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The December WS - ‘Grand Finale’ - is live!
As announced yesterday the theme for this December’s WS is ‘Grand Finale’. As it is the end of the year and holidays are approaching, the interpretation of the theme is generously inclusive. So it could be your final incoming for the year, the grand piece of your collection, your exit piece or a grand complication that especially fascinates and satisfies you.
Using festive backgrounds is an added bonus!
I will announce the judges and verdicts in a separate post late on Sunday. Wishing you a great weekend ahead and looking forward to what your interpretation and entries for ‘Grand Finale’ are!
The December WS - ‘Grand Finale’ - is live!
As announced yesterday the theme for this December’s WS is ‘Grand Finale’. As it is the end of the year and holidays are approaching, the interpretation of the theme is generously inclusive. So it could be your final incoming for the year, the grand piece...
Hmmhh.. Let me see, what to chip in to play..
Team, Indeed the year is approaching its end and Xmas always is a time to look back, to reflect a bit and relive pleasures and choices made.. So I hope you‘ll like some of these.. Pre Xmas still life - Memovox 855 Ebene Duomètre à Chronographe, a piece an...
Great selection ! …
Hello dear hs, Very nice selection of watches for this edition of WristScan. Interesting to hear about your love for the Rolex DJ. Best regards Captain
Dear Capt‘n ! Thx for your kind looking & nice comments !
Glad you liked some of the choices and take my best wishes to you & yours ‼️ 🎄😊
Hello dear friend HS!! Great choices to celebrate Xmas a Grand Finale of this year with a great company on your wrist. Big congrats on your newest addition to your superb collection...
... with that delicious 5960P. I wish you`ll enjoy it with much pleasure and in the best of Good Health. Have a nice Cmas and a great New Year 2025 with much Peace and Good Health for you and your beloved ones my dear friend. Abel
Dear friend Abel !.. Thx so much for your kind looking &..
.. the as ever so nice comments ‼️ I am glad you liked some of my entries and specifically the PP 5960, which has gradually emerged to one of my fav pieces; this also as it offers the combo of an all year calendar with a great Chronograph. Let me wish to ...
Hello dear friend HS! My big pleasure my friend. Always enjoying viewing and commenting your entries and collection. Very attractive choices as usual.
Yes, the PP5960 is a delicious piece with two very interesting and useful complications: chrono and annual calendar. Thank you so much for your so kind and warm greetings for next festivities and New Year. Same to you and your beloved ones dear HS!! Cheer...
What an entry, HS111!
Starting with the 855, which definitely has festive vibes, the sublime Duometre to the PP selection - a grand selection indeed 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Thx a lot for your kind looking & the nice words ! 😊
Wishing you and your beloved ones a joyful Xmas time & All the Best for the New Year approaching ! Many kind greetings, dear KMII !!
I rather like your description . . .
. . . of a go a nywhere, d o a nything watch. That may well be the theme of the next WristScan thread yours truly moderates. Intrigued, Art
Beautiful collection here!
The gold day date messed with me for a second… the foil under it looked like there was a pusher in the crown and I had to do a double take 🤣
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Réserve (extra grande taille case) -- plenty of Grand for this Grand Finale 😉
And my latest arrival Best, E. ...
Both from the grand maison 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻
The Geophysic is definitely on my list as well - deadbeat for the win 😊👍🏻
Such an underrated complication…
For so long. Recently I am seeing more and more watches with it out there…
I find fascinating the comparison between what attracts some people vs. what is mainstream.
The TS is mechanically an achievement, but it was not such a success and not really talked about at the time it came out. As soon as I saw it in 2015, I knew it was something and I instantly wanted one. It took me some time to get hold of one but now I am...
Unfortunately not enough people appreciate the complication…
And as the uninitiated often assume it’s quartz this puts quite some customers off. Unfortunately 🤷🏻♂️
Great pair of JLCs.
Enjoy wearing the True Second - a fab, but subtle complication. Cheers JML
Dear KM, I am chipping in with very likely the finale piece for me in 2024...
since the delivery of a couple have been delayed to 2025. Have a great holiday season ahead 🥂 ...
Extraordinary piece dear friend S F. An interesting choice to celebrate the end of this year. I wish the other two pieces will arrive soon next year as well.
Receive my cordial regards and best wishes of much Peace and Good Health for next Xmas and New Year 2025 for you and your beloved ones. Cheers, Abel
Thks much dear Abel!
Your series this week captures the holiday mood really well with your lovely pieces! Wishing you and your loved ones a great holiday season!
With the signature microbrew pairing 👏🏻👌🏻👍🏻
Congratulations on your latest incoming and curious to hear your impressions of it 🎊🎉🎈👍🏻
Thus far, the models coming from Otsuka…
have the rawness that appeared to have been put together with some random parts by a mad scientist😂
Hello dear friend KM!! Let’s celebrate a Grand Finale!!
Here my choices to be on my wrist during the last days of present year and during the celebration of Xmas and the arrival of the New Year 2025. Thank you for being our Host on this last of the year WS event!! I wish you and your beloved ones a nice Xmas a...
Thanks so much for your kind words and wishes Abel 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
And I hope the same come true for us all! 🤞🏻 And I see you are ready for the festive season with a lot of sublime shots 👌🏻👍🏻 The VDC is my favorite, could well be a grand finale for me as well. Just one question - the golden Rolex is from the 1980s, right...
Hello dear KM! Thanks a lot for your so kind comments on my shots and watch choices. Ah yes, a typo mistake I just corrected, of course it is a 1980 Date Lol!
I´m happy that you like the VC chrono. It´s a wonderful timepiece and you have the choice of gold case if you like more than the steel one in my collection. Very classic design and the usual high quality of this brand in the movement design and finish. Be...
I would ideally like to go for steel, too…
Both from the weight and general preference perspective.
One step at a time 😁
Watches are currently not the top priority but let’s hope to get there again soon😊👍🏻
Hello, my dear friend Abel !.. Great choices- you did it again !
All well selected and also so much „you“. This specially pertains to your Omega „Moonshine“; surely a signature watch for you ! - Well picked the Xmas Gold Rolex and the Explorer 1655; another reference we share ! Liked the pic with the green candies.. My...
Hello again my dear friend HS. Appreciate so much your too kind comments on each one of my choices. Always my pleasure to share these pieces with you as my horological twin! ;)
Agree with you that the VC CV is a superb chrono which every watch lover would enjoy so much in any collection. A Classic design with a high quality manufacture. Also I appreciate so much your warm good wishes for Xmas Season and New Year. Wishing you and...
Wonderful Moonshine ! …
Good to see you enjoying this beautiful watch. Best regards Captain
Thank you Captain!! We share the love for this wonderful watch!!
I’m happy to see you are enjoying it too! Best cordial regards my dear friend!! Abel
That is a true grand finale…
In all senses of the word 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻 And truly a rare piece that is so seldom seen 👍🏻
Meant in a positive way
Not to take away from all the beauties on this site, but I think this is my favorite. It would never fit me, nor could I even afford but I’m so glad you wear it and post it 🍻
Many thanks my friend
appreciate your words - and I am sure it would fit you. maybe one day we will meet to check this out ;-)
Festive grand finale …
Festive greetings dear KM and friends ! I hope everyone is keeping well and looking forward to getting together with friends and family for Christmas. Snoopy always fun any time of the year … Classic charm for the season … A personal favourite …now I need...
Particularly colorful and festive
Views of some particularly wonderful watches. Thanks for the inspiration Captain! Happy Holidays to all.
Those shots are truly sublime dear Captain 🙌🏻👏🏻👌🏻
The color match on the Snoopy is sublime and the rest very festive in the shots and environments you posted 🙌🏻👍🏻 Wishing you a relaxed and wonderful festive season ahead 👋🏻👍🏻
Hello dear Captain! Stunning shots for a Grand Finale with some extraordinary watches on your wrist. You know my big love for the Moonshine Speedy and I´m glad both you and me...
... have chosen it as part of our respective choices. The Snoopy is always a charming company on the wrist. A lovely and full of fun watch. And two superb Pateks to complete your Grand Finale battery! Well played dear Captain. Best wishes for you and your...
Thank you my dear friend …
I hope you are looking forward to a wonderful Christmas with your family. Best regards Captain
My big pleasure Captain! Thank you for your kind message. Yes, we are planning a family gathering for the next festivities. I wish you´ll enjoy a nice and joyful festivities ...
... with your beloved ones. A big hug for you my dear friend. Abel
Here’s my entries…
We still didn’t get around to putting festive decorations this year so I will need to improvise somewhat. Grand Seiko… Grandest (also size wise) Seiko I have… Grand timing, with the snowflake just hitting and not yet melting ❄️ My grand watch… Grand ingen...
Hello, dear KMII ! - A fine list you have picked and lined up !
Although I know a few of your choices, I always tremendously enjoy shots of your VC; what a wonderful watch with this bewitching dial ! - Your GS-picks are always special and the JLC Amvox really is a quite special choice; a reference we both share !.. My...
Glad you liked them 😊👍🏻
As said, given that the decorations are far from up I looked into the previous entries to see what could be found. The Chopard LUC 8HF is indeed an interesting piece, at least to me, liking high frequency movements and all 🙌🏻
You really know how to celebrate a Grand Finale my dear friend KM! Sublime shots you share here to show us your great choices. Always with well matched straps in colors and textures.
A feast for our eyes. Your VC is your signature watch I feel, such an elegant classic timepiece. And love the red touches of your Raqueta. Interesting to view the texture on dial of your Habring well paired with those red leather straps. Great combo! Alwa...
Thanks so much for the kind wishes Abel 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Which I can only reciprocate at this point - may also your country achieve a state again, where you can comfortably enjoy your retirement, without having to worry about what comes next 🤞🏻 The Raketa is a nice combination of a classical design of theirs re...
My big pleasure dear friend KM. Thanks to you for your kind good wishes for my Country. We are expecting that big change. And yes, I´m willing to enjoy my retirement next year.
I´m 76 now and I know I need to enjoy life out of daily work. Interesting to read about the Raketa details. Regarding the Habring2: you made a great choice with that red straps. I really love the looks. Keep enjoying all your beauties so much dear friend!...
Glad you like it - bringing some freshness to horology…
And also a watch that allowed me to save other watches during one of the last moves - a story for another day 😊
You got me with the fabulous Vacheron 😬
You know how much I love this epic watch. Best regards Captain
I really like it!
and am still on the fence for it, just need some time to pick up to other pieces before
A new incoming and you left it on the bracelet? 😱
Scandalous! What will the neighborhood pterodactyls think of you? 😤 Great / grand choice for your final incoming and hope the coming weeks will be peaceful and relaxed for you my friend 👍🏻🤞🏻
For Dino’s sake…
I hope you stick to that promise 😂😂😂 Great seeing you here and a truly lovely piece 👏🏻👌🏻🙌🏻
Hello dear Mike!! A sublime choice for a Grand Finale celebration. I take your word no dinosaurs were harmed during the shooting of these stunning shots! Lol!
Hope you are doing well and I send you my best wishes for next Xmas Season and New Year 2025. Be it with tons of Peace and Good Health for you and your beloved ones. Best cordial regards, Abel
Hello dear Michael !! My big pleasure.
Thank you for your kind greetings!! Cheers my friend!! Abel
Beautiful dial !
I particularly like how it picks up the different lighting in yor photos. Best regards Captain
Welcome to Wrist Scan! 🎉🎊🎈
And what a way to enter with this beautiful 25 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻 Also a very suitable Grand Finale to the horological year - a great watch and a great finish!
Wish Everyone Seasons Greetings and a Very Happy New Year 🥳🧸🎊
One of my favorites the Paul Gerber Uhrenkurs ...
Definitely Grand…
Especially since it is your blood, sweat and tears that went into it 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻 A truly epic choice, this, Salman 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Sir, credit goes to Kjell Jorgensen and Herr Gerber
This piece represents a story of friendship and the love of horology, just lucky to be it's custodian
Grand decoration …
First we need to go and get the tree, so choose your watch and transport ) … Hold on tight … Load up ! … Decorate to complete the job … Merry Christmas everyone ! Best wishes Captain ...
That’s the way to do it 😁
Santa likes to go fast 😉🏁 Here’s an old shot I made of him getting ready to pull the sleigh(s) 🛷 ...
Depending on where you’re getting the tree from…
Sadly neither the 911 nor the Lambo were that effective on ice 🤷🏻♂️
It has been tried…
And still no success 🤷🏻♂️ Some cars seemingly just don’t work that well on pure ice. They are quite nice on snow and definitely on a regular road 👌🏻👍🏻
No watches added to my collection this year . . .
. . . for the first time in well over twenty. Why? These guys . . . . . . are to blame. After all, there's only so much money to go around. Making up for a dry '24 with a very wet '25. Dirk Dornblüth provided this mock-up for my upcoming order of a 2010 c...
When you said we…
I thought you meant all of us here 😁😂 Was just about to thank you for your kind generosity 😉👍🏻
The alphabet soup gang has about twenty active members . . .
. . . and seven of us are getting Dornblüths next year with our logo on both the dial and movement. We'll be happy to share them when you come to visit us in So Cal.
That’s a beauty dear Art! And it will compensate…
… for a year without additions to your collection. Now… we know whom to blame for that!! I’m sure you have enjoyed them as much as a new watch. Happy Xmas Season my dear friend. Abel
It wasn't even a tough call, Abel - gladly paid thru the nose . . .
. . . for the privilege of seeing the Stones in action again.
Better late than never.. Pt Deux.
Posted in the wrong thread 🤦🏻 Anyway, my most worn since I got it in February. 38mm is feeling like the new 42/3mm. Thanks for hosting KM and Seasons Greetings to all. Regards, Kurt. ...
Likewise to you 👋🏻
May it be a peaceful and relaxing holiday season ahead 😊👍🏻 A lovely watch and fully agreed with you - great that sizes are becoming more normal again 👍🏻
My last purchase of the year was my first IWC.
Beside my wife gin tonic. But I have just seen a couple of beauties that I was trying to see in the flesh since a long time ago that are very tempting. Omega De Ville Trésor. Best. ...
Whether the IWC remains the Grand Finale…
Or you add either the Omega or Cartier (or both) - it’s an excellent choice either way 👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻
Now that’s a Grand end to the year indeed 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻🎄
Thanks for these lovely festive shots and great watches, all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great selections here, as always.
These two rather festive looking additions made there way into my watch box over the last few weeks. Cheers and happy holidays! ...
Congratulations on your latest incomings for the year 🎊🎉🎈
A great way to wrap up the horological year 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
No new watches this year & definitely no grand complications
But I'll post a few of my favourite complication. All of which have been enjoyed this year. I could go on! Still have thoughts about what else I'd like - even includes some non alarms! Cheers JML ...
The master of alarms 🚨
You undoubtedly hold that title here and the selection shown is absolutely epic 👌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
And what a bauble there is in your tree 🙌🏻👏🏻👌🏻
Still find the QdI doesn’t get nearly the credit it deserves - such a cool watch 👍🏻
Sorry for the late entry but currently a few days away with the family.
I think its to late to enter but at least i will posts a few shots i made The watch i picked for this trip When you randomly bump into another watch collector wearing something you don’t see that much in person Wish you all a great start of the week. 🙏🏻 ...
Just in time 😁👍🏻
And with a watch like that it’s a Grand Finale indeed 🙌🏻👌🏻👏🏻 A nice place for the end of the year - been recently as well. Great shots and enjoy the rest of your trip! 👋🏻
Thanks my friend , it was a short but great trip with family and friends.
Because if that i almost forgot to participate 🫣.
