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Hello friends! Here is my veredict for Watch of the Week Category for this week end theme: "Defining Grail Watch"...
... As I suspected, the selection of a winner was no easy task.
Being our theme around watches our community members considered their Grails it was evident we would receive a big array of awesome watches. And that´s exactly what happened.
Additionally, we received a lot of thoughtful comments about what each of our participants define as a "Grail Watch". It was a very interesting reading indeed and I enjoyed so much knowing these thoughts and learn sometimes a very surprising approach to collecting and the meaning of "Grail". I wish all participants enjoyed so much this week end as I did.
I specially thank our friends for such and interesting feedback received about our theme.
Now I should confess that for the first time since I participate in our WS I felt overwhelmed and confused about which one to choose among so many wonderful watches which I consider my Grail Watches in my own wish list.
Lots of watches among the pictures received deserved a first prize.
Before declare the winners I wish to name just a few of those outstanding submissions:
Special mentions go to:
Capt Scarlet and his Rolex 6238 Pre Daytona
Tyo and Moritz with their (Yes, I am a little biassed with this one!) Breguet La Tradition
Watchonthewrist with his De Bethune
Nicolas and his Blancpain FF Military Specs
Thomas/MTR and his IWC Minutes Repeater.
Art/Dr. No and his unique Black Dial Connie.
And the winners are:
Third Place for Jleno and his Moritz Grossmann Grail and part of his so special "one watch collection"
Second place for Fab and his wonderful Patek Boccadasse a very unique piece which combines passion for exquisite watches and Love for his place in the World depicted on the dial. A true Grail Watch!
First Place for Mahesh for his humble, quartz movement Tag Heuer which was his first Grail, his first watch and inspirational enough to start a collecting journey. I also loved to read his definition of Grail as "something elusive like a horizon". This watch shows clearly that there is no need to be expensive or unique to be considered a Grail. It is all about passion, love, inspiration and feelings about a particular piece.
Congrats to winners and special mentions and to all participants of this week end session, thank you so much for contributing to a very interesting and enjoyable week end!
Have a great week ahead friends! Abel.
Special mention: Capt Scarlet 6238
Tyo and Moritz Breguet La Tradition
Watchonthewrist De Bethune
Nicolas, FF Military Specs
Thomas IWC Minute repeater
Art and his Connie black dial
3rd place Jleno and his Moritz Grossmann
2nd Place Fab and his PP Boccadasse
1st Place Maverickmahesh and his Heuer quartz
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Thank you so much dear Mike for your thoughtful veredicts this week end and for always being ready to generously give your time to help us the hosts with the judging.
Big congrats to Jleno, NT931 and Nicolas for their winning shots. Great Static photographs (and watches) are a joy for our eyes. Thank you so much to all participants for their wonderful submissions! Cheers! Abel
Congratulations jleno...
Tough competition from Nicolas and NT931. Well judged Mike 👍
Thank you Cazalea!
Wow, very honored to be grouped together with Nico and Jleno - both of them had such beautiful pics, I'm not worthy!
And The Wrist Shot Awards Go To .....
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Thank you so much Will/Templetowers for your kind offering to volunteer as judge this week end. We Hosts really love when our members enjoy taking the hard job of judging a category...
... that´s a Big Help for us! Congrats to winners and special mentions. Wow Fab! You made a double this week end! Your Boccadasse is unbeatable! Well deserved! Lots of fabulous watches and photographs this week end made a wonderful edition. Thank you so m...
Thanks a lot Will for the honor! Very humbled, and very much unexpected in a contest truly generous with grail watches with week! :-)
Let me actually thank again Mike (Cazalea) for the "Boccadasse in Boccadasse" pic: the original photos I posted last summer only had a focus on the watch OR the background, never both, while the picture you see here -- that has become one of my personal f...
Wow
Congratulations Count DeMonet, MRT, Watchonthewrist, Amanico and. FabR Truly honored. thank you very very much Templetower
Many congrats, FabR!
Your Patek and this shot are stunning!! You really have a unique marvel! Best Thomas
Hello friends! Here is my veredict for Watch of the Week Category for this week end theme: "Defining Grail Watch"...
... As I suspected, the selection of a winner was no easy task. Being our theme around watches our community members considered their Grails it was evident we would receive a big array of awesome watches. And that´s exactly what happened. Additionally, we...
i'm astonished ! Thanks a lot Abel...this means a lot to me !!
Congratulations to all others too & have a great week ahead ! Best, mahesh.,
Mu big pleasure my friend! Your watch demonstrates that there is something beyond price, quartz or famous brands or complications to became a Grail. It deserves the winning!
This is a keeper for you my friend and I wish you´ll keep loving it and enjoying in your wrist from time to time! Cheers! Abel
Congratulations Maverickmahesh....
And many thanks to our tremendous host of WristScan, Abel, for my special mention. Have a great week ahead friends 🥂
Thanks for the mention dear Abel
And again a huge Congrats to all others mentioned and winners
My pleasure dear Watchonthewrist! All watches mentioned deserved the first prize. So many Big Grails this week end! Yours is a wonderful timepiece to pursue as a grail.
Exquisite! I wish you´ll keep enjoying and loving so much in the best of good health my friend! Cheers! Abel
Very thoughtful choice for a winner, Abel.
Tag Heuer did some quite good looking quartz watches some 20 years ago, and still do. Thank you also for mentioning Tyo's and my Breguet. Today i noticed that the dial has got eight levels ... really cool! Have a good start into the comming week my friend...
Thank you so much for your kind comments my dear friend Moritz. Yes, I felt that a beautiful quartz watch like Mahesh´s represented so well a Grail, beyond price, brand or complications...
... and also how a humble piece can open the eyes of its owner to the World of Watches and also inspire its collecting. Your Breguet (and Tyo´s) is an awesome watch, For me it represents what Breguet means for watch history. As a matter of fact its design...
Big congrats Mavericmahesh
And everyone else. What an amazing grail you guys dream and achieved Thank you judges
Connie sends her love . . .
. . . and hopes to see her Flightmaster cousin someday soon ;-) . . .
