Static (non-wrist) Shot Awards

Mar 08, 2020,08:32 AM
 

I was lucky in my judging assignment this week, as the nature of the challenge resulted in lots and lots of photos, mainly wrist shots, of beautiful watches obviously prized by their owners. I chose 3 to present.


Actually 4 of them got pulled out of the stream and landed on my desktop as I thought "this might be the one" but ultimately another photo pushed it aside. 

At the very last minute I came to my senses and realized one of my four finalists was on a wrist!


(what was I thinking?) 

Here are the two runners-up.

Nico's shell game has the combination of soft beige colors. textures and curves. (if only Brigitte Bardot in her youth were holding these shells and watch in her two hands and presenting them to us!)
This surpasses all his previous entries on metal surfaces, coins, corks, nuts, etc.



Next is one of the very first entries: the double-soon-to-be-triple set of NT931. I only detract a minor point because the second hands are 11 seconds off in agreement (yes, judges have to be ridiculously detail-oriented)




The STATIC WINNER this week - the watch photo that made me stop in my tracks and say WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?  WOW! jleno's Grossmann




I particularly like the Germany dead center in the bottom of the image (although the second hand...) Final eye candy for y'all is the back showing the movement.




Congratulations to all of you and thanks for making my job so enjoyable and so difficult!

Cazalea




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Our fearless Judges are working very hard and ready to send their veredicts in a few hours... Theme: "Defining Grail Watch"

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-05:50
... Hello dear friends: Participants still have time to send their submissions to our WS thread, Theme: Defining Grail Watch. Our Judges this week end are: Honorable Mike/Cazalea for Best Static Shot Honorable Templetowers for Best Wrist Shot As your Host...  

Static (non-wrist) Shot Awards

 
 By: cazalea : March 8th, 2020-08:32
I was lucky in my judging assignment this week, as the nature of the challenge resulted in lots and lots of photos, mainly wrist shots, of beautiful watches obviously prized by their owners. I chose 3 to present. Actually 4 of them got pulled out of the s...  

A well deserved win my friend.

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : March 8th, 2020-12:48
Congrats 🍾

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.

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-10:12
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...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-11:38
Tough competition from Nicolas and NT931. Well judged Mike 👍

Congratulations

 
 By: Gelato Monster : March 8th, 2020-16:49
Jleno, NT931, Amanico

Thank you Cazalea!

 
 By: NT931 : March 9th, 2020-06:33
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 .....

 
 By: templetowers : March 8th, 2020-09:43
How can you judge this one ? It is so subjective and personal.... I thank everyone for their wonderful contributions. So my personal choices when thinking about the shot, the watch and the story... Honorable mentions must go to Count DE Monet's ALS MP Hon...  

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...

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-10:19
... 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! :-)

 
 By: FabR : March 8th, 2020-10:35
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... 

Thank-You🙏 [nt]

 
 By: FabR : March 8th, 2020-11:52

Congratulations Fab 🥂 [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-11:39

🙏🙏 [nt]

 
 By: FabR : March 8th, 2020-11:52

🥂🙏 [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-11:54

Thanks for the mention dear Will .

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : March 8th, 2020-12:49
And huge congrats to all winners 🤗

My pleasure my friend :) [nt]

 
 By: templetowers : March 8th, 2020-13:16

🙏🙏🥂 [nt]

 
 By: FabR : March 8th, 2020-13:50

Wow

 
 By: Gelato Monster : March 8th, 2020-16:56
Congratulations Count DeMonet, MRT, Watchonthewrist, Amanico and. FabR Truly honored. thank you very very much Templetower

Many congrats, FabR!

 
 By: MTR : March 9th, 2020-14:46
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"...

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-09:54
... 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...  

thank you ! [nt]

 
 By: mahesh : March 8th, 2020-11:46

i'm astonished ! Thanks a lot Abel...this means a lot to me !!

 
 By: mahesh : March 8th, 2020-10:44
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!

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-15:44
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

Many congrats, Mahesh!

 
 By: MTR : March 9th, 2020-14:43
Enjoy your grail!! 😊 Best Thomas

Thank you Thomas ! [nt]

 
 By: mahesh : March 10th, 2020-07:55

A great choice for 1st place!

 
 By: jleno : March 8th, 2020-11:19
Thanks again and congrats to all!

Congratulations Maverickmahesh....

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-11:33
And many thanks to our tremendous host of WristScan, Abel, for my special mention. Have a great week ahead friends 🥂

My pleasure 😬 [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-11:53

Thank you Abel...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : March 8th, 2020-16:01
We must continue this conversation my dear friend.

Thanks for the mention dear Abel

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : March 8th, 2020-12:53
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.

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-15:51
Exquisite! I wish you´ll keep enjoying and loving so much in the best of good health my friend! Cheers! Abel

Bravo, Mahesh! [nt]

 
 By: amanico : March 8th, 2020-13:11

Very thoughtful choice for a winner, Abel.

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : March 8th, 2020-13:56
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...

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 8th, 2020-16:01
... 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

 
 By: Gelato Monster : March 8th, 2020-17:00
And everyone else. What an amazing grail you guys dream and achieved Thank you judges

Connie sends her love . . .

 
 By: Dr No : March 8th, 2020-21:10
. . . and hopes to see her Flightmaster cousin someday soon ;-) . . .

Incredible range of contenders, and all winners!

 
 By: NT931 : March 9th, 2020-06:35
Esp congrats to Maverick Mahesh!