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... with a few shots taken today. Really love these white lacquered hands and of course the watch belonging to them. Here’s the Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad, worn on a colorful bespoke leather Nato strap.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Cheers
Henrik
Wristscan “Hands Up” is Open Now!!
Hello dear Friend! I will have the pleasure of hosting this weekend and as announced theme is “Hands Up” and requires from our participants to show your favorite hand sets in our watches, sharing them in a close up shot as well in a complete shot of the w...
Well played dear Abel ! ...
That’s a superb lineup of hands and watches for your Wristscan theme. I particularly like the Milgauss and Explorer hands but for vintage cool the Seamaster 600m is possibly my favourite. Difficult choice !!! Best regards The Captain
Thank you so much for your kind comments dear Captain!
The Explorer and Milgauss are among my favorites too. They have a strong presence on the dials indeed. Of course the Plo Prof is a true classic!! Look forward to view your and our friends favorites of yours and theirs collections!! Cheers! Abel
Thank you so much for your additional pictures Hans. I was sure this Dynamic well deserved to be viewed in full. The red seconds hand surely adds a nice touch ...
... to the dial of this watch. Very seventies design and beautiful bracelet to complement the futuristic looks of this design. Keep enjoying so much! Hagwe! Abel
you showed us many cool watches, Abel!
The hands of the Milgauss and Explorer II are perfect for this week! Best regards
Great entry dear Brauner! Spectacular hands...
... you share here. Both the Nord and the DB hands and dial are Masterpieces! Hagwe! Abel
Wow ! excellent selection!
The DB hands are really something else. Well done my friend. HAGWE
Beautiful handset on your BP dear Ted!
In a dive watch it is important not only the style but also a functional easy to view set of hands to help the reading of time under water. This watch beautifully accomplish this. Thank you for your participation my friend! Hagwe! Abel
Hello dear @lberti!! Thank you for your participation!
Two superb designs you share. I’m specially attracted by the Octa. It has been haunting my soul for some time. I really love the so special design of this watch and of course its hand set with its strong personality! Hagwe! Abel
Stunning watches you have.
You wear the Octo Finissimo well! The rose gold is very pleasing to the eye!
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... with a few shots taken today. Really love these white lacquered hands and of course the watch belonging to them. Here’s the Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad, worn on a colorful bespoke leather Nato strap. Have a great weekend everyone! Cheers...
Hello dear Henrik!! I adored this new No Rad version of the FF since day one it was launched. Great set of hands lacquered and with the creamy lume on them adding to the charm...
... of this watch. I wish you´ll enjoy so much this new addition to your collection! Thank you for your contribution and have a great week end! Abel
Ouch my dear Nicolas! You always let me trembling each time you post that devilish shot of your fantastic GMT! Lol! You answer my call with some fantastic classic hand sets...
on your vintage collection. The UN Freak creates a unique proprietary type of hands on itself!! A fantastic crazy timepiece it is!! Thank you for sharing them and I wish you a safe and enjoyable week end my dear friend. Abrazos fuertes desde las Pampas Ni...
Woww !.. Great pics & terrific tic-tacs.. Your TR is really haunting me, superb !.. And that Laurent Ferrier is truly sublime..
And yes, your Freak fascinates me in an eclectic, yet also a bit exuberant appeal. Great these all truly ! Best to you and yours ! hs.
The Rolex GMT will never look the same any more! We cannot un-see this!
Well play my good friend. The FREAK steals the show every time!
Hmmhh.. Let me see, what to chip in to play.. ;)
Here we go, some rather few shots of tic-tacs I guess you meanwhile may know pretty well, I’d guess.. My beloved 6542 (1958) Close ups exhibit dial/ hands’ details a bit Really appreciate these various fine guilloches Ref 7337, a dress watch but still wit...
Simple but effective
One of these days I'll invest in a iPhone macro lens attachment... ...
Thank you so much for your participation mhz!! Your close up is fantastic. IPhone cameras can make wonders. I can even see the Omega logo of plexy in the center of the hands!
These are classic hands in a beautiful vintage Omega from the seventies. As you well say, simple but effective. Thank you for sharing with us! Hagwe! Abel
Thank you!
It is crazy how good the phone cameras are now. Mine isn't even the newest of models. It still did take a good bit of fiddling around to get that Omega logo And to hs111, I apologize for putting my entry as a reply to yours rather than the main thread. No...
Agree with you about phone cameras. They can make marvelous pictures, even in close ups and low light conditions. And of course they are always at hand and ready to capture...
... a nice wrist shot or static of our beloved watches. Keep enjoying your watches and shooting nice pictures with them, Cheers! Abel
RO and nautilus are nice...
But this Omega does the steel sports watch thing pretty well, especially for the price
Hello dear friend HS! Thank you so much for answering my call to share your favorite hands! And some interesting ones you share here!!
The magnificent 6542 sports a classic combo of four hands which you show so nicely in your collage. The Breguet hands are also a classic and timeless design I love so much and you show here in contrast with a beautifully done guiloche of the brand. Sublim...
Dear Abel !.. Thx so much for your friendly remarks & the kind looking !..
Glad, you like them as well. And have a good remaining weekend to you and yours ! Best, hs
Hello dear friend HS: I always find very pleasurable to view your collection and I only wish that some day not very far we will be able to meet and have the pleasure of a nice chat and viewing...
... of your beauties in person. Thank you for your weekend greetings and I wish the same to you my friend. Cheers! Abel
I was hoping I wouldn’t be the only one with the helicopter hands...
Superb capture of several equally enticing hand sets. Here the Breguet probably does it for me 👍🏻
Great and special theme dear Abel
Lets see if i can show some special ones Hope you like them 🤗 HAGWE ...
How not to love those charming hand sets dear Watchonthewrist!!
All beautiful but I’m specially attracted by the heart shaped hour hand of the Speake Marine and the gorgeous blue of the DB. The Kudoke has a very original shape hour hand too! Well played my friend!! Keep enjoying these beautiful watches and have a nice...
All hand sets so unique and typical for the brands they represent
Probably the DB being my favorite for pushing the envelope furthest 👌🏻
Thanks for the kind words my friend, i have to agree with you about the DB hands .
But all these hands are so unique and different that its hard to pick a fav imo
All good and that makes it a very tough choice
The Speake-Marin hands are very distinctive. Have a great weekend.
Excellent photos and watches for Abel's theme this week!
Love your selections and the Kudoke hands are superb. I now need to research Kodoke watches in greater detail! Best regards to you and all at home
Hi Ludi! Thank you for your participation. I don´t really know if Orange is the new Black but anyway I feel they really add a spark of interest in any dial and that they are very nice to have...
... in a diving watch offering a very clear reading of time at any depth. This is the new version of the Synchron diving watch recently introduced, isn´t it? A very interesting watch with lots of character! Thank you so much for sharing! Hagwe! Abel
Thank you for your entry Nino! Pascal Coyon makes awesome watches with that special vintage flavour in their dials and handsets.
You share here two examples confirming what I wrote above. First shot with that beautiful set of Breguet hands and numerals is to die for. Second shot shows a wonderful combination of handsets in beautiful contrast with the lovely dial of this classic des...
Very happy that you liked, dear Abel
and thank you for your kind comments, I am sure they will be greatly appreciated when Pascal Coyon and his women team read these lines.
Hello Nino! It is always my pleasure to view and comment about these wonderful watches. Regrettably I had never had the pleasure of viewing them in the metal but I admire the designs...
... of cases, dials and handsets of these watches. They well deserve the praise! These watches are very special in having a vintage character which I like so much though made with modern technology and with much love and care. Hope that one day soon when ...
It will be with the greatest of pleasures, dear Abel,
we had already discussed it with our friend "The tower manufacturer"
Great shots of your Pilot´s watch dear Nino! Hand set in these type of watches make for a very easy reading of time in combination with the dial markings.
Thank you for your entry! Have a nice week end my friend. Best, Abel
I do not have many close-ups...
But let’s play irrespective: Raketa Avantgarde: The helicopter hands of the SGH AllBlackRescue: The many hands of the Seiko Izul: The truly fantastic hands of the Colibrica Indicator - cannot do them full justice with my shots: Cathedral hands of the Mine...
Hello my dear friend KM! Thank you for sharing these marvelous sets of hands from your collection. I really love the Raketa´s awesome hands and that big dome glass covering its stunning dial.
Then you join our friend HS sharing your Black Rescue WPS watch with its smart seconds hand and double medical scales. The Seiko Izul chrono has an amazing array of hands on main dial and subdials cleverly designed to help reading all that information. Th...
Thanks a lot - been a nice weekend indeed 👍🏻
Not much time to post, as we were away from home with the kids but it was fun for sure. I thought you might like the eclectic selection 😊👍🏻
Eclectic is not completely alien to my nature 😁
Thanks a lot for the kind words! And looking forward to some border opening, so as to be able to share a lunch again 👍🏻
Sure thing...
I have on an off been checking what they do and then got an endorsement from a friend who already made the jump. I am truly satisfied for having gone down that path and could not be happier. Second custom one on the way 😊 For me they also have the advanta...
The hands ...
The Cathedral hands on your Minerva Pythagore Aviation are perfect 👌 It’s a beautiful watch KM
Thanks, Captain Scarlet!
Ever since I got my first Pythagore I knew I wanted the Aviation one, too 😊 Amazing how a 34mm watch works as well now as it always has 😉
Hands Up ! ...
Hello Abel and friends, I hope that everyone is enjoying the weekend and possibly a little sunshine. Hands can definitely make a world of difference to a watch and I have a particular love for leaf hands... Especially on blue dials ... Then again who does...
Hello dear Captain! We are having some lovely Fall days down here. Leaf hands are handsome and classic and those following the lines of airplane cockpit instruments are very nice and sporty...
... I feel, and of course so easy to read the time with them. You show some fantastic samples of both styles in your stunning shots. Agree with your comment that a nice set of hands can make wonders in the looks of a dial/watch. Thank you for your entry a...
Thank you dear friend ...
It’s also a beautiful day here, if a little sad as we have the funeral of HRH Prince Philip.
Well played dear Capt
Love all your choise but the feuille hands on the PP is just so pleasing! Superb macro shots
Absolutely agree with you Bill! These sets of hands by Rolex are true trend setters. You share two beautiful examples of 5512. I´m specially fond of 5512 with minute tracks.
You share also a GMT which also set the trend with its red GMT hand. Great shots as usual! Have a nice and safe week end! Best, Abel
All sublime.. But for me the VH shots blows it all !.. Simply exquisite !.. Chapeau !!
Continue to wear your superb tic-tacs in the very Best of your health !
Hello mj23!! Your hands close ups are truly breathtaking!! Wow! Those blued hands are stunning with their curves playing with the light. I specially love the Vianney Halter hands, though...
the Lang & Heyne, Bunkyo and Habring are beautiful watches of course. The Habring chrono is fantastic. That snail scale and Breguet numerals and blue hands is a tribute to the golden era of chronographs. Superb!! Great post mj23! Thank you! Have a nice we...
Hello Tim! And a great contribution you make to our Theme of this weekend! Thank you! Superb collection of timepieces with gorgeous hand sets you share here.
Specially interesting hands those of your Russian A. Mesteremko and of course those awesome hands of the Silberstein chrono are unbeatable I feel. Great shots as usual dear Tim. Have a nice and safe weekend! Abel
Excellent lineup Tim ...
The Habring syringe style hands look very good against the dial. Best regards
Hands - what hands
So a bit of a different take from me. The hands on a couple of watches that aren't hands My Memovox - & its alarm disc And now my Memomatic with it alarm hours and minutes discs. So you could say - look no hands! Cheers JML ...
Interesting choices dear JML. Alarm in watches is a
... charming complication. Even in our present times when we can set alarms in our phone I love to have the choice of wearing an alarm watch on my wrist and put it in use. You share two beautiful examples!! Thank you so much for your participation! Cheers...
Thanks :) an alarm watch is always good to wear
Probably my favourite complication. Cheers JML
My favorite hand set can be found on Wittnauer's . . .
. . . Electro-chron. [image and watch credit: Nicolas] Of the watches in my collection, Dornblüth 99.1M takes the blue ribbon . . . . . . followed by the Ω 1894 Homage. The Wittnauer is the only watch I would get expressly on account of its hands. That's ...
Well played, Art, for this week's theme!
Love your choices and especially the Omega 1894. Yours is a very different one that we usually see. For Japan if memory serves. HAGWE !
You're right, Seeks - it's one of the hundred blue dials delivered . . .
. . . to Japan in the mid-'90s. Still awaiting its turn for service . . .
It'll be several months before the 1894 is ready to wear, Abel. My watchmaker's . . .
. . . working on White Connie presently, and already has my cousin's Datejust on his calendar. He's overburdened as it is, so I don't want to add to his workload any more than necessary. Art
Well... in any case the wait will be well worth and the waiting...
... will add enjoyiment once you finally get it back! Have a nice day my dear friend Art!! Cheers! Abel
Thank you so much for your entry dear Art! I agree with you that the Wittnauer hands set is truly unique. The hand sets of the Dornbluth and Omega Homage are classic and beautiful...
... examples. I specially love the Dornbluth spade hour hand. So charming! Thank you for sharing these beauties! Have a nice Sunday my dear friend! Abel
Hands down, here are some of the watches that stands out for Abel's theme
Dear Abel, Thank you for taking the time to host this week. What an excellent theme you have chosen for us. In general, I find sharp and distinct hands very pleasing to my eye. No two ways about where they are pointing to! Let me see what I can play with....
Great shots of superb watches !.. Continue to wear them in the Best of your health !’
Cheers !! PS: For me GP 1866, Omega 33.3, and the Reverso Green Small Seconds ! (whereby the VC Mercator is sublime as well ) Chapeau !
Hello dear Seeks! Thank you so much for your great entry! It is always my pleasure to play as host and I´m happy to know you like the Theme I choose. You share some marvelous...
... sets of hands here. I´m very fond of Breguet numerals and your GP and Omega chrono sports some beautiful examples of this type with so nice handsets to point them. But if we talk about an awesome and unique set of hands we can refer to those "Compass"...
Hi Abel, a few from me...
where the hands are always part of the conversation.... Cheers! ...
Hello dear S F!! Thank you so much for sharing your favorite hands which as you well say "are part of the conversation" and they surely well deserve to be part of it.
So hard to choose just one set among your selection. The Freak is something unique no doubt, as well as the Urwerk ("wheel" ?) hands. Other sets you share are more classic but not less beautiful or original as well. Thank you so much for your entry! Hagwe...
Too late, too late, too sad
But it’s a sunny Sunday, so happy! Cazalea PS this is for FabR; sorry about the speck of chalk dust on the dial ... ...
Hello dear Mike! Never too late to participate in our WS event! And as a matter of fact we still have a couple of hours till 5PM UTC closing.
Silberstein always offered some truly original designs in their watches and obviously in their handsets. Your joyful example is no exception! I can imagine it always makes you smile when you view it on your wrist. I had always loved your Fortis chalk & bl...
Thanks a lot for sharing your favorite hand sets Francis!! I confess that I die for Breguet hands and numerals. They are so classy, classic and timeless!
You share the Breguet designs in your beautiful Breguet and Patek, and also another favorite style, the Dauphine hands on your superb Lange. Thank you so much for your entry and for sharing these beauties! Best, Abel
Sorry for this again late entry... hope you like them even if too late for competing, l'essentiel c'est de participer ;-)
These are (or sometimes were) my best hands... but all mine And I can finish with no other than my Wonder Watch... ...
