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Hello dear friend Fab! I´m happy to have you hosting this week end and excited with the great Theme you choose. You made a grand opening with your usual beautiful shots and watches...
... showing you as a young cool and trendy man who knows how to enjoy the good things of life.
No need to say that the arrival of Covid19 has drastically changed our lives. And in my personal case what I miss the most is the freedom of moving around the places I need to as before this nightmare begun and to be able to visit my family and friends.
I have two married grandchildren and five grand children whom I miss so much. Of course we are connected through Facetime and phone but though a wonderful tool they are... they are not the same of the feeling of a big hug, a kiss and a face to face chat.
I also miss meeting friends to share a coffee or a meal and have a nice chat, and of course my usual raids to the boutiques and watch shops hunting for a new piece or just to drop by to share a coffee and a little chat about our favorite theme with their owners.
Not to mention how much I miss travelling abroad and discovering new places or exploring our favorite cities or places with my wife. Travels were good opportunities to meet good friends abroad too. Those meetings had been always the highlights of my trips.
I look forward to be able to enjoy these great pleasures soon and in the meantime I´m praying the Lord asking Him to illuminate scientists around the World so they can discover a vaccine and drugs to treat the decease and end with all this forever.
Please let me play with some shots taken in the last months before Covid arrival reminding some of those pleasures I enjoyed in the past.
Keep safe and healthy my dear Fab and all our friends here!
Best! Abel
And with my eight months grand son too...
Visiting watch shops during our trips... (and buying some souvenirs!!)
Getting to know a new friend in a far Country!
Sharing the fondness for nice watches with my son...
Discovering lovely places and enjoy them as backgrounds for our watch shots!
To go watch hunting with a good friend and passionate collector and buying our respective watches at same time and place and have a coffee afterwards to celebrate the catch!!
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The April 17-19 WristScan contest opens NOW! :-)
Dear Friends, this weekend's WristScan, " Our favorite recent pictures: moments that we look forward to living again, " is officially open! As announced yesterday, any watch-related pics taken during the past 12 months, that you personally find special or...
Great start to WristScan Fab !...
Happy times that your sharing with us, good restaurants and good company, I’m sure that we all long to get back to enjoying these pleasures in life 🥂
Want to travel again
to Papua New Guinea, here with Breitling in the Solomon Sea. Met Moses with his family on the water next to Tufi. ...
Absolutely fascinating.
Next time - hopefully soon - will go to Rabaul and the near volcano.
Stay safe too wantok (pigeon english for friend)
Comes from "one talk" which is "same language". Someone who talks the same language is no enemy. They have 845 different languages there.
My moment I want to re-live
If there is one moment of the past 12 months it is one very recent. It occurred in the middle of lockdown and would like to re-live it but then without lockdown On 23 March my first granddaughter was born and our daughter in law her self celebrated her bi...
Don’t like
And the one thing, the only one thing I don’t like of this forum is that the pictures don’t upload in the order I want to and that the two best pictures simply didn’t upload at all. ...
One day
And one day, when she has your daughters age, I’ll teach her everything g about wat he’s and photography
Great to here that all went positive so far.
A very nice choice! Is It a 36 mm Date Just?
Million thanks my dear friend
Your warm words mean a lot to us. No it’s not 36 but I belief 31 or 32 mm
what a great story, and so glad all your family members are OK
The rolex looks great too, but the sleeping baby wins the best photo prize in my book!
Very much appreciated my friend
And it’s such a grateful feeling if you’re in a position to buy something for your daughter in law with the message to wear it, enjoy it and hold on to it until that day she sees fit to pass it on to her daughter. But like the old Patek commercial but the...
Thanks
The only thing still missing is that I can5 fly home so haven’t seen the baby yet. Since back home is The Netherlands, she will probably ride a bicycle by the time I get to see her for first time
A amazing story with a happy end .
I hope all this .... is over soon and you can enjoy your family to the max without restrictions 🙏🏻
She is gorgeous
not All newborns are beautiful but she certainly is. I can see her grand mother has a similar opinion 😁
Thank you
From the bottom of my heart for such kind words. Yeah you’re right, that look on my wife’s face says more than a thousand words
Thanks Jurry, glad for the great outcome to this incredible story! I had seen the pictures of this special gift before..but wasn’t aware of the rest of the story that makes it even more special!
Hope you can soon be reunited with the rest of your family!! Cheers😀
Million thanks
I thought about it long and hard and decided to share it with my friends at this forum
Dear Jurry: This is a most amazing story! We knew about your wonderful present given to your daughter in law but we didn´t know all the details about the birth of your grand daughter.
I imagine that these had been very complex moments to live: the mix of happiness of receiving a new born with the concern for the positive covid tests, and the impossibility of meeting your grandchild immediately. The radiant face of your wife as the gran...
Thank you sooo much my dear friend
Your warm words, as always express exactly my feelings. It is because of these special friendships I’ve built on this forum, that I decided to do just and share the full story. The support from all of you is heartwarming.
My big pleasure dear Jurry. Yes, I share same feelings as you about this forum and the people who are part of it. And we are thankful to have your story shared here.
I wish you´ll be able to reunite with your wife and grand daughter soon. Stay safe and healthy my friend! Abel
Thank you very much.
Yeah it’s been quit stressful I might say. Hopefully the travel ban will be lifted in couple of weeks so I can fly home and see our grand child as well
what a story, Dear Jurry! I sincerely wish you can all be united in your family soon!
I can imagine dramatic and conflicting emotions of both joy and happiness, worrying and longing. I’m really happy to hear the health issues have smoothed out so it more a question of time before you can meet your first grand child. Yes, I really, really w...
Million thanks
Your support means more to me than you can imagine, tak tuzend tak When I was searching for the most appropriate watch I already quickly decided that Rolex would be the perfect brand. Our daughter in law wasn’t into watches when she became part of the fam...
the pleasure is mine Jurry
I gifted my wife a watch when we married 7 years ago. I had something like a Cartier or a reverso in mind, but I let it for her to choose. I took her to my AD in Hamburg who is a fantastic guy and watch adviser and he proposed a Datejust a little similaer...
That’s Rolex!!!
To many the name may be bit dodgy or not upper class enough. But I’ve never ever met someone who tried on a datejust and didn’t like it. And that’s regardless of age and gender. Happy to read that your wife is still happy with it ?and apparently with you ...
Well, we have virtual tours....
And people trying to teach soccer lessons from a computer. Businesses never fail of thinking of ways to make $$$ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hello dear Ted! great shots from your past travels. And superb VC of course! Missing the possibility of traveling is a feeling shared by several friend here (including me)...
... Probably because travels (specially to far places from our own home town) is a reflex of our personal freedom which is presently compromised by the Covid problem. I wish this will end soon and we will be able to resume our trips Over Seas! Stay safe a...
Hello Sire!
Yes, COVID has put some serious brakes on all of our travels huh? Well, here I am, hoping too, that we should venture out like migrating birds in short time.
At times like this Sir,
JLC is a great choice for elegance but allowing a bit of understated luxury. Right now. Not sure I would be caught in public with a full gold Rolex, but at the same time, my wrist aches for mechanical wonders.
I was expecting this blast of beautiful awesome watches my dear friend Nicolas!! And shared here in your usual fantastic photography which allows us to enjoy them in all ...
... their glory. I wish you will be able to fully enjoy them with full freedom and safety as in old times very soon my friend. In the meantime stay safe and with good health my dear friend! Un abrazo desde las Pampas del Sur mi buen amigo! Abel
Muchas gracias amigo Nicolas!! Yo también! ...
... ojalá todo vuelva a la normalidad muy pronto!! Cuidate mucho! Abrazo! Abel
Some great shots, Nico!
The 5070 works quite well in the Nico of Arabia setting, too 👌🏻👍🏻
My trip to Dubai, brought me a great souvenir!
And what a fun country this is for a stop over. Have a great weekend gents. GEO ...
Looking forward, looking back: a tale of 2 vintage chronographs
Thanks FabR for the great theme of "moments that we look forward to living again". Since we've been asked to select recent pictures, I thought I'd pick two taken this week. The first picture looks back , and is a picture of a GP 8846 Olimpico that I bough...
Wow ... Superb Longines....
That looks beautiful, Congratulations on getting this piece.
Hello dear NT931!! You share with us two superb vintage chronos which I love so much. What I enjoyed the most and really found so moving are your words...
and your thoughts. I share your feelings which you wrote with exact words. Thank you for this moving post my friend! Stay safe! Hagwe! Abel.
Can’t pass up your first WS, Fab.
It was a very special moment when my good friend Boo tried on my Chronometre Optimum. He did try to steal it later, though. ...
Your good friend Boo has an exquisite taste for watches dear Mike!! Exactly like you!! Put your watches in a safe place out of his reach please!
You know how much I love FP Journe watches. Keep safe my dear friend! Hagwe! Abel
Ah - a friend called boo
All this time I have thought this is as you. Sorry for the confusion.
Waiting to be able to go to the beach again...
with my favorite vacation watch, Tudor Grantour chronograph. Stay safe my friends and keep dreaming! ...
I'm in...
The infamous “red” shots... red galore for everyone 😂😂😂 I wish you all a super weekend my friends, always safe Ops sorry, it took me several (actually too many) mins and for some strange reasons my connection got lost... tomorrow I’ll try to publish my re...
I’ll try again...
Let’s see, maybe my phone is suffering the house arrest lake me... Fingers crossed, here is my “red galore”... Happy we to all of you!!! ...
To be honest of all the tons of memes I’ve seen so far, in general Italian ones are among the most hilarious, and I agree that this is what we will save us... remember only one data point:
We, Italians for the sake of clarity, never finished a war on the same side we started... Need to add more? 😂🇮🇹😂🇮🇹😱🇮🇹😱
Bloody Sunday...
While strolling in the quest for some horological content something weird happened this morning I found this article on Watchville, and dear Fab I had some trouble in figuring out the reference of the watch figured in it, can you help me? 😂😂😂 Out of this ...
You got it, but I believe the dealers went even further they explicitly asked for a limiter edition...
del “CAZ20...” 😂😂😂 Trust when I saw it this morning I understood this could be a funny Sunday... look at my “porn” thread... 😱😱😱 Un abbraccio amico mio, always safe, healthy and happy Ciao Luca
Ciao Luca!! My big pleasure my friend. Nowadays I take most of my watch photographs with my I phone. It has not the capability of a good camera but still it is full of resources and it is...
... so handy! And all pictures are taken just for fun too! I like your shots and watches. Just keep shooting and enjoying. Thank you so much for your kind good wishes. Same to you my friend! Abel
Lange Manufacture Visit
The pics were taken in Dresden about four years ago during my visit to the Lange manufacture. The first pic was taken after lunch and I am very sure coffee was involved somewhere. The bonding with fellow collectors and friends was especially memorable. Th...
A nice trip to Dresden with fellow ALS colleagues
is a great memory to be repeated as much as possible. Best, Tim ...
Thank you Sir! Sold out when I got to Europe
and a few of my friends were looking at it a bit too long😅. Looking forward to next year, would be fun. Best to all, Tim
A day with my Futurematic
Hi All One of my favourite watches - my Futurematic. So to be able to enjoy a day out with it while the sun shines - something to look forward to & something I've enjoyed in the past. Currently under the care of JLC & looking forward to having it back. Ch...
Thanks :) always lots to like with a Futurematic
Return might be a bit delayed, but it's in good hands. Cheers JML
Thanks - there are a lot of watches in JLC history, that have a certain added allure to.
Futurematic being only one, Geophysic is another that comes to mind. Cheers JML
Great theme .
The one thing i miss the most during these tough times is being in my second country, spain . Or having a nice walk in Geneva ...
Living life ...
With people you love, in places that you love... Keep safe and well friends 🥂 ...
I had to come up with at least one PP 😉...
Thanks for being our great host for WristScan 🥂
Hello dear Captain! I share with you the feelings... and the memories as well!! What a nice coincidence we choose a picture taken on same occasion! I promise that I haven´t viewed ...
... your post before posting mine! Thank you! I love your first shot so much. It brings a very relaxed feeling while viewing it with your superb Pam 249 on wrist. I wish you and Mrs Scarlet are doing well and staying safe my dear friend! Hagwe! Abel
Thank you dear Abel...
That photo holds special memories for us. I hope that you and Mrs Subexplorer are keeping well at this difficult time.
My pleasure dear Captain!! Same here, we treasure this photo and the memories it brings to us. Mrs. Subexplorer is doing fine... working so much in household...
... duties as our house is so big and have no help available nowadays. I can help her only on week ends on that as during the week I need to stay at office for some hours. But moral is high which is something we all need in these troubled days. Thank you ...
Hello dear friend Fab! I´m happy to have you hosting this week end and excited with the great Theme you choose. You made a grand opening with your usual beautiful shots and watches...
... showing you as a young cool and trendy man who knows how to enjoy the good things of life. No need to say that the arrival of Covid19 has drastically changed our lives. And in my personal case what I miss the most is the freedom of moving around the p...
Thanks for your nice words my friend, I can only agree with every concept you’ve expressed..
I’ve probably spent more time doing WhatsApp and Zoom video calls this past month that in my entire previous life..but the pleasure of meeting people in person for me is just irreplaceable!😉 Let’s keep hoping and praying the world can reopen soon and safe...
Thank you so much dear friend Fab! I share with you your words and feelings and of course the hope of a full and safe return to our previous lives. Glad you liked my shots too!!
Have a nice and safe week end my dear Fab! Abel
Tremendous photos Abel !....
You obviously have a lot of very good friends ;-)) ... The Panerai on your Grandson’s wrist looks like a 56mm special edition . Keep well and stay safe. The Captain
Thank you so much dear Captain!! Yes, I am very fortunate to have so many good ! That´s a true treasure! Ha ha ha!! Yes, it looks like the a Big Egiziano on my little grandson indeed!
Best good wishes for you too my dear Captain! Cheers! Abel
Amazing and very touching Post and images, dearest Abel
I can feel your longing your precious family and friends. Stay safe my friend Warm regards Christian
Thank you so much my dear Christian for your so kind words. Indeed Family and friends are missed. Hope this will end soon and in the best way for everyone here and for the rest of...
... the World! Keep safe and Best cordial regards, Abel.
Fantastic theme dear Fabr
Like many friends here I look forward to travelling again. Here are some travel photos to share Best of health to all ...
my pleasure, dear FabR!
Thanks you for taking the time this weekend to host - Be safe and stay healthy !
Great shots dear Seeks!! How much I miss traveling by plane! Voyages allow us to meet friends and family in far Countries, discovering new places and enjoying again our favorite ones...
... and of course allow for superb backgrounds for our watch shots. That racing dial Speedy is wonderful! I wish Omega will launch a new version of that dial with the "new" 321 movement some day soon. Hagwe and stay safe my dear friend! Cheers! Abel
Many thanks Capt'n !
Hopefully come this winter, things will be more normal Best regards
My contribution
And now I have to listen too a noisy trampoline ; But life isn’t that bad we are still healthy, but have to stay at home ...
Beautiful selection of watches and what a background dear Bill!! My dream was to retire and be able to live in a home with a view to the sea. I never will get tired to view...
... such beautiful places like you show in your great shots!! Keep safe with your beloved ones! Best cordial regards, Abel.
My favorite moment
I have the Corona virus to thank for! I hadn't been on a skateboard in 15 years but after two weeks of Quarantine with my 3 year old it was time to get creative. A quick call to my buddy to borrow his ride and a couple hours later, voila! My all-time favo...
Visited my home country right before the outbreak.
And glad that I had the trip and saw my family cuz who knows when traveling will be safe again. I also picked up this Eichi 2 during the trip. It was definitely a memorable trip. At Taipei 101, once the tallest building in the world ...
Here's a few of mine . . .
. . . from the last twelve months, Fab. Seamaster chronometer at Dodger Stadium. I'm piqued by the accidental capture of a fan wearing a Dodgers cap and jersey just above the Omega. Wrist shot of the humblest member of my vintage Omega collection . . . . ...
I've paid more for a Stones concert ticket . . .
. . . but never had a better performer. Off by a second over the course of a week . . . better even than the Genève chronometer, which is in the same ballpark.
Forty since '78 . . .
. . . and I have a ticket for another that will hopefully be rescheduled after being postponed.
Actually, no - the Stones were scheduled to play San Diego May 8th . . .
. . . but that's Dad's birthday, so I got a ticket and airfare to Minneapolis for the next show on the 16th.
Beautiful array of vintage Omegas dear Art!! I have an special fondness for the Marine... shot here with a wonderful background. The "chalk" dial Seiko is a delight to view.
Curious inscription on that truck indeed! Stay safe my dear friend, and receive my big bear hug! Best, Abel.
Funny - I think of the situation as . . .
. . . the other way around: vintage Omega has a grip on me .
Hello dear S F!! It is wonderful to have a beautiful GMT on the wrist while safely waiting the World return to normal again (hopefully soon!). You own a great collection of them indeed!
Keep safe dear S F!! All the best for you and your beloved ones! Abel
Thanks dear Abel! I know the GMTM also has a special place in your collection!
Keep well, stay healthy!
Now these look fantastic - and definitely worth reliving 👌🏻
Let’s see... Picking up a grail watch... Matching the watch to the safety belt on aircraft... or flying more generally 😉 A refreshing swim in the Far East (and some seafood after 🦞🦀)... The sea more generally... Proper winter in Siberia (this was Kazakhst...
Thanks for joining the fun my friend, very much in the spirit of this week’s theme! Terrific shots of a world that we have missed for too long!😍
PS. And that VC is more and more classy every time I see it!🥂
Thanks a lot, FabR!
It’s I believe the second picture I took of it, just after picking it up 😉 But yes, it’s a pleasure every time 👍🏻
Good summary of things which we miss now and considered normal just a few months ago. Hopefully we will return to that world soon!! I wish you and all your family are safe and well ...
... my dear friend KM!! Beautiful watches and shots as usual! Keep safe my friend! Abel
Thanks a lot, Abel!
We will certainly learn to adapt and deal with the situation 👍🏻🤞🏻 Wishing you and your family all the best and to get through this safely and healthily 😊👍🏻
Thanks a lot to you for your kind comments and good wishes!! Yes, same here, not easy to adapt to new situation but our health preservation is the most important thing.
Best wishes for you and your family of good health and safety my dear friend! Abel
Thanks a lot, Christian!
All good at this end - of course being cooped up is not fun but as long as we remain healthy it’s a price worth paying 🤷🏻♂️ Hope the same applies to you and your family 🤞🏻
Great theme Fab!
I love this fun and crazy introduction you made. That’s why we love you my friend! My entry for the weekend More than anything, I miss traveling will my small family. Not the best picture but I hope you sense the spirit. Visiting my best friend who lives ...
Three great photos Christian...
Good to see your family watch shot and your Nautilus looks superb. Unfortunately cancelling trips is all part of the current situation but we have to focus and plan for next year.
Thank you so much, my friend
Yes, I suspect it will be at least a year before we can travel freely again. At least it’s what the papers here are saying. I am praying for a miracle for this situation to go away.
Thanks a lot my friend, glad this weekend’s topic has provoked so many great responses...including a few gems from you!
I wish you and your nice family to return to a normal and beautiful life soon!👍🥂 [nt]
Thank you so much, dear Fab
I think you nailed it with this theme. Everyone here can relate to this topic and we are all thinking about the past and the future right now! Excellent work by you 👍😊 thank you. Stay safe Best Christian
Great shots dear friend Christian!! They reflect the main things we miss nowadays: sharing time with our beloved ones and friends, traveling and doing those little big things we did ...
... with much freedom up to a few months ago. I wish better times will return soon my friend. Keep safe with your family now! Best wishes and cordial regards, Abel.
Thank you so much for your kind words, dear Abel
I think our posts seem very related in a way, sharing many emotions and thoughts. At least I could fully relate to your post and pictures. Take good care, dear friend Best Christian
Dear, dear Nico
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, these are truly the most important values. I know you know. Stay safe till we meet again!
