WristScan

As I wrote in the announcement yesterday we WIS love our little mechanical wonders. Watches are our greatest vice. At least they are the greatest vice we can openly talk about 😜. Now on a very solid second place we have our cars (and/or perhaps boat). So ...  

I will go for the option without a car! Front: rather anonymous... Hood: still quite plain... Engine: awesome! Zenith Calibre 135 non-chrononmetre - Movement diameter 30mm, balance diameter 14mm(!), 19 Jewels, 1800vph! HAGWE Blomman ...  

Superb engine! One hel! of a watch. Cheers D

Now where is my chainsaw gotta lover that bar

Same thing as the wooden beam! Best Blomman

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Well played, as always.

Wonderful entry.

Let me see what I can do.... Looking forward this weekend on WS think it will be great. Cheers D

Lange 1815 Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar ...  

you have a better camera than I. LOLOL

Can I hire you to take photos of mine?

and I will do it for free my friend. LOL

Cheers, Dirk ...  

Cool shots

Aaaahhh, the V12 is a dream, too bad they're quickly dying.

When you have to touch it, you regret having it! ...  

But I do love to drive it. The sound, the grunt...

I particularly like the GO pic

Was it from an old pocket watch?

Encased it is 41mm, so a nice size. However still a project as I still want to change case etc. once I have the time... but certainly worth it. The sound is vastly superior compared to a lot of modern watches... Hope to share more info soon! Br, Dirk

... a real challenge: I can’t find any shot showing car engine and watch movement together and there is a limit to the quantity of shots to submit!! With your kind permission I will break a bit the rules showing the engine (sans watch) of our restored 196...  

Great car! Superb machines pairing! Cheers D

... the story! It was a big project and work but a lot of fun sharing it with my son! Hagwe my friend!! Abel

And of course the engine bay of the FPJ is also a sight to behold. Great entries Abel. Have a great weekend!

have a beautiful weekend my friend! Cheers! Abel

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I don't remember seeing this beauty from you before. Nice photos, my dear Abel.

I have been eyeballing the perpetual calendar, but don't really want/need another one. But love the layout of that. And yes, please show this one more.

... FPJ watches are very interesting ! Will wear it more often and post more shots soon!! Hagwe! Abel

it has the original exhaust manifold and muffler system so sound is very “civilized “ lol!! Thanks a lot and Hagwe my friend!! Abel

... I adored that car. But maintanenace was very high lately. I changed it for a smaller Citroen, a C3. The Citroens are my daily drivers to my job. I also own a Ford Mondeo (Fusion in USA) and an Audi 4 which rides my wife. But the Citroen is a very prac...  

I have had one Citroen from Argentina - which looked like this when I first saw it, and later like this when another guy had spent a fortune restoring it. The restoration was over the top OTT in every way except mechanics, so it was only able to go 45 mph...  

they were very popular here in the late 2960’s through 1970’s. The commercial version you show we called “furgoneta” something like “little truck”. Nice to know you owned one!! As I said I’m very fond of this brand! Cheers! Abel

Always loved the guilloche on the rotor.

... January 2017. But I have shown it very few times. Agree: the movement is very nicely finished and the rotor is so beautiful! Hagwe my friend! Abel

Love the FPJ! Especially the back side is just a pure joy!

But just like watches bikes have the same golden rule n+1 is the ideal number Pedal rather than petrol power No guesses as what this case back belongs to! Cheers JML ...  

Such a cool movement. Cheers D

Great size & fabulous black dial help too

Is it a vintage??

You can have toe clips, or clip in - but I fall off to regularly for that! As then your physically attached to bike & makes getting off harder. They on an orange 5 It's also quite clean at the mo! Cheers JML ...  

filling my bike shed why I am I looking to buy n+1? Right! Because it has a motor Cazalea ...  

You can always come up for a reason for the +1 Cheers JML

I have had several! A Professional and an International The International was brown but I had it repainted a brighter color. This photo is from (gulp) 1974. Then my wife insisted on hers having an upgraded paint job too, which my pal Joe Bell took care of...  

It's good to have history with something - whether it's a watch or a bike. My Trek is only 15 years old - but it happily has handmade in USA emblazoned on it. Thanks for sharing Cheers JML

I kinda want to see it in action, really cool!

Full shot of the 324 S C FUS in my 5164A: And trying to get into the depths of my Centigraphe: P.S. Great theme this week! ...  

Cheers D

tnx!

Never knew that hyouin kyoma was into collecting watches as well...

With an iPhone Anyone guess the watch and the complication? ...  

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I have the Erwin scientific, and have always been impressed by the Habrings' ingenuity and craft at that price point. So cool

The black polish is stunning!

One picture only; favourite movement (with all respect to M. Dufour!); from the collection; Christian Klings 'piece unique': Cheers, pplater ...  

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... which is probably unfair to Christian, who really did a remarkable job on the architecture of the movement and, indeed, the watch as a whole. Thank you for your kind response. Cheers, pplater.

It seems that we only live in order to kill each other! 😉 Cheers, pplater.

Cheers mate! Yours D

That seems to be almost as important here as passion, information and whatever the third thing was! It’s really good to see you in full flight again Damjan. All the best, dear friend. Cheers, pplater.

here hoping to see you spreading your wings again Cheers D

Christian certainly put his heart and soul into the movement. It’s very gratifying that it should find favour in this stratospheric company. Cheers, pplater.

... with all their heart and soul and it is a true joy to view it!! Thank you for sharing!! Hagwe! Abel

In some respects, at least, it doesn’t get more unusual. In other respects, however, it is watchmaking stripped down to its purist form. Cheers, pplater.

... in the eye of the beholder. The fact that we are all able to agree that so many of the movements in this thread are truly beautiful may give the lie to that adage! 😉 Cheers, pplater.

...would insert a YouTube video of a fantastic piece by The Shadows. 😀 Thanks Mike; also a very enjoyable virtual tour of your garage. Cheers, pplater.

Haven't seen a movement with such many cocks other than one made by lang und heyne, which was one of my favorite movements! Awesome! Seems like pallet lubricating on this movement is such a bliss compared to another movement.

It's interesting that you should make that observation. Presumably you are referring to the Lang & Heyne 'Anton' tourbillon movement released last year, itself based on the 'Georg' movement released in 2017. These are they (photos courtesy watchandtim...  

But yeah, I love the minimalist approach on this... We can see more gears interact with each other...

I like to think of my vintage 911 as the sport Rolex of cars. Robust, reliable and not very pretty under the hood😄 For this theme though I feel the need to post a picture of a Rolex engine that I truly like. I even find it pretty... HAGWE all ...  

So your spot on! And about the engine not being pretty...don’t know...we could argue. Especially if you send your engine over to Singer. ...  

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and you are Jerry Seinfeld, it might be just an old German car kept running with baling wire Cazalea ...  

I wonder if rolex still does that in the modern movement of theirs...

... my faithful 500... ... and an early 861 Fun fact: 21 days separates them both ... almost a perfect match Hagwe ^^ - Fred ...  

Cheers D

They are very likable! Love the fact that they are almost from the same date.

and the new ones too, even though mine didn't have an engine, only an electric motor. Cazalea ...  

There can only be one movement... From the GP museum unfortunately and not from my collection, but by far my favourite movement! CC ...  

That is a mic drop photo, right there..

TGB is King here! Best Blomman

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Amazing pics btw

There’s a nagging expectancy leaking through some of your recent posts. We’d be forgiven for getting the impression that you are lining up something ‘big’ and out of left field in the near future, as you have done in the past with pieces like the Freak an... 

Amanico, you're killing it, mate!

Platinum No. 1 ...  

Cool skeleton

Kidding, of course, a beautiful and detailed movement for Mrs. B.

What a way to hid the wrist hair in a skeleton watch.

But, the movement I’m wearing is absolute tops in my eyes. Of course, I am talking about the mighty Datograph. Just a little city of activity. Here is a comparison with the PP 5270G. And here is the King Kong, the PP 5370: Sorry for breaking the 2 pic lim...  

Pure art imho

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actually, scrap that, you will win always.

Why even bother fueling my insecurities?

Is as simple as that. PS Three movements of that caliber 😁 is always allowed!

And I think he’s a better judge than me.

3 heavy hitters but you should have really shown poker of kings

I guess PLM. But I decided to go with chronographs.

Was thinking KV

And, Holy! Those are mighty movements indeed!

But Baron’s photos put mine to shame, especially with movements

I will go back to the 70s this time ...  

What a cool pic! (I sort of was hoping for that RR engine to show up 😀)

Follow the rules and have a great combo. Great job, my friend.

Superb pairing my friend! Cheers D

Love the engine photo !

A movement seen through the dial ...  

RM is all about showing off their movements, and remind me so much of an F1 car.

I have to get a larger property so I can park all my cars behind a fence. During this sequence this morning I had to deal with dog walkers, joggers and neighbors' cleaning ladies: WHAT A CUTE CAR! WON'T YOUR CAR START? WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY OLD CARS, AN...  

sorry, but lots of Swiss watches

You made a huge effort. Kudos!

Especially the Lotus !

So much for sharing! Hagwe! Abel

Just 5.25 mm thick... ...  

Gorgeous shots. Cheers D

Cheers D

Dom always brings Thor’s hammer to WS.

Game over....although....With what engine would you pair this?

...the only reason I play the lottery : )

. . . Omega. ;-) ...  

A chronomètre cal 30t2?

. . . that graces a scarce double-signed ref 2364. Time to take that one out of the safe deposit box, too. Maybe next week . . .

... Movement by Omega! Hagwe my dear friend! Abel

. . . to share. Warmest, Art

Going Dutch with this one! ...  

...of a terrific quality movement. Cheers, pplater.

one of the most seductive movt I'd had the pleasure to own...

I'm joining with the movement pictures. Well talking about cars, this one have something similar... A bumper. A bumper automatic movement 😂 As now I love bumper watch so much, because I could feel it bumps while I was wearing it so I decided to add anothe...  

This dial is lovely indeed! ...  

I hope I could see another bumper movement in the future from omega. Cz I find this thing is very reliable compared with another bumper movement from another company.

... Beautiful both Omegas. The Connie movemen looks pristine! Great! Hagwe! Abel

Unfortunately no chance of taking fresh pictures. So an archive one is all I can do 🤷🏻‍♂️ Fantastic shot of the ever so delectable 16.29, Arie 👌🏻 ...  

I wish you all the best my dear friend! Hagwe! Abel

after all amazing inputs here comes Rolex movement... Everybody loves big balance wheel Cheers and HAGWE D ...  

Hagwe my friend! Abel

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Cheers D

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I’ve been enjoying myself and didn’t get round to this weeks WristScan until the last moment. LOL

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