Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Wrist Scan this week . . .
. . . is complicated.
I really hate issuing tied or multiple awards as there should be a decisive verdict, close as it may be. Please read on with that caveat in mind.
There were several submissions of new watches that are personally compelling. Fillip's KS . . .
. . . Timeout's Voutilainen . . .
. . . Brauner's Nivada (and this shot in particular) . . .
. . . S F's 'instant classic' Speedmaster . . .
. . . Mr Gatsby's Grönefeld . . .
. . . plus similarly MJ23's . . .
. . . Uncle Chico's Breguet . . .
. . . pplater's Ming . . .
. . . KMII's parallel KS . . .
. . . James Dean's Patek in situ . . .
. . . and sc16's VH . . .
. . . all find favor, particularly the KS.
But you guys all know this judge is hopelessly biased towards vintage Omega. And this week, there were enough submissions to drive me crazy. Imagine my pleasure seeing 198402's time-traveler 2998 . . .
. . . Hans' white 2990 . . .
. . . h's 2914 . . .
. . . and The Captain's Apollo-Soyuz.
Now, if I were judging solely on purely subjective content, it would be no contest: 198402 would walk off with this week's honors. An unmolested 2998 is not only a thing of beauty, it's a survivor.
But . . . there were three other photos that were even more compelling. When it comes to composition, Abel . . .
. . . took my breath away with this shot of his Sub set against the Hard Rock in Orlando. The ubiquitous framed by the surreal - what a composition! Good for third place this week.
How do you top a surreal background? Try an aircraft carrier.
Second goes to Fred for having the presence of mind to take a pic of his SM300 when all he was thinking about were his surroundings. (Watchco, right, Fred?)
I have to award the Blue Ribbon this week, though, to Dave G.
The 1921 isn't a watch that normally comes to mind; I think it's fair to say they're an acquired taste. I've seen them before in the metal, but have never tried one on. Dave's photo fostered an appreciation for the design that I didn't have until just now. For that, I thank him. Exquisite watch, naturally framed . . . and utterly compelling.
Thanks to all for participating this week, and hope to see you next weekend for the latest installment of Wrist Scan.
Art
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Wristscan Results ...
Hello dear friends, Welcome to the results thread for our WristScan “Time To Enjoy” theme. Please join me in thanking our honourable judges for making the time to help us with the difficult decisions. Watch Of The Week - The Captain Best Static Shot - Sub...
Watch Of The Week ..,
Hello dear friends, We really should call this “Watches” of the week as we have had so many fabulous watches posted on Wristscan this weekend, so a big thank you to everyone that posted. The watches that made the final cut were in no particular order ... ...
Great veredict dear Captain! Big congrats to Uncle Chico...
... and all nominees for their wonderful “Watches of the week”! Have a nice week ahead dear friends! Cheers! Abel
Thank you Abel ...
We certainly had some great watches and interesting stories on Wristscan this weekend.
A gracious thank you to a very special community.
I would have chosen any number of other entries this week using solely horological criteria. I am always impressed with the variety of watches on Wrist Scan that are not regularly featured in the brand forums. There are many more gems out there than typic...
Thank you for letting me know ...
My apologies, I’ve corrected the text to reflect this.
Dear Captain and friends: here is my veredict for ...
... best Static Shot category: Our WS edition this weekend makes clear that wearing our watches makes for the full enjoyment of our collections. Here the winners: Third place for Filip and his well perfumed shot of his awesome King Seiko. Second place for...
Congrats to all honored, special Kudos to Joffre !
BTW: Thx, Abel for the 2nd place mention.. HAGWE & Best, hs
A late gratitude to you, Abel and all dear encouraging purists’ fellow members on this forum.
As for the watch - along with the lighter, the pipe, the silver tobacco tin and the pewter pipe stand - all bear the same name, Alfred Dunhill. It was designed by Tom Bolts, called Parody Stone in tributing to King Arthur and the knights of the Round Tabl...
My big pleasure dear Joffre! Yours is a great shot ...
... considering composition, lighting, crispness of image, etc. It well deserved it! Thank you for the explanations about these pieces in the set. Very interesting to know. I wish you keep enjoying so much wearing and using them. Look forward to view more...
Wrist Scan this week . . .
. . . is complicated. I really hate issuing tied or multiple awards as there should be a decisive verdict, close as it may be. Please read on with that caveat in mind. There were several submissions of new watches that are personally compelling. Fillip's ...
What a great VC Dave have
His wristshot of the 1921 is so pure and clean, it is a winner. Congrats Dave, i hope much friends wil follow your footsteps to collect a 1921 into their watch collection, including me. Jurry have already such a pearl. What i have to say about that immens...
Thanks for the mention Art ...
Great competition this weekend on Wristscan. Congratulations to Dave with the beautiful Vacheron and everyone mentioned.
Great Veredict dear Art! Agree with you that it was...
... a very tough job judging considering so many great wrist shots. Big Congrats to Dave G for his einning shot and thank you for awarding my shot that third place. Appreciate so much! Big congrats to all winners and nominees as well and thanks a lot to a...
Dear Art, thank you very much for the mention :)
The pictured SM300 is a Watchco indeed, bought directly from Watchco Australia 14 years ago (oh boy, time flies ! ). Wishing you a very nice day - Fred
