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Absolutely stunning
though I still prefer the simplicity
More Duality Photos
By: Gary G : March 19th, 2012-12:22
As promised in my Simplicity post, here are more photos of the lovely Duality in WG. If time permits I may try to get a few more of the movement, but here's what I have as of now: Hope you enjoyed! As always, all comments and suggestions welcomed. And man...
Signal to noise ratio
By: Gary G : March 20th, 2012-13:14
You have no idea how many photos I take to get a few decent ones! My "reject" rate is very high indeed -- I'm glad to hear that some of the ones that survive do communicate the essence of these beautiful pieces. All the best, Gary
Don't you worry Gary
By: sidneyc : March 20th, 2012-17:37
Producing that ONE spectacular photo is all that matters! Even professionals discard a large proportion of their work and I've seen it first hand at a few weddings. But the precious few is what makes the difference between a good and not so good photograp...
Thanks, Tony
By: Gary G : March 20th, 2012-13:13
For me, being able to handle and photograph a Duality was mind-blowing! Only 9 were made, and the dual escapement design was truly ground-breaking as an advance in time-keeping. Gorgeous, too! Best, Gary
Thanks!
By: nwk00 : March 20th, 2012-04:03
Gary many thanks for the post. Rarely do we get to see pictures of the Duality. In the last picture, and I am not sure if it's tech issues, the geneva waves seem to bleed into the wording. Am I correct? regards Weekeat
Engraving
By: Gary G : March 20th, 2012-13:40
Thanks, Weekeat! On the logo, the ridges you see are not the striping (which is very subtle) but grooves cut into the sides of the letters themselves (that is on the vertical surfaces). Invisible to the naked eye, but with zillion-times macro photography ...
Thanks, Tim
By: Gary G : March 20th, 2012-13:48
Given the consistenly high quality of your watch photos, that's quite a compliment! The Duality was, shall we say, a challenge to photograph -- between the domed crystal, lack of AR, and subtle brushing of the silver dial (that either doesn't catch the li...
not quite following you
By: ei8htohms : March 23rd, 2012-05:32
Hi Ling, I don't fully understand the question, but let me try to explain what I mean. The convention for watch dials would be that the markers or numerals be positioned at a distance from the center that is proportional to the length of the hands which i...