TimeOut

No, not the movie(s), your PPro avatar*.

There are a few avatar stories buried in various introductions, but I am interested in how you came to choose yours. How useful do you find the avatars to identify others? How important are they and do they lead you to make assumptions about others? Have you changed your avatar? Would you change it, or do you feel you should be consistent?

Mine is, of course, the seconds subdial from a Reverso Grand Date. It was the first watch I had used ThePuristS to research. The position of the hour and second hands were fortuitous when I took the photo, but they reminded me of a smiling face, so that became ‘me’ on the boards.

What’s your avatar story?

Andrew

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-12-30 20:13:14 This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-01-01 23:48:15

...so I doubt I'll ever change it on PPro.  It's a picture of my favorite possession, a 1968 Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar.  It's the material thing that I feel is most representative of me -- a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll; has seen quite a bit of life, and is still a little rough around the edges; dinged up here and there, but still rockin' and making sweet music! 

I always enjoy seeing other people's avatars on the boards.  For me, the avatars are your "faces" when I picture you while corresponding.

Cheers,

Daos

.. I have a old floor bass I inheritet from my father that I am going to start playing next season.

Cheers
Hans

...but I'm not musically gifted in any way.  I play it enough to accompany myself when I want to sing (also poorly).  I do enjoy it though!

Cheers,
Daos

... I used to play the piano, accoustic guitar and drums. I was said to be gifted but stopped playing as late teenager, whereas my brother continoued and are playing at concerts (as still amateur, playing electrical guitar, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Pouls etc) as the main name. This after 8-10 genearation of partly professionel or very gifted amateurs, I am the black sheep in the family :-(
Thats why I now want to play the floor bass. Though, I am probably too late to ever be good. Lets see.

But its difficult to take the floor bass into the shower while singing.. have to work on that

Cheers
Hans

...without pressuring yourself to be "good," I think you will be fine.  More importantly, I think you will enjoy the mental (and physical exercise).  When I play, it is the only time I am inside my own mind, and completely relaxed.

Cheers,

Daos

I wanted the community to get used to see the PPro "178" clock.  Yes I know it looks like an odometer, but my excuse is it is a chronograph subdial

But before, my avatar on TP and PPro used to be my Journe tourbillon avatar I made from one of my past pictures.  I tweaked it so it looks computer generated and thought it was unique enough to be memorable and recognizable.  My ex-Journe tourbillon was the watch that REALLY got me into this dangerous world of horology, so I thought it was fitting to use as my avatar for memory sakes.

Cheers,
Anthony

As seen from my AVATAR, I like to shoot things.  On second thought, make that I LOVE to shoot things.......

-MW

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Hello Andrew,

Someone emailed me the pic. My passion is firearms, everything else is a distant second.

-MW

. . . at my place of work . . .

. . . but mostly because my first choice . . .

. . . was already taken ;-) . . .

If I have to choose between watches and sailing, well it would be very difficult.

br,
Dirk

...some other lowlife had already pinched the preferred avatar:

 

 

 

Cheers,

pplater.

The story behind the nun?

Nikolaj

[This is reproduced from the 'Introductions' thread below, which (for the explanation behind other avatars) you can also see here: click here ]

In this jurisdiction a driver who has learnt the basics, but who is still very new to the wheel, is required to spend a period ‘on probation’. Such a probationary driver is required to display on her or his car, fore and aft, a plate such as this:

As you can see, it is a ‘P’ plate. Such a ‘newbie’ is a “’P’ plater”; it seemed to translate well to the horological pursuits also.

Likewise the avatar. Here’s a clue – everyone’s favourite….

…novice.

From Wikipaedia:

A novice in canon law and tradition is a prospective member of a religious order who is being tried and being proven for suitability for admission to a religious order of priests, religious brothers, or religious sisters.  After a period of time as a postulant  the person will be received as a novice in a ceremony that most often involves being clothed with the traditional habit of the particular religious community. Novices are not admitted to vows until they have successfully completed the prescribed period of training. This usually lasts one year, though in some orders and communities it is two.

Hence:

 

Your humble correspondent has hesitatingly proffered himself as a prospective member of a [near] religious order (the broad church of PPro, founded by St Thomas of Mao) and has taken a few timid steps along the horological trail but still has so very, very much to learn.

 

Cheers,

pplater.

 

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To me you are a Pro, a Cardinal

Thanks for clarifying!

Nikolaj

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... i'm simple ...
.. love the 'simple' Legend diver ...

simple cheers,

simple Filip

that I have alwas liked your avatar Andrew! It is in my eyes a very successful shot of Reverso elegance!

My avatar is a painting. It is by a Danish artist who mostly does cartoon style, but the day I saw this painting named "Raindog" in a gallery, I felt that it almost mirrored my mood that day. A little lonely and melancholic - almost solemn - on the outside, but really more thoughtful and pensive on the inside. And further, it also reminds me of the city in the light of early sunrise - something I have always liked.

I do enjoy looking at people's avatars here, but I don't think they could ever influence my opinion on the statements made (in either direction).

Nikolaj

PS: The most remarkable avatar here in my mind - the one that to me almost represent the person rather than the screen name - is Graham's helmet with the reproduction of the "Scream" by Munch. I love it!

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Hello Graham!

I'm saying that like the helmet, you're cool!  Have a Happy New Year my friend and all the best for 2010!!!!

-MW

Happy New Year Graham!

You aren't own your own, you are hanging with all the PuristS around the world!    

-MW

I didn't mean to link your personality with that screaming fellow

My point is just that your avatar is really cool and since my first steps here on PPro I have not come across many members where I instantly think of their avatar when seeing a post.

All the best to you Graham my friend - loking forward to seeing your scream many times in 2010

Nikolaj

Do you have a larger image of "Raindog" to post Nikolaj?  I would be interested to see it in greater detail.

Regards

Andrew

What do you think?

regards

Nikolaj

... sets the mood here. You can interpret the dogs slouching gait in various ways. He looks to me like he has experienced a lot.

Thanks for sharing this. One of the more interesting and recognisable avatars on PPro.

Andrew