WristScan

. . . are Damjan for Static Photo, Dirk [log-in: dedestexhes] for Wrist Scan, and Montblanc moderator Patrick Y for Watch of the Week.

. . . Ken!

"Dear Art,

For me the first time to judge and honestly, always nice to read other people's judgments but once you have to pick a picture yourself, not easy!  A lot of nice pictures that I enjoyed a lot.  But I would like to comment on three Wrist Scans that stand out from the rest for me.

Dr No/Art's black Karree, so poetic . . .
 

. . . the dynamics of the picture being tilted makes it special.  The monochromatic watch on a dramatic background resulted in a very nice wrist shot.

deBalzac/Livius probably represents the best interpretation of the winter slowly coming . . .

. . . to an end.  Again I like the background as it is a theme close to my heart being a yachtsman.

But there can be only one winner, and for me that is KIH/Ken! 

What a picture!  As said by other people, the softness of the porcelain dial and the effect on the bezel combined together result in soberness with a vibrant edge.  And the announcement of spring by the (what I suppose it is) Japanese Cherry Blossom just gives that little extra.

Well done all.

Best regards,

Dirk"

I second the motion that all have done well this session.  This is the first time my eyes bulged at every submission while scrolling down the screen.  Whether aesthetically, technically, or subjectively, this was the best session ever, in my humble opinion.

As for your discernment, Dirk, I have the utmost respect.  There is something very special about Ken's submission.  The reflections on the bezel and lugs were so naturally captured that I wondered if Ken had stumbled onto a limited edition Glashütte hitherto unknown.  This is the first time in memory that reflections on the case contributed to the allure of the image.  We've seen pictures where reflections on the crystal or dial had an effect, but never on the case. 

Thanks much for the honorable mention.  It was a minor miracle capturing the gull at close distance on the beach, and then flying off into the sunset.  I'd no thought of sharing them, but Bim's winter theme brought to mind the coincidental lyrics of "White Bird".  Glad you liked it!

Thank you, Dirk.  Thank you, Art.

It was, I believe, one Spring day sometime after my wife passed and I was walking in the Central Park with my second newly found love - camera.  It was still coldish, but Cherry Blossom (yes, Japanese, I believe) was almost fully blown.  The reflection on the case was not intended at all.  Perhaps very nice weather helped and played the trick.  All the branches and the flowers came onto the nicely curved, very well-finished case.

Again, thank you so much!  I am so humbled....

Have a great week!

Best,
Ken

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and congratulation to Ken for the beautiful picture of the Glashütte Senator Meißen.

 

Livius

. . . Nicolas!

"Dear Art,

This week was all about quality over quantity in my sector of judgment.



Among eleven entries including yours truly, I would like to put forward in Dirk's vein three of them.

Third place: Fred's Longines www . . .

. . . for Nico's eyes only.

Second place - IWC vintage Ingenieur . . . 

. . . from Dr Strong.

And the winner - JLC MMR on the BBQ . . .

. . . sorry, on the grill .

Lord of the Rings for feeble-minded me was this week's best static photo…the power of picture…the beauty of watch…charisma of the owner and madness of story around it --- that was it.

Not easy to do judging at 3 AM knowing that lectures are waiting at 8 AM.

Yours,

D"

Burning the midnight oil, eh, Damjan?  I've a feeling this submission . . .

. . . appeared after you went to bed.  Not the most impressive image aesthetically or technically, but subjectively? - oh, yeah!  Patrice . . .




. . . hit the lights out ;-) . . .

you knew this was coming....

. . . known ;-) . . .

I have a good alibi, and tons of witnesses to confirm where I was... So, no, I didn't corrupt Damjan, this time.

Well, this time...



There is also a story between Damjan and this MMR. I wore it the first time we met, and he fell in love ( with the watch, to avoid any misplaced confusion. )

Thank you so much for the honors, Damjan, and for your comments, Art!

All the best,

Nicolagged.

and not only after watch

No worries, I will bring it with me next time we meet.

Best,

Nicolas

too often.....LoL

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if you only drove Vintage Ingenieur This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2013-03-12 05:20:49

...and get back to you...LOL

. . . for Watch of the Week ;-) . . .

"Dear Art,

Thank you for the call, and apologies for the delay - it has indeed been a busy weekend.

After much thought and review, I was really tempted by four watches: pplater's McGonigle and AP Grand Sonnerie, Matt's Eberhard, and the intriguing JLC Geophysic from p@trice. 

After much consideration, and still fond memories of our recent Jaeger-LeCoultre event, I finally settled upon pplater's McGonigle . . .

. . . as this would be the watch I'm going to further my research in.

Thanks again, Art.  It was good to see you last Friday.

Best,

Patrick"

Thanks to all, participants and judges, for an especially memorable session of Wrist Scan, and have a good week ahead.

Art

Despite Art's header - what a pleasant surprise!  The Brothers McG will be most pleased. On their behalf - thank you.