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The watchmaker, Paul Lawlor, who has been a fixture on Wicklow Street in Dublin for the past 39 years retires at the end of September 2008
Having some fun shooting more images with this "jump hour" watch. FYI - The watch shows the time is 6:46 and this watch does not have a 24 clock...so, it could be AM or PM.
Shot with the Fotodiox 20mm extension tube (new pickup).
A rare night out (in these virus times) with some friends, with like minded interests. I brought all the Seikos; latest in was the SPB199J1 Alpinist -- which happens to be a 2,020 pcs limited edition EU only release.
Thanks a lot, Fratello!
Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon/ 39mm Case/ Stainless Steel case/ Swiss Made In-House Automatic Movement
These JLC carry with the name Master Control because they were tested by the company for 1000 hrs before release for public.
For more info on Master Control:
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/US/en/content/the-1000-hours-con...
Here is a public video of the test:
The current Prim range.
On September 26, 2008 my family and I were privileged to spend the day in the beautiful town of Nové Mesto nad Metují in the east of the Czech Republic, close to the Polish border. Our host was Mr. Jan Prokop, Marketing Director (and principal designer) at the ELTON hodinárská, a.s. - the manufacturers of fine bespoke Prim wristwatches.
Mr. Prokop collected us from our hotel in Prague, drove us to Nové Mesto nad Metují and back (a round trip of three hours), presented their current product range, guided us through their interesting museum, and led us on a tour of the full manufacturing operation at Prim. This was a fantastic opportunity, and we got to see everything from the manufacturing of cases, dials, hesatite crystals and hands through to the final assembly process. We also saw great examples of their bespoke manufacturing capability as well as their top class restoration service. Mr Prokop ended a fine day with a meal and good local beer in a restaurant on the old town square.
Six weeks after our visit I sent my prized Prim Sport "Igen" 38 (produced in the 60's and early-70's) to ELTON where it is currently being restored and modernised to my specification, as well as being personalised. I can't wait to get it back - my first bespoke wristwatch and an heirloom to pass on to my son!
Although obviously sensitive about certain parts of their operation, Mr. Prokop graciously allowed me to take many photographs during our visit, and here they are for your viewing pleasure. As you will see, these are truly hand-made watches that combine both leading edge design and manufacturing processes and age-old processes and technologies. It is this progressive traditionalism and craftsmanship that gives these unique timepieces their individual character...and I love them!
The watch restoration and assembly room at Prim.
On September 26, 2008 my family and I were privileged to spend the day in the beautiful town of Nové Mesto nad Metují in the east of the Czech Republic, close to the Polish border. Our host was Mr. Jan Prokop, Marketing Director (and principal designer) at the ELTON hodinárská, a.s. - the manufacturers of fine bespoke Prim wristwatches.
Mr. Prokop collected us from our hotel in Prague, drove us to Nové Mesto nad Metují and back (a round trip of three hours), presented their current product range, guided us through their interesting museum, and led us on a tour of the full manufacturing operation at Prim. This was a fantastic opportunity, and we got to see everything from the manufacturing of cases, dials, hesatite crystals and hands through to the final assembly process. We also saw great examples of their bespoke manufacturing capability as well as their top class restoration service. Mr Prokop ended a fine day with a meal and good local beer in a restaurant on the old town square.
Six weeks after our visit I sent my prized Prim Sport "Igen" 38 (produced in the 60's and early-70's) to ELTON where it is currently being restored and modernised to my specification, as well as being personalised. I can't wait to get it back - my first bespoke wristwatch and an heirloom to pass on to my son!
Although obviously sensitive about certain parts of their operation, Mr. Prokop graciously allowed me to take many photographs during our visit, and here they are for your viewing pleasure. As you will see, these are truly hand-made watches that combine both leading edge design and manufacturing processes and age-old processes and technologies. It is this progressive traditionalism and craftsmanship that gives these unique timepieces their individual character...and I love them!
The Leica and Jaeger Le-Coultre Exhibition by Ming Thein. A personal guided tour by the artist himself. Visit his blog blog.mingthein.com
Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon sous trois ponts d'or; not strictly a strobe shot, but done using an external halogen lamp reflected off a mirror and then reflected again off the watch...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csm_wr2-wDk
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Esta es la rueda de escape del reloj de la Torre de La Casa De La Cultura Quetzaltenango. Ahora el reloj esta en su lugar y funcionando completamente, despues de más de un año que tomó su restauración. Puede ver mas fotos y vídeos en los links arriba
John Harrison's famous timepiece was made as a copy of H4 on request of the Board of Longitude. It was tested by King George III in 1772 who made sure that Harrison obtained his reward
back of my watch. playing with dad's original Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AI and close-up filters. shot fully manual on d40
Best viewed large (Original size if you can).
This is the inner workings of this watch.
Case: This is not the original case
Movement Type: Hamilton 992L
Movement Serial #: 1307946
Engineer Corps U.S.A. Serial #: 960
Probably my fav holiday of the year - HALLOWEEN! I bought this high quality Skull watch on AliExpress for $16 and put a nice black bracelet on it and I am good to go!
I had created a whole bunch of custom background graphics and had them printed on styrene for the matte finish so was messing around with this new background. Which you cannot really see but if you look closely under the watch it looks like a real metallic surface.
Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon/ 39mm Case/ Stainless Steel case/ Swiss Made In-House Automatic Movement
These JLC carry with the name Master Control because they were tested by the company for 1000 hrs before release for public.
For more info on Master Control:
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/US/en/content/the-1000-hours-con...
Here is a public video of the test:
Full disclosure...I am not 100% strategic when I am putting together these dioramas so I really enjoy when a shot comes together like this.
This backdrop is a photo I took of the MSG Sphere from long term parking at the airport with my GFX 250mm with extender. Sent it off to the printer for a backdrop.
These new watch holders are really so great because that watch is not at an angle but at 90º "looking straight into the camera".
The lighting is what gets me pumped. I have a "hairlight" LED that rotates colors so every shot is different. Then, my key light is to the left with a medium sized modifier/softbox. Then, I have two seperate Godox V1's positioned to bounce and lastly I have a small LED light filling the "right" side of the tank truck.
Lastly, I have a UV SPOTLIGHT that fires up the lume on the dial but does not over "UV" the rest of the shot. Because the 3D lume is so strong with this particular watch, it fires up very quickly.
Voila! No extension tubes used for this shot tho. Just the native 110mm. Make sure you zoom in for fantastic detail!!
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A beautiful Prim Sport "Igen" 38 being rebuilt in the watch restoration and assembly room at Prim.
On September 26, 2008 my family and I were privileged to spend the day in the beautiful town of Nové Mesto nad Metují in the east of the Czech Republic, close to the Polish border. Our host was Mr. Jan Prokop, Marketing Director (and principal designer) at the ELTON hodinárská, a.s. - the manufacturers of fine bespoke Prim wristwatches.
Mr. Prokop collected us from our hotel in Prague, drove us to Nové Mesto nad Metují and back (a round trip of three hours), presented their current product range, guided us through their interesting museum, and led us on a tour of the full manufacturing operation at Prim. This was a fantastic opportunity, and we got to see everything from the manufacturing of cases, dials, hesatite crystals and hands through to the final assembly process. We also saw great examples of their bespoke manufacturing capability as well as their top class restoration service. Mr Prokop ended a fine day with a meal and good local beer in a restaurant on the old town square.
Six weeks after our visit I sent my prized Prim Sport "Igen" 38 (produced in the 60's and early-70's) to ELTON where it is currently being restored and modernised to my specification, as well as being personalised. I can't wait to get it back - my first bespoke wristwatch and an heirloom to pass on to my son!
Although obviously sensitive about certain parts of their operation, Mr. Prokop graciously allowed me to take many photographs during our visit, and here they are for your viewing pleasure. As you will see, these are truly hand-made watches that combine both leading edge design and manufacturing processes and age-old processes and technologies. It is this progressive traditionalism and craftsmanship that gives these unique timepieces their individual character...and I love them!
The Steinhart Nav. B-Uhr II 44mm Automatic is definitely one of the best bang-for-the-buck Pilot's watch. Read my review of this watch at the Pinoy Watch Idiot.
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A beautiful Prim Sport "Igen" 38 being rebuilt in the watch restoration and assembly room at Prim.
On September 26, 2008 my family and I were privileged to spend the day in the beautiful town of Nové Mesto nad Metují in the east of the Czech Republic, close to the Polish border. Our host was Mr. Jan Prokop, Marketing Director (and principal designer) at the ELTON hodinárská, a.s. - the manufacturers of fine bespoke Prim wristwatches.
Mr. Prokop collected us from our hotel in Prague, drove us to Nové Mesto nad Metují and back (a round trip of three hours), presented their current product range, guided us through their interesting museum, and led us on a tour of the full manufacturing operation at Prim. This was a fantastic opportunity, and we got to see everything from the manufacturing of cases, dials, hesatite crystals and hands through to the final assembly process. We also saw great examples of their bespoke manufacturing capability as well as their top class restoration service. Mr Prokop ended a fine day with a meal and good local beer in a restaurant on the old town square.
Six weeks after our visit I sent my prized Prim Sport "Igen" 38 (produced in the 60's and early-70's) to ELTON where it is currently being restored and modernised to my specification, as well as being personalised. I can't wait to get it back - my first bespoke wristwatch and an heirloom to pass on to my son!
Although obviously sensitive about certain parts of their operation, Mr. Prokop graciously allowed me to take many photographs during our visit, and here they are for your viewing pleasure. As you will see, these are truly hand-made watches that combine both leading edge design and manufacturing processes and age-old processes and technologies. It is this progressive traditionalism and craftsmanship that gives these unique timepieces their individual character...and I love them!
Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon/ 39mm Case/ Stainless Steel case/ Swiss Made In-House Automatic Movement
These JLC carry with the name Master Control because they were tested by the company for 1000 hrs before release for public.
For more info on Master Control:
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/US/en/content/the-1000-hours-con...
Here is a public video of the test:
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