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Horological Museum. Taken by Ron.
Horology: the science or art of measuring time or making timepieces.
Just so ya'll know - ENDORPHINS LIE TO YOU! I played pickleball for 2 hours last night in 100º+ temps, got up at 5am for my morning pickleball league for two hours and my ENDORPHINS said, you feel great you are a hero you can go ride your bike....😲🚵♀️ Well those endorphins LIED! My legs were pretty smoked on the uphill climbs but I got'er done....how can you not justify a bike ride with a view like that?
We Wish all our friends in MALAYALIKOOTTAM, and TAMIL SAMOOHAM , A HAPPY VISHU and Prosperous New Year.
An Event in Celestial Calender. - The Sun..enters Aries...It's Official
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Astrology, Astronomy. Zodiac, Almanac, Horology, Cosmos. Horoscope, 9 Planets, 27 Constellations, Calendar, Vernal Equinox, Celestial, Etc.....
360 Degrees Divided Into 12 Houses, All Related To The Celestial Science involving Complicated Calculations
to foresee the Happenings In The Earth And Fate Of The Inhabitants That Is You And Me.
Today, 14-15th April, The Planet Sun re enters the first constellation in Zodiacal Almanac.
This days is the first day in The Calenders observed by many in this part of the world. The day is celebrated with gaiety, names may be different , event is one.
A new day in the Zodical Almanac. We wish Peace, Prosperity , Happiness, Disaster free, nuclear accident free years for all world inhabitants.
நலம், வளம் , சுகம் கொழிக்க , வாழ்த்துகிறோம் ......
THIS FLOWER DECKED ALTAR WAS SHOT IN OUR HOME DURING A FAMILY FUNCTION
Landmarks of London Series
Long daytime exposure of St Stephens Tower aka. Big Ben
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74 Sec
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ISO 100
New arrival to the collection! A stunning bronze hand finished case. I swapped out the strap for a Hirsch Pure natural rubber and opted for the hand wind movement (Selita SW215-1 Top grade).
Clean, purposeful and understated but utterly cool and vintage!
A new piece joins the list of small watches :-) Surprisingly, Tag have reduced prices quite dramatically, so these were not too expensive after a discount. Currency adjustment in March 2016, so if anyone has been contemplating one, nows the time to buy!
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a 1985 seiko quartz dress watch patterned from a seiko lasalle. a marvel of engineering at the time because of its size (4mm thick), this watch cost around USD300. despite its age now it still keeps very good time and only needs battery replacement every 2 years. by the early 1980's the swiss watch industry was in a quandary due to the new quartz technology (started in 1970's) dominated by japan through seiko, citizen and casio. the swiss watch industry was on a verge of collapse until they began to jump into the bandwagon to develop their own line of quartz, the swatch , but this is another part of horology.
Vintage 38mm Omega Seamster Chronometer with diamond dust / metallic dial. I had to send it back because of an issue with the movement.
"Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough (town) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. It is 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Harrisburg, on the east (left) bank of the Susquehanna River, across from Wrightsville and York County and just south of U.S. Route 30.
The settlement was founded in 1726 by Colonial English Quakers from Chester County, led by entrepreneur and evangelist John Wright. Establishment of the eponymous Wright's Ferry, the first commercial Susquehanna crossing in the region, inflamed territorial conflict with neighboring Maryland but brought growth and prosperity to the small town, which was just a few votes shy of becoming the new United States' capital. Though besieged for a short while by Civil War destruction, Columbia remained a lively center of transport and industry throughout the 19th century, once serving as a terminus of the Pennsylvania Canal. Later, however, the Great Depression and 20th-century changes in economy and technology sent the borough into decline. It is notable today as the site of one of the world's few museums devoted entirely to horology." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
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Photography by Cajsa Lilliehook
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I love the design and color of this one. It's not as grandiose as some I've seen, but it offers a cheerful welcome.
Omega Dynamic Chronograph. Lit with single SB600 with snoot and diffuser, fired from top. Triggered by SB800 on D3.
a 1985 seiko quartz dress watch patterned from a seiko lasalle. a marvel of engineering at the time because of its size (4mm thick), this watch cost around USD300. despite its age now it still keeps very good time and only needs battery replacement every 2 years. by the early 1980's the swiss watch industry was in a quandary due to the new quartz technology (started in 1970's) dominated by japan through seiko, citizen and casio. the swiss watch industry was on a verge of collapse until they began to jump into the bandwagon to develop their own line of quartz, the swatch , but this is another part of horology.
Panerai Luminor Arktos; lit with a pair of SB600s top left and bottom right, both behind diffuser. Fill ratio 3:2. Triggered by SB800 on D200 via CLS.
Almost every person in this town seems to own a watch from this brand. Rumor has it that they make about a million watches a year, which questions the notion that they are scarce or overly exclusive. In any case, it is rather obnoxious to be forced to wait for years for the “privilege” of being sold a very expensive mass-produced item. In many ways, it is the opposite of luxury at least as a sensible person would define it: Luxury is about being awaited, not the other way around. But such is the world that we live in: People who have spent decades collecting these beautiful objects that tick must wait for years to get their hands on certain pieces while crypto-boys and other similar specimens flip them at twice the price in the grey market. Some artificial scarcity must be built into all of this, but the truth is that I still feel grateful that house Bucherer “entrusted” me with this particular one a few years ago.
It is an incredible watch: Rolex´ idea of a bargain. Both a GMT and an Annual calendar (which means you only need to adjust the date on February if you wear it all year long). They make it in all kinds of gold, but this one bearing that absurdly beautiful blue sunburst dial is made of a material that we have come to know as “unobtanium”. You can try for yourself: Unless you are an NBA superstar, Rolex salespeople arrogate themselves the distasteful pleasure of laughing you out of the boutique if you arrive with the notion that you can walk out with one on your wrist. You can set it by using a patented new bezel, which is a fantastic engineering feat in itself. Yes, It is a little chunky and the dial is not an example of the clean symmetry that you would see somewhere else, yes I could flip it for at least twice of what I paid, yes, It spends inordinate amounts of time inside a vault at a place I will not disclose, but when I do wear it I spend hours looking at the way that blue dial plays with light: Sometimes it’s navy blue like a night ocean sky, sometimes it turns into some kind of ice blue mirage. I don’t deny that I tend to wear it amongst other watch geeks just for the street-cred, but I can’t be blamed for succumbing to the petit-bourgeois vanity fueled by Rolex’ alchemic prowess of turning mere steel into glorious unobtanium. Flippers be flippers, this one might stay in my collection forever. At least when it comes to this stupid aspect of my life, I can safely paraphrase that catchy pop tune: I got no money on my mind/no money on my mind/ I do it for the love. #watchesofinstagram #rolexskydweller #skydwellerblue
"A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial."
Testing out my new 28mm f/1.4E Nikkor. This sundial reads about 14:30. Capture time was 15:46 (adjusted for daylight savings time)
Sundial
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Just adding more stock photos of this particular Seiko watch to it's portfolio of shots. Very unique yellow for Seiko and I still find it striking.
Dr John C Taylor in front of his clock. Amazing experience to meet him and to see his Dragon Chronophage. So inspired by him, not to invent or get into horology, but to enjoy and make the most of the precious moments of life.
He joked his retirement plan was to cut his work week to 60 hours! It's not about being a workaholic but about having fun in the process. Relish life.
Minor tweaks in Canon DPP only.
From time to time I've posted photos of watches. I used to think I had a bit of a watch obsession. Now I KNOW I have!
There have been several "wallet accidents" over the last year involving watches. Here are two of them. In fact they are the first (on the left) and last watches bought in 2015. If I ignore the one that is due to arrive in the post in the next few days.
I've gone from being an accuracy freak who would only buy radio controlled, solar powered watches to the polar opposite. Mechanical watches. Nowhere near quartz/RC accuracy but way, way more interesting to me.
And a bonus to the "watch problem" is that my camera has surfaced again after many months of collecting dust. Watches are things of such beauty that I just had to try to do them justice photographically.
So here we have my Seiko SKX009 on the left and it's more expensive cousin, the SBDC005. The SBDC has also finally satisfied a longing I've had for years to own an orange watch :-)
Strobist.com - 2 x Elinchrom D Lite 4 it. One with softbox above subject, the other with a plain reflector covered with a blue gel, bounced off white wall to the right. Small black flag used to kill reflections in dial of LH watch. Triggered with a Skyport Eco. Metered with Sekonic L-308 S
P = Precision
R = Robust
X = 10 / 10 bar / 100 meters water resistance
80 = 80 hours power reserve from the modified ETA2824-2
It took awhile to arrive in Malaysia, but glad I managed to get my hands on one. With a retail price of under $700, this is honestly a very good buy for the budding watch enthusiast.