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Our March Event "Just Three Hands" is closed now and our judges are working on the veredicts...
Hello dear friends:
I wuish to thank to our members for the quantity and quality of answers to our theme received during the weekend.
I also wish to apologize for not answering all entries as it is my custom but I had a complicated Sunday with some family engagements and little time to read and reply all messages. I promise I will be answering today Monday all pending entries.
Now regarding results:
Our dear Captain Scarlet will be judging Best Watch of the Week category.
Our dear Art (Dr. No) will be judging Best Classic Watch category.
I will be judging both Best Wrist Shot and Best Static Shot categories.
Veredicts will be published at the judges convenience today Monday and tomorrow Tuesday. Stay tuned!
Have a nice week ahead,
Abel
Several candidates as usual for Classic . . .
. . . starting with Mary Anny's pocket watch . . .
. . . Giles' Omega Genève, . . .
. . . Bill's Sub, . . .
. . . Abel's Explorer, . . .
. . . Cap's Patek, . . .
. . . Livius' Minerva, . . .
. . . hora12reborn's Omega, . . .
. . . Larry's Fortis Spaceman, . . .
. . . Francis5's Mido, . . .
. . . and Seiji's Longines Hour Angle . . .
. . . and Seikosha.
Bronze goes to Greg's Croton for its spectacular patina, . . .
. . . silver to Francis5 for his exquisite Lucien Piccard, and . . .
. . . gold to Seiji for . . .
. . . his Longines grail.
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Thank You! I really am happy winning this one, the watch hands workmanship in a day when the Swiss could only use hand tools, (or oxes pushing mills and waterwheels tied to series of bands and pullies) was the only factory power sources to manufacture, delicate metal work like this is to me is impressive. And you don't see photographs of the workers using loupe until much later after 1876 when a German surgeon invented the modern loupe, so this was extremely tedious work.
Big congrats Seiji! Well deserved. A superb piece with historical value and beauty. Cheers, Abel
Thank you so much dear Art for your great veredict. So many superb classic timepieces were shown by our participants during the weekend that your task was truly very hard choosing...
... winners I can imagine.
Big congrats to Seiji, Francis and Greg for their wonderful watches and to all friends mentioned as well. Thank you Art and to all participants for making a very enjoyable edition of WS.
Best cordial regards, Abel
Big congrats to Seiji, Francis and Greg for their wonderful watches and to all friends mentioned as well. Thank you Art and to all participants for making a very enjoyable edition of WS.
Best cordial regards, Abel
Thanks for the mention Art.
The Croton was my dad's watch. But as you can imagine he never really owned it...he just hung onto it so he could pass it down to me. Thanks Dad!
Thank you for the kind mention, Art!
Congratulations to the winners. Some lovely vintage pieces this WS feature - particularly liked the Lucien Piccard and the Mido here - and well done to Abel for the great theme.
The hands of this Longines are absolutely incredible.
Congratulations, Seiji: a well deserved win!
Best, Emmanuel
Best, Emmanuel
Hello Art, thank you so much for including my Fortis ( it’s a fun quirky watch IMO ) I never thought it would get a second glance.
Great choice on the theme and what a fabulous group of watches, there are some serious timepieces with super interesting history! Congratulations to Seiji, that Longines is truly a piece of art. Thanks again!
Hello dear friends! Here my veredict for Best Static Shot
Thanks again to all our friends participating past weekend sharing great shots of their three hands watches.
Here some static pictures which caught my attention and the winners for this edition:
An Special mention for deBalzac and his shot of his wonderful Minerva. I liked so much this picture for the mood he obtained with the soft light quality probably coming through a near window.
Another special mention (or perhaps we should create a new category for “wurst shots”) goes for the hilarious shot by our dear COUNT DE MONET.
Now … Bronze Medal goes to our dear TheMadDruid and his newly arrived Parmigiani Fleurier on the rocks.
A Silver Medal goes to Larrykelley11 and his Longines Legend Diver shot by the sea seated on an algae covered rock.
And the Gold Medal goes to…
KURT_DAVID for his nice composition showing his Tudor Bronzo with his straps shaped like a big “S” against an interesting wood texture.
Big congrats to all winners and mentions and to all participants for making a new very enjoyable edition of WS.
Have a nice week ahead dear friends!
Abel
Oh crikey, thank you Abel!
That’s made my day.
Well done to all participants, quite the selection.
Thank you Abel for hosting. 🙏🏻
Well done to all participants, quite the selection.
Thank you Abel for hosting. 🙏🏻
Kurt, you know how I feel about your pics! You’re the master and that Turdor shot was brilliant!
Un placer my dear friend Michael. I wish you are enjoying your wonderful timepiece so much!! Abrazos, Abel
Hi Abel, I am stunned, thank you so much for the Silver! To be included with the likes of Kurt, Maddruid and the Count, is humbling.
this 3 hander was a fun theme!