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WristScan May 2026 — Judges Announcement
Watches of Japan · Theme by: Art
Thank you to everyone who submitted to this month's WristScan! With 238 photo entries from 41 contributors, picking winners is no small task. Four members/Mods of the community have stepped up as judges — 40 picks across the four categories will recognize 14 different members. Winners will follow as replies to this thread.
 | Dr No 📷 Wrist Shot A long-time host of WristScan and a passionate vintage collector. Dr No has the eye for a well-composed wrist shot — that subtle blend of timepiece, hand, and surroundings that makes a photo memorable. |
| | KMII 🎯 Static Shot A thoughtful collector with broad tastes — from Habring² to Doxa, and plenty in between. KMII brings a careful eye to the still-life category, where lighting, composition, and the watch itself need to do all the talking. |
| | quattro ⏱ Best Classic Patek Philippe and Chopard L.U.C devotee with a knack for thematic still-life — watches paired with Zuni fetishes, holiday ornaments, or carefully chosen props. Quattro picks the entries that honor watchmaking heritage with style. |
| | cazalea 🏆 Watch of the Month A storyteller through and through — cazalea pairs watches with personal anecdotes, beach scenes, dock posts, and humour. Diving watches, chronographs, and titanium are favorites. The right judge to crown the standout watch of the month. |
Each category's winners will be posted as a reply below.
Best Classic - Winners
Best Classic — Winners
Judge: quattro · Watches of Japan, May 2026
| 🥇 Winner — Dr No |
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| Three Grand Seikos in my collection: one vintage… |
| 🥈 Runner-Up — Jay (Eire) |
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| #1 Various Seiko of mine. |
| 🥉 Bronze — Subexplorer |
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| Hello again dear Art and friends!! |
★ Honorable Mentions
| ★ cazalea |
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| Oh my, I will have to send some money in to help support the servers… |
| ★ jml_watches |
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| I thought I had more! |
| ★ InDebtButOnTime |
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| Great theme! Made In Japan |
| ★ Watchonthewrist |
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| Thanks for hosting this WS dear Dr No (Arigato) |
| ★ KMII |
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| Thanks so much for the wonderful theme |
| ★ Bill |
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| Seiko Divers |
| ★ S F |
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| Fantastic theme, striking poster! |
| ★ descartes1 |
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| Great theme! Like many I've gone a little crazy with Seiko |
Thanks for the mention Emmanuel 👍🏻🙏🏻
And huge congratulations to the deserving winners 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Watch of the Month Winners
Watch of the Month — Winners
Judge: cazalea · Watches of Japan, May 2026
| 🥇 Winner — Subexplorer |
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| Hello again dear Art and friends!! |
| 🥈 Runner-Up — KMII |
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| Thanks so much for the wonderful theme |
| 🥉 Bronze — KMII |
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| Thanks so much for the wonderful theme |
★ Honorable Mentions
| ★ Gregineugene |
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| I might be the only one with this entry… |
| ★ Dr No |
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| Three Grand Seikos in my collection |
| ★ Dr No |
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| The latest arrival and directly from Japan — Citizen |
| ★ descartes1 |
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| Great theme! Like many I've gone a little crazy with Seiko |
| ★ S F |
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| Fantastic theme, striking poster! |
| ★ InDebtButOnTime |
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| Great theme! Made In Japan |
| ★ Bill |
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| A graphic upgrade Seiko divers |
| ★ quattro |
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| Thank you so much, Art, for hosting this exciting edition! |
Thanks for two on the podium, Mike 👍🏻🙏🏻
And huge congratulations to all others - was a great turnout this time 👌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
Static Shot - Judge: KMII · Watches of Japan, May 2026
Static Shot — Winners
Judge: KMII · Watches of Japan, May 2026
| 🥇 Winner — cazalea |
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| Wow! the pink snowflake!!! |
| 🥈 Runner-Up — Dr No |
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| Ken found the 56 in Japan and had Ohira-san… |
| 🥉 Bronze — Jay (Eire) |
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| #1 Various Seiko of mine. |
★ Honorable Mentions
| ★ Bill |
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| Seiko Divers |
| ★ quattro |
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| Thank you so much, Art… |
| ★ cazalea |
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| No wrists to clutter the shot |
| ★ InDebtButOnTime |
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| Great theme! Made In Japan |
Wrist Shot - Judge: Dr No · Watches of Japan, May 2026
Wrist Shot — Winners
| 🥇 Winner — KURT_DAVID |
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| Got lucky this morning 🌚 |
| 🥈 Runner-Up — jml_watches |
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| I thought I had more! |
| 🥉 Bronze — cazalea |
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| Oh my, I will have to send some money in to help support the servers… |
★ Honorable Mentions
| ★ Watchonthewrist |
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| Thanks for hosting this WS dear Dr No (Arigato) |
| ★ Watchonthewrist |
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| Thanks for hosting this WS dear Dr No (Arigato) |
| ★ KMII |
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| Thanks so much for the wonderful theme |
| ★ InDebtButOnTime |
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| Great theme! Made In Japan |
| ★ KMII |
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| Thanks so much for the wonderful theme |
| ★ cazalea |
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| For everyone who wants a Pogue color photo, here you go |
| ★ Subexplorer |
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| Hello again dear Art and friends!! |
| ★ Subexplorer |
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| Hello again dear Art and friends!! |
That has put a massive smile on my face 😀
Thank you Art.
I really wanted to capture a sunrise that was a new rather than an old photo and the Friday was atrocious but God smiled on me Saturday morning. Love Japanese watches and enjoyed taking part.
A really great show from everyone participating and thanks to Bill for the banners/posters and all Wristscan Mods and Judges for their continued enthusiasm.
Kind regards Kurt.
I really wanted to capture a sunrise that was a new rather than an old photo and the Friday was atrocious but God smiled on me Saturday morning. Love Japanese watches and enjoyed taking part.
A really great show from everyone participating and thanks to Bill for the banners/posters and all Wristscan Mods and Judges for their continued enthusiasm.
Kind regards Kurt.
Congrats to All the Winners, what a Beautiful Poster ❤️, I regret that I wasn't able to participate this time
Love this new format and style!
Congratulations to all the well-deserved winners, to all those that took part, and especially to all the judges that took time to commit to quite a sizeable short-listing of great entries!
On behalf of Hello Kitty I'd like to thank the judges for their hard work. We are honored!
Thanks for the place & mention congratulations to all the winners!
Really enjoyed seeing everyone's Japanese watches.
Cheers
JML
Cheers
JML
So many cool pieces and pics, Congratulations to the Winners !
I missed this event while out of town, maybe next time !