, Yong. I was smitten then by the fusion of multiple complications with the symmetry of the dial design, and still find it compelling. The reason for parting was to fund a third Karree perpetual. In retrospect, the cost was higher t... 

Hitting the links . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:10
. . . with your seven-link bracelet-equipped Glashüttes! The third photo reminds me of a baseball joke . . . Q: What do you do to an elephant with three balls? A: Walk him and pitch to the tiger.

don't own this... yet

 
 By: willis : September 18th, 2010-07:07
... but hope to soon. took this in an AD's, the umpteen time that I've admired it. Taken by a (fairly) capable phone camera. warmest regards and thanks, Willis

oops.

 
 By: willis : September 18th, 2010-07:10
...  

;-) . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:20
. . . now that puts a smile on my face! Hope to see you in the Senator Chronometer club soon . . .

Here's mine......

 
 By: TonyR : September 18th, 2010-10:06
Tony...  

Here's another.....

 
 By: TonyR : September 18th, 2010-10:32
...  

great-looking watch, is it a LE?

 
 By: pv45 : September 19th, 2010-01:38
the brushed rose gold case looks great when was it released?

Thanks.....

 
 By: TonyR : September 19th, 2010-06:53
Im not sure if the Navigator Perpetual in rose gold was released in 2008 or 2009 but its still showing on the Glashutte website. They were release in a limited edition of 100 pieces, I going to do a write up on the watch shortly. Its a great piece! Tony

That's quite a one-two punch, Tony! White . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:26
. . . and rose gold, cal 90 and cal 100, both complicated yet austere in Glashütte's inimitable manner . . .

Ok, I'll play here's two pictures of my lastest

 
 By: nekok : September 19th, 2010-03:52
g And....when I was young I did not know what I was getting into...and I don't mean the canal boat LOL!...  

Great photos Nicky...Congrats on your latest!

 
 By: =RWK= : September 19th, 2010-14:48
Best! -- Richard.

nice shot! [nt]

 
 By: DRMW : September 19th, 2010-23:30
No message body

I surrender! How . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:29
. . . could anyone resist your second submission?

Senator Navigator dial-B...

 
 By: =RWK= : September 19th, 2010-14:57
...  

Another stellar wrist shot . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:35
. . . and well-crafted, too, with the blue and white hands set against your matching shirt sleeve . . .

Something borrowed, something blue …

 
 By: AndrewD : September 19th, 2010-17:53
Not mine, unfortunately, but rather the Senator Chronometer that Art has used to kick off this photo thread. Taken with the light of the setting sun in the car park of the Rainbow Bar & Grill in LA. Andrew...  

19:15:07, 07/20/10 . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:43
. . . 34.09062º latitude, -118.38835º longitude . . .

Perpetual Pals- Synchronized Desk Swimming

 
 By: kojikabuto : September 19th, 2010-19:28
Great photos, everyone!...  

The allure of Glashütte's perpetuals . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-02:49
. . . never ceases to amaze me. Btw, there's extra points for being the first to post a Karree ;-) . . .

Found one in my HDD...

 
 By: KIH : September 19th, 2010-23:21
I am not an artist, obviously.... I tried to upload the photo from HDD, but for some reason, I couldn't. Any problem on the server side? Or is my PC or firewall setting somewhat wrong? Any help is much appreciated! Ken...  

Both Glashüttes, both Meißens, but . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-10:51
. . . differing precious metals, Romans vs Arabics, conventional crown vs onion, cal 100 vs cal 49. Finding more variety within a closely matched pair would be quite a feat . . .

Here is my contribution.

 
 By: jlux : September 20th, 2010-04:59
Some pictures of my Senator Automatic.Slightly enhanced with post-processing software. Best regards, Gerard...  

Lovely photos, Gerard!

 
 By: marcelo : September 20th, 2010-05:47
And you were lucky to get the beautiful Caliber 100 when it came with gold chatons

Thank you, Gerard . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 20th, 2010-11:10
. . . brilliant images, all . . .

Seanator Navigator

 
 By: mtvandi : September 21st, 2010-00:04
Great photos of GO's so far. Here is my Senator Navigator, cropped and with a bit of contrast. Regards, Mark V...  

Love the background, Mark . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 21st, 2010-12:02
. . . well chosen ;-) . . .

Thanks Art...

 
 By: mtvandi : September 21st, 2010-18:58
I loved the GO catalog from last year so much...it became my backround for the watch photo. Mark V

posted last month...

 
 By: teckmeng : September 21st, 2010-00:08
...  

Meißen dials have a purity . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 21st, 2010-12:05
. . . even when embellished, as this model celebrating Singapore's Independence. Thanks for participating, teckmeng . . . cordially, Art

GO PanoMaticLunar done in 3 ways...

 
 By: RJW : September 21st, 2010-02:58
OK, let me try... This one is completely raw. No cropping, editing or photoshopping in any way. This one is lightly toasted. I used the on-camera grainy B & W filter option to take this photo. No cropping, editing or photoshopping otherwise. This one is l...  

really great pics, RJW...

 
 By: scott7 : September 21st, 2010-07:50
That last one with the sun glinting off the edge of the bezel is one of the best watch pictures I've ever seen....really well done

Thanks very much...

 
 By: RJW : September 22nd, 2010-06:05
High praise indeed. Just between you and me, that last shot started out as a wristshot but after about 10 goes I still couldn't get it right and then it dawned on me to hold the watch instead to get that angle right. It certainly turned out well. I hope y... 

Your third submission invokes . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 21st, 2010-12:11
. . . subliminal symbolism, Richard. The arc of the moon phase indicator set against the arcs of Sidney Harbor Bridge and the arced roofs of the Sidney Opera House makes for a deeply compelling image. Well done, sir.

Thanks Art...

 
 By: RJW : September 22nd, 2010-06:09
High praise from one I consider a true Aesthete. Regards, Richard.

The best I've got...

 
 By: craniotes : September 22nd, 2010-09:39
...of the only one I've got: Ansel Adams, I am not. Regards, Adam...  

Movement Question For You

 
 By: db darien : September 23rd, 2010-12:29
Having once owned a Sport Evo and as a current owner of a brand I know you like (UTS), I was wondering if you had any thoughts or observations you can share regarding the Caliber 39 movement inside the G.O. and (or "versus", I should say...) the ETA 2890 ... 

Interesting question...

 
 By: craniotes : September 23rd, 2010-15:47
Hey DB, I keep meaning to respond to your PM (is it enough to say that I LOVE UTS?), but life always intrudes, as they say. Anyway, to answer your question, I feel that the ETA 2892 family of movements compares quite favorably to the cal. 39 in terms of a... 

So...does this mean that you LOVE UTS ????? [nt]

 
 By: db darien : September 23rd, 2010-16:04
No message body

In a word...

 
 By: craniotes : September 24th, 2010-08:54
...YES! Not to stray too off-topic here, but it's hard not to love what Herr Spinner is doing in his shop in Munich. And for someone like me who absolutely loves his unique aesthetic, UTS watches are nothing but win. UTS may not be close to being a match ... 

Ansel Adams . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 25th, 2010-14:53
. . . didn't have a G O! . . . ;-) . . .

Here is....

 
 By: MiniCooper : September 22nd, 2010-11:00
my contribution.... Cheers...  

The instrument cluster of your car must be jealous!

 
 By: patrick_y : September 23rd, 2010-17:50
The instrument cluster of your car is probably jealous of the beauty of the dials on your rattrapante. Beautiful watch, one of my favorite GOs.

My....

 
 By: MiniCooper : September 22nd, 2010-11:05
second one... A movement that is definitely protected.... Cheers...  

For those that aren't familiar with the Sport Evo Impact . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 22nd, 2010-12:26
. . . PP's submission clearly shows the open space between movement and case; the movement is suspended on four elastic mounts that absorb shock, much like the shock absorbers or struts in an automobile.

And....

 
 By: MiniCooper : September 22nd, 2010-11:09
my third....

Second try....

 
 By: MiniCooper : September 22nd, 2010-11:11
...  

Two from me

 
 By: fernando : September 23rd, 2010-21:43
(cropped) (au naturale) HAGWE all fernando...  

Thanks, fernando . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 24th, 2010-10:04
. . . and my compliments on displaying the dial and movement view in the same shot - very clever! Cordially, Art

German engineering

 
 By: stromer : September 25th, 2010-05:03
from the former western and eastern parts of Germany. Thought that the upcoming 20th anniversary of the German reunification would be a great occasion to bring together these two cool engines: The Image is slightly denoised and sharpened (I need a better ...  

Goodness, Martin, how did you know that . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 25th, 2010-15:02
. . . the A3 TDI is one of my favorite driving machines?! Currently driving a Honda Civic, after driving GTIs for the past several years. While the Civic appeals to my rational side, it does little to inspire. I understand there might be a VW version of t... 

Art my friend.............

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : September 25th, 2010-15:34
I have the 2.0 TDI with a manual 6 speeder in my light truck, it runs like charm with 180 hp's.

We only get the 140 hp version here . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 25th, 2010-16:35
. . . (sigh) . . . all the good stuff is elsewhere . . .

My one was 140 hp's from the start..............

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : September 25th, 2010-16:47
But with my magic hands I add 40 hp's in a eyeblink.

Some little bird told me ;-)

 
 By: stromer : September 26th, 2010-09:22
That's funny that there are not manual transmissions in your country. When I rented a car in California 12 years back, only automatic transmissions were available. The transmission of the one one we got was quite a mess on winding mountain roads; a waste ... 

Here is my ones....................

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : September 25th, 2010-12:49
First I start with my lovely Panomaticlunar. Another GO brick in the wall. I have resize, adjust colors, light and contrast. Next will be something colorful. Resize, color, ligth and contrast adjustments. And my Senator chronograph in black and white to g...  

These belong in a museum, Jocke . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 25th, 2010-16:36
. . . gorgeous photos, all . . .

Thanks my friend. [nt]

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : September 25th, 2010-16:48
No message body

Here is my contribution in the contest.

 
 By: Tony.A. : September 26th, 2010-12:52
In the last minute! Here is a photo taken for just a couple of minutes ago. Regards Tony Axelzon...  

My two GOs

 
 By: mac : September 26th, 2010-12:52
...  

The contest is now closed . . .

 
 By: Dr No : September 26th, 2010-23:52
. . . and the results will be revealed tomorrow evening. Thank you, all, for participating. Every photo that transitioned to our Gallery will take a turn as Masthead photo. Cordially, Art

Not for the contest.

 
 By: VMM : September 27th, 2010-09:10
Just for your/our pleasure. I need my camera. This pic it's been taken with a borrowed one. Vte...  

There are people

 
 By: stromer : September 27th, 2010-09:44
who consider pain a pleasure. I simply love this watch since I was allowed to try it in Basel, but at the moment I cannot go for it. What a pain! For my personal taste the steel version is far better than the two golden ones for its certain stealth. (Did ... 

I feel your pain.

 
 By: VMM : September 27th, 2010-09:52
And yes, I find (some kinds of) pain a pleasure. As you, I think the SS is much better looking than the gold ones. This is all about taste. You are welcome. I will take the hurting as a pleasure too. Thanks. Vte