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Team, The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that is a surprise (to the observer), has a major effect. By extension, a "Black Swan Watch" is one that we never ever considered and it just show up and we a...  

. . . and fortunately, it's one that's kept at home, not in the safe deposit box. Allow me time to take fresh images, which will be posted later today . . .

I bet that Vlad go to post a quartz watch! Cheers, Nilo

my convoluted blackswan story involves an conniving AD, a honest broker, death of a salesman, a petulant customer, a secret trip to Copenhagen, a inconclusive Italian elections, a Natalie Portman movie, a hotel in York England, a jazz album and what is a ...  

I believe that we all missed you, or better, your ankle/ talocrural region shots. You missed a lot of fun but ... "the show that never ends". BTW: Beautiful Darth Vader Cartier. Cheers, Nilo

and thanks buddy :) great topic!! best, Horo

Ankles, shoulders and other anatomic watch shots. Of course, we should block any attempt from Graham (do you remember?) to show a ankle shot. Cheers, Nilo

this was done 3 years ago i think.....note the background :)- best, Horo ...  

You and Graham are outstanding. Nuts. As I learned with an Asian customer: "Thank you very much but no!". Cheers, Nilo

carried close to mt chest, and displayed with effort whenever I stumble past a red light district. yes...card was engraved by SheWhoMustBeObeyed. best, Horo

you never know i may do a knee shot in the future. there is a shot i have considered doing for a laugh(but could never publish) sadly i dont have a strap long enough :) its good to see you back Horo. G.

to have you back, my friend! :) Hope all is good with you and yours. HAGWE Blomman

and the usual proverbial "could be better"!! and boy, i missed the forum best, Horo

. . . I can relate to. Pentangle might be the most underrated band of all time, and Bert had the loveliest touch with acoustic guitar. Saw him perform once, up close, with Jacqui McShee and John Renbourn, here in LA. A true master of his craft, he was . .... 

i didnt follow his career closely, but I remember reading on the BBC of his death a few years back trust you to have knowledge of bands and artists...I wish I have more time these days to explore more music. best, Horo

Looking Great!

The Cartier is a bit of a surprise but in this form it looks fantastic. I like your varied tastes, Horo, and it's great to have you back. Andrew

Great topic Nilo! Not sure if this one qualify - a big chunk of RG like this one is very "out of character" for me... But on the other hand JLC and Reverso is not! :) Saw this on the wrist of one of the participants at a JLC dinner and fell for it right t...  

but the rubber strap...the links are flimsy IMHO. and the few strands of hair left on the watch wrist felt under siege when i tried it. looks good on your wrist though. HAGWE my friend. best, Horo

any hairy wrists - that is no issue for me! ;) Best, my friend Blomman

After all, is a JLC but it does not look like a "Blomman watch". Cheers, Nilo

Not a typical Blomman watch... This is! :) Best, my friend Blomman ...  

A true Blomman watch. Very nice picture (sunrise / sunset) settings and a watch that should have "JLC to Blomman" inside the case back. Cheers, Nilo

Indeed, before getting them I had to discover them. It all started with a Rolex GMT. I discovered the 1675 in Mangum' series. It was my first Black Swan. In homage to it... ...  

If you want to have your true black swan, it should be a quartz watch, something on the lines of a X-33 or a Breitling B1. Cheers my friend, Nilo

I saw one with a nice military story, behind. I passed on it, but still thinking about it... Best, Nicolas

No matter what, inside your collection, will look like some sort of ugly duck. But the X33, is a cool watch, for sure. Cheers, Nilo

My first international trip, NYC, was flying on a Pan Am Clipper. A 747. Great memories. About your GMT, very sexy. Cheers, Nilo

Ahhh my friend...still waiting for post about it ;) HAGWE Damjan

Very nice!

I like that sentiment, Nico. And it is these watches that seem to discover US that stay in our hearts forever. Nice picture too. Andrew

with the uniforms of the pilots, the stewardesses ... the plates, the cutlery ... of that time :-)

People, hi.... Mine is a 44mm modern Speedmaster.... It was a love at the second date..... Cheers.... ...  

Now you need to show your parrot and the pirate hat and we will have the full picture. Cheers (Muito obrigado), Nilo

... affair. I'm still not sure what to think about it.... ... does it qualify this a black swan then ?!? Best rgds to all :) - Fred ...  

... that was something I had in stock... ... but fortunately not anymore ! What the hell was I thinking of ?!? ;) ...  

... but nice try anyway ;) Thanks for cheering my up.... BUT I have bad taste, that the way it is... and I have no problem to deal with it :D ;)

... but lot of luck to be here among such estimate purists ;) Thank you Nicolas :)

But a black swan is normally a beauty. Just outside our "radar screen". Cheers, Nilo

i am a bit of a fan of Ollech &Wajs. they made fairly small numbers of great watches selling directly through US military px stores or magazines. all very water resistant, functional, well priced and very underrated in my opinion. best G

...I'd gladly take that off your hands!

This was an iconic watch, though much so for the connection with US military during Vietnam.

It's a very nice watch. Give some wrist time and you go to love it. Cheers, Nilo

... plenty of time to get to know each other I guess.... still no sparkle though but it's a keeper anyway.... well because it fits my thema of collection... ;)

i had one and now i want one again. typical of any collector i think. bext G

Charles Conrad jr, Gemini 5 and 11 ;) ...  

Pete Conrad was one of the pioneers of the space program and completed multiple Gemini missions, landed on the moon with Apollo 12 and spent time on Skylab. He was apparently quite a character to. Andrew

I had a later version, but always wanted the real deal. You guys are killing me.

Actually like Nicolas most of my watches seem to have some black swan elements. However, most recently I discovered the brand Doxa. I stumbled across when looking at some Cousteau divers pictures and noticed half the team work the Doxa sub 300T. I then st...  

Even f the dial is orange. Beautiful. Or like the French use to say ... Sensuous. Congrats, Nilo

This was brand that went strong after the divers is 1967-early 1970's with many first to mark concepts and then the the quartz revolution took over the world and the brand fell of the face of the earth. But it was playing with the big boys back in the day... 

Looking case. I bet that could tell a few stories. ;)

From the day he bought it asking the the dive shop if he should go for the 200 meter Rolex or this new Doxa. The dive shop owners said the Doxa every day of the week 300 meters. And more stories about pay per foot in depth etc etc... He stop commercial di... 

Apart from grandfathers pocket Cortebert earliest memories connected to watches are following brands Darwil, Omikron and most of all Doxa. Back in ex socialistic Yugoslavia Doxa was top tier what Rolex represents today Still have some samples from family ... 

The re-editions I think were very well executed keep all the original feel without doing fake patina or other thing to create faux vintage. Best Bill

Have you managed to aquire the blacklung Bill? If so you are the grail hunter extraordinaire. G On 25 Apr 2013 23:20, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Bill (registered) on April 25th, 2013 - 15:20 > > *Title: Doxa Blacklung... 

From the original owner with full provenance. Never easy as these watches are a part of their life. Story later.. Best Bill

or black seal ( actually brown). A common occurrence for me as I like to try new things and am often pleasantly surprised by the outcome. HAGWE :) Fernando ...  

Never thought much about the 505 ... Until a recent chance encounter. Worst! I had to try it on my wrist! Turned out way better than expected! Assolutament e Nice shot! Nice shoes!

have to give in to the initial spontaneous reaction. This was one of them. Thanks flamenco ;)

I don't have a wrist for a Panerai but your is gorgeous. Cheers, Nilo

That turned beautiful swan. A watch I never thought I would get ... And has brought immense joy since. A humble Seiko 5 with a modified dial! Not to everyone's taste , but absolute love on my part. Horological journey brings one to unexpected places! Take...  

I'm always open to this kind of customization and yours is a classic one. Enjoy, it's beautiful, Nilo

i did find a couple for sale, but never pulled the trigger. i like the watch, but am pulled away by the 'copying' of the FF. its something i need to come to terms with before i get one. best G

U know u want to ;) Inexpensive pleasure! Such is the dark side!

haha. you know me. i love inexpensive pleasures. perhaps one day... G On 27 Apr 2013 18:08, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* flamenco (registered) on April 27th, 2013 - 10:08 > > *Title: Come to the Dark Side! > * > > *

Matt ...  

Jaeger Matt. That I like. :)

I'm always amazed to see how great those vintage chronos are. This "panda" is gorgeous and your picture of it made the watch stand. Cheers, Nilo

On the back cover of Classic & Sports Car about 2000. I just had to have it. I knew nothing about watches and I knew I would never pay $2500 for a watch. But I just had to have it. I went into Harrods and they had one. I was stunned. But it was more l...  

I actually prefer the later model mr Caz even though the original is an utter classic. G On 26 Apr 2013 06:21, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* cazalea (registered) on April 25th, 2013 - 22:20 > > *Title: When I saw this wa... 

As far I know, the one on the first pic is rare and yours is the second one that I see. I didn't know that Seiko made some sort of "version 2.0" of this watch. I bet that this is the Spectreman watch: Now serious. Version 1.0 is a pleasure to wear. Cheers... 

If I had to choose the second one would be my favorite, does it have a thin ceramic bezel? S

Jay Leno wearing a couple years ago at France & Italy :-)

Belonged to my father from the 1960s. He had it on a huge gold bracelet and wore it for Black Tie events. He died in 1979, and I started wearing his watch in the early 1980s - as a teenager. I remember being invited to go "punting at Oxford" by a potentia...  

. . . but this one took a circuitous route . . . . . . thru my sibling, who received it many years ago, and then forwarded it on to me when he learned I collected watches. Of course, it went straight to my watchmaker, who made two comments when I retrieve...  

I was sure that you planed to post this one. Great story for a great watch. The only time that I saw my watchmaker curse (he is a very religious person) was when he was trying to open a back of a watch. Cheers, Nilo

nothing can come close to it. Back to pool hall after 3 months hiatus Purpleheart is still providing me with miracles but practice makes all the difference Sincerest regards from rusty Damjan

. . . is finally getting a workout ;-) . . .

Omega heirloom ;) Kind regards D ...  

English upper class snobbery Baron. You had a lucky escape :) The upper classes all wear watches their great x3 grandfathers wore during the battle of waterloo and anything new no matter how lovely means you are just from the hoi polloi :) I'm not an inve... 

......they were Welsh farmers

Theres your answer then. Very rich due to farming subsidies, but only spend money on land, livestock, outbuildings and animals. You never see a poor farmer :) G On 26 Apr 2013 10:04, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Baron (... 

JLC was on a good day when they designed this watch. Cheers, Nilo

... in Oxford again, just to prove them wrong! Great story and lovely photograph. Andrew

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Very tropical... Bill

...it drives me crazy as much as those faded pepsi inserts ;-)

On any coffee shop that I know. For real coffee, I always drink black but this "latte" Daytona is to die for. Cheers, Nilo

black for coffee and a touch of patina for watches !

. . . which states that if you take enough watchmakers, and give them enough time, tools, and materials, eventually, one of them will create a Speedmaster.

i wish i could find a nice tropicalised and caramelised vintage. they are just so much more beautiful that the plain black dials. best G

it's clumsy it's unrefined but it is gift from my brother for making my PhD while he was still student so it is one of dearest I could ever have Here with his Black Swan family HAGWE all Yours D ...  

Is not that unrefined and has a great story to carry on, Dr. Great lume shot. I need to learn how to take better lume shots. Cheers, Nilo

whatever you may now think of the watch as a timepiece you know that the movement will run forever. thats what a future heirloom should do. best G

just when I thought that I couldn't be more keen of that watch your kind post made me even more prouder Love you :) Damjan

I had for quite some time idea of lume WS weekend but in a way I found it absurd but then again interesting maybe it is worth a try... Best Damjan

A difficult choice ... But i like the pink flamingos ... HAGWE Best Patrice ...  

Will you be back next week? I am off for a few days in Avignon... ;) Best! Nicolas

I'm always in Bali, maybe Thursday ? Best Patrice

Patrice enjoy your holiday! Oliver

In a good way. Amazing shots. Enjoy the holiday. Andrew

i had searched for several years for a dragon dialled watch that I really liked, but failed to find one until I went onto one of my favourite independents sites, Angular Momentum. I have Don Corson to thank for this as he did a post on the brand which got...  

total surprise when you see it in the flesh :) And thankfully not on G's foot..!! Andy.

Sterilize any second hand watch that I acquire. We never know where the watch had been. G's foot! Let's sterilize ... one more time. Cheers, Nilo

I wonder if we could do a non-wrist wrist scan one week..!! See what turns up :) Pets wrists, ears, feet, ankles, skeletons, but lets hope NOT what G has hinted at...I don't think this site is an 18 only..!! Andy.

Sir Graham. I call G as Sir Graham because this game: King's Quest I, a game that my son played over and over when he was a kid. The hero ... Sir Graham. He, of course, fight dragons. Cheers, Nilo

He never ever dared to take a foot shot! Sir Graham and Roger Wilco are the heroes of King's Quest and Space Quest, two vintage computer games. Cheers, Nilo

I could only think of this... :-( HAGWE! Ken ...  

Called "lack of imagination". Sexy, yes. Gorgeous, yes. Lovely, yes. Cheers, Nilo

Interesting topic for the day, Nilo. And great photos of that UN! As I find most watches busy, I would never expect that the ROC CoS would fit in at my place. I actually saw it up to several times without taking any special notice of it. Suddenly one day ...  

For the sake of truth I never had a RO on my wrist but if I learned one point here is to "never say never, again". Yours has a busy dial and I love busy and complexes dials. Thank you, Nilo

Nice theme Nilo. Well for me the surprise has come from a watch I knew for a long time but didn't consider getting one day, at all. But one evening I tried it and it was love at first "wear". My 5712. Have a good WE everyone Mark ...  

Mark, I can say nothing but WOW! for this gorgeous shot. Cheers, Nilo

the picture and the watch! Cheers, Oliver

...and the Piano! :p Mark

is always a good subject, thanks a lot Andrew :) Mark

I first saw this on a trip to Paris to see the new Polaris.....somebody had one and I got to see it in the flesh instead of pics as it was quite a rare piece at the time and loved it instantly, got home and placed an order the following day..!! I then had...  

Andy, Now you need a full frame camera. Amazing control of DOF and, believe me, can be VERY short. Cheers, Nilo

the lighting was terrible...it was the back of Mo's shop with a huge skylight so anything with a reflection was terrible..!! Here is another shot to proove a point... But it is great for people shots.....does this count for this weeks wrist shot as nobody...  

as on the trouser? ... :-)

this was the work in progress....so amazing to watch the master in action.... Do you have any..? I don't but I do like them...especially when they are works of art like these :) Andy. ...  

you met the famous Italian artist ... :-)

...happens to be a theme very close to the heart in this neck of the woods. Why? As 'sandgroper' will be quick to tell you, the black swan (and not the Sandgroper!) is the official emblem of the State of Western Australia, known to all who live here as 'G...  

Coat of Arms: Two Kangaroo, one Black Swan and, two boomerang. Of course, a crown to complement the picture. Cheers, Nilo ...  

Additionally, the native flowers either side of the crown are known as 'Kangaroo Paw'. The black swan sits on a representation of a river. The river which runs through Perth (capital of Western Australia) is called the Swan River, famous for its many (you... 

I had been in Australia many times but always in Sydney. Someday I need to see "the other side of the Moon". Cheers, Nilo

...food is on the table and wine in the glass. Just bring a watch or two when you visit. Cheers, pplater.

I only need to persuade my wife to resume travel. Every time I invite her for a trip, the answer is "We already had been there". Since Perth was never on our list ... it may be a good excuse. Let's see. Cheers, Nilo

I hope you bring this when you next visit..! Love this for its totally hidden secret...ding dong..! :) Yours, Andy.

Shortly after a very similar first reaction it became an obsession. Now, if only Kari would produce one in platinum at a similar price point it would be 'game over' for this little black duck. Errrrrrrrr... little black swan. :-) Cheers, pplater.

don't think I could afford it but nice to get first refusal..!! Speak soon dude, Andy. PS - you'll laugh at this... we went to Loch Fyne on Wed in London with G and 5 others and they said there was one turbot left so as I missed out last time G said I cou... 

"Do you have turbot?" "Just sold the last one" "Haddock?" "Cat got it" "Plaice?" "Still on the truck love" "Cod?" "Those bloody Icelanders nicked the lot" "Monkfish?" "Oh, let me think...no" "Snapper, blue bone, barracuda, marlin, groper, trout, salmon, h... 

Yes that sums it up perfectly....I did get an oyster though..!! LOL Andy.

... a bit trying to find which timepieces in my collection could fit your request for showing our "Black Swan watch". After thinking a bit about this, I discovered I got not one, but three Black Swans in my collection: First, a 1655. That is a reference t...  

Is the definition of a Black Swan. Beautiful, balanced and is a LeCoultre. Not that the two Rolex are not swans but I love those aged chronos. Cheers, Nilo

... regarding the Le Coultre, it shares its movement with the Daytona. It´s dial is actually blue, which is clear on the center of dial, and gets darker towards its perimeter, where it blends with the black of the tachimeter scale. Very nice and unusual i...  

... Le Coultre got a great charme, and a beautiful dial, but I guess the Daytona got its own legend and an interesting story behind. Glad you like it! I send you my best cordial regards, Abel.

its the black swan that will forever swim to the other side of the lake to avoid capture. G

... fishing nets unexpectedly! Have a nice day my dear friend Graham! Very cordially, Abel.

of black swans that truly captures the essence of Ugly Duckling story Sincerely dear Abel Damjan

Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of new watches that he spent all his money on buying them. He cared nothing about reviewing his soldiers, going to the theatre, or going for a ride in his carriage, except to show off his new watches...  

this one is even better. Hard to believe, but true :-)

Any fool can see that watch needs regulating! ;-) Cheers, pplater.

I believe that the hands are way too short. Nice story. Cheers, Nilo

... focused, that I can even see those little dust speckles on the crystal! Must take care to clean it next time you take a picture! Look forward to view its marvellous movement! Kind regards, Abel.

cleaning ... cleaning ... cleaning ... and cleaning :-)

Yes, it is the beginning of the day here in Arizona. I took this shot yesterday. It is actually seven shots, stacked together as one. I wanted to play with this photoshop capability with my new Fuji X100S. Notice in the second crop that the second hand sh...  

This technique is called "stacked focus" and was originally created to produce microscopic pictures. I did some, using a very painful software application, that takes forever to produce the results. I didn't knew that this facility is now available inside... 

Nilo, I wasn't able to do this from the camera, but it is quite straight forward using Photoshop. Just google Photo Stack, you'll see lots of examples. Not sure what other software does thinking (thinking that Photoshop isn't exactly inexpensive). --Sance... 

I understood that your camera was capable perform focus stack. Thank you for the clarification. Cheers, Nilo

...between two chicks ;) ...  

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Very nice background. The two ones, are twins? Ciao, Nilo

When I was looking for a Longines Conquest. I found one on English E-bay. The picture was very fuzzy and there were not many who bidd on the watch. The seller would also only sell to the UK. But I was still interested and emailed him about that one hour b...  

its worked for me several times. best G

/Anders

Anders, Congratulations to your Longines. A real black swan. I'm always chasing a Longines from the glorious pre quartz crisis days. Thanks for remind us about the swan neck with this beautiful GO movement. Cheers, Nilo

It was a bargain to find this Longines. Unfortunately, I sold it. But, I will meet the buyer on Monday. There is a man who is a collector of vintage watches and after he bought my Conquest, we have had some contact. Maybe I can buy it back. When I saw thi... 

I was on to post a picture of a Swan Neck, instead of a watch... :) Funny that we had the same thing in mind! Best, Nicolas

But I'm in love with this amazing way of show and set two time zones. It's a 42mm and fits like a glove on my wrist. Cheers, Nilo

...an impulse buy while on vacation HAGWE henry ...  

Instinct / Impulse. Beautiful Credor. Cheers, Nilo

Can only be a good impluse purchase ... Make that great !