Cameras and watches.

I do like my Seiko 5 as a daily wear watch but after this thread I can see possibly getting an Orient Bambino (Verison 2 or 4?) as a dress up watch. Not that I need anything else to spend my money on :ROFLMAO:
 
Mechanical watches… mechanical camera. Hmmmm… how to match them? I think more research is required as the world of watches is fascinating and extensive. 😎
 
The mechanical watch hobby can spiral totally out of control like a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza in a flat spin. If you don't PARE this down to something controllable, your hobby itself is going to get its own hobby: watch winders.

This happens when your mechanical watches have day and date complications. Unless you keep your stable of watches wound, eventually one or more will stop and then your time, day, and date won't be correct when you want to wear it, At this point you have several choices:

1. Set the time, ignore the day, ignore the date.

2. Go through the process of setting it right - which may be minor or may be a hassle.

3. If your watches are automatic, buy a watch winder. A watch winder simulates your wrist motion. You can program rotation direction, frequency of rotation, all sorts of things. There are many styles to choose from, different wood, different designs, different capacities (1 watch, 2 watches, etc.). People can buy watch winders to match their home decor.

4. Ensure all your watches are Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetuals. These have pushers for advancing or setting the hour back. So, on December 31, 1999, at 2200h (10pm), you can hit the "+" pusher three times and the watch will then show January 01, 2000 0100h. Nice. Push the "-" three times and you're back to where you were. That's easy in software, but it's magnificent when done mechanically.

I went to a jewelry store in Seattle to see a new one in 1999, just to hold it. Price: $27k. They are less today, but still highly expensive.

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The Groundbreaking Ulysse Nardin GMT +/- Perpetual | Gray & Sons

An enticing combination of a platinum exterior and an easy-to-use mechanical complication inside, meet the innovative Ulysse Nardin GMT +/- Perpetual watch.
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This is in the other thread but heh, what's a little cross posting ?

This pairing are a couple of 90s legends in my view that seem to suit each other. A Nikon 35Ti and a quartz Bell and Ross Demineur (de-miner) actually made by Sinn before two Sinn employees went on to start up Bell and Ross. The watches were apparently issued to the French Bomb Squad. The Sinn H pattern bracelet is so comfortable.

Most of my watches are automatic or full mechanical wind as I appreciate that ethos, but ingenuity in quartz exists too. High Accuracy quartz (HAQ) watches are different beasts but also pinnacles of invention. Then there's the innovation in Grand Seiko's Spring drive and others.

Sure, we can use a phone to tell the time, or take a photo but I'll always stay loyal to cameras and watches. GAS traps that they are.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nf7PM8]Bell&Ross Demineur Nikon 35Ti by john m, on Flickr[/URL]
 
Seiko Train conductor's watch
My wife bought this for me about 30 years ago​
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These watches are still in use by train conductors in Japan.
Not rare, nor is it expensive. However, it is accurate and durable.​
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Fujifilm X-H1, Voigtländer Macro APO-Ultron 35mm f2 (X-mount) lens
Astia film simulation
Yokosuka, Japan - August 2023
Image is lower resolution than original​
 
Chrome and stainless steel. The Contax is paired with an Islander -- one of the SKX007 mod-fests. Seiko NH36 movement, sapphire crystal and bezel. Taken with a Leica M9, DR Summicron at min focus distance and stopped down to f:16. Some clumsy Photoshopping to get rid of the foam block I used to support the camera. The DR Summicron won't mount on the M9 in the lens' normal range, but the close focus range pulls the front group of cells away from the lens mount so that it doesn't foul the breach. Because the camera's focussing cam is no longer engaged, I focus by holding a ruler between the subject and the sensor indicator on the camera's top plate. Composition is guess-and-adjust. Roughly a 1 second exposure at ISO 160. Brought up the shadows a bit in PS so you can read the lettering on the front ring of the lens.

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jmilkins said:
This is in the other thread but heh, what's a little cross posting ?

This pairing are a couple of 90s legends in my view that seem to suit each other. A Nikon 35Ti and a quartz Bell and Ross Demineur (de-miner) actually made by Sinn before two Sinn employees went on to start up Bell and Ross. The watches were apparently issued to the French Bomb Squad. The Sinn H pattern bracelet is so comfortable.

Most of my watches are automatic or full mechanical wind as I appreciate that ethos, but ingenuity in quartz exists too. High Accuracy quartz (HAQ) watches are different beasts but also pinnacles of invention. Then there's the innovation in Grand Seiko's Spring drive and others.

Sure, we can use a phone to tell the time, or take a photo but I'll always stay loyal to cameras and watches. GAS traps that they are.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nf7PM8]Bell&Ross Demineur Nikon 35Ti by john m, on Flickr[/URL]
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John, great photo! That is absolutely the best 35Ti image I have seen, period..,

Love it! But don’t get me started on buying one! LOL… I must resist… 😳
 
Benjamin Marks said:
Chrome and stainless steel. The Contax is paired with an Islander -- one of the SKX007 mod-fests. Seiko NH36 movement, sapphire crystal and bezel. Taken with a Leica M9, DR Summicron at min focus distance and stopped down to f:16. Some clumsy Photoshopping to get rid of the foam block I used to support the camera. The DR Summicron won't mount on the M9 in the lens' normal range, but the close focus range pulls the front group of cells away from the lens mount so that it doesn't foul the breach. Because the camera's focussing cam is no longer engaged, I focus by holding a ruler between the subject and the sensor indicator on the camera's top plate. Composition is guess-and-adjust. Roughly a 1 second exposure at ISO 160. Brought up the shadows a bit in PS so you can read the lettering on the front ring of the lens.

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Well done, Ben!🙂
 
wlewisiii said:
I do like my Seiko 5 as a daily wear watch but after this thread I can see possibly getting an Orient Bambino (Verison 2 or 4?) as a dress up watch. Not that I need anything else to spend my money on :ROFLMAO:
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The Bambinos (Bambini?) are handsome watches, but they're a little big for my taste. Anything over 40mm case diameter is big for anything other than a more casual watch. Just my personal preference.
 
KoNickon said:
The Bambinos (Bambini?) are handsome watches, but they're a little big for my taste. Anything over 40mm case diameter is big for anything other than a more casual watch. Just my personal preference.
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Agree completely. For my money the Hamilton field watches are just about perfect. 38mm I think. You wouldn't think that the extra 2mm makes a difference, but it really does.
 
KoNickon said:
The Bambinos (Bambini?) are handsome watches, but they're a little big for my taste. Anything over 40mm case diameter is big for anything other than a more casual watch. Just my personal preference.
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Bambino Gen 2 (several version/ style ), 40.5mm,
Gen 4, 42mm...

for myself, i like 41mm, 40 is good, 42...accptable, i'm looking at Tudor Pelagos, it's 42, and $4,658
one Chinese homage read my mind and made a 41 ( w Miota/ Citizen Auto movement)...($ XXX )

Bambino Ver 4, 42mm and cheaper than Ver 2
Orient Bambino Version 4 Automatic Blue Dial Men's Watch FAC08004D0 - 546x546


i'll get both versions...$ Deal!
maybe go Jamashop (US, no relation)
 
my workforce/ horse Seiko Military/ Field, poor men's Hamilton ( sounds like some apparel brand name, Hamilton Pants...)

'In House'! automatic movement Seiko 7S26, 38mm ( a kind of small now i feel, )


Img by Taipei-metro ( the Asahi Camera Mag Japan is now gone/ discontinue...so Sad )

Panasonic G6
Zuiko 14-42.
Neewer nTTL Speedlight fired
 
The Orient watches are very nice but I can't buy any of them since Ms. OtL will kill me in my sleep if I do. In any case, I left the watch-buying business a long time ago. The best one I still have from these days is a 30-year-old Omega Constellation Automatic and it's still running fine without any maintenance. Cheers, OtL
 
Bell and Ross you say

don't know how much salary Robert Downey Jr made in 'Oppenheimer', think he Can afford 25 real Rolex Daytona ( $39,480 ea) ?

He gave Ben Stiller a Bell and Ross, Stiller said it's too big and gave it back to Robert Downey

the freakin' Omega Moon is now...$6,500, $7,500?

 
Taipei-metro said:
..the freakin' Omega Moon is now...$6,500, $7,500?
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Yes - I just now looked it up. Wow. These new ones have the Omega co-axial movement. A nice improvement in watch design, but yet another step away from the original.

Mine is from 2000, bought new. It is manual wind and has a display back, caliber 1863. Even that is a few steps away from the original.
 
look what the Leader of Free World is wearing ( endorsing ); Omega Moon watch, do you think the fee went to Hunter? or the people of the United States

( the Parnis GMT homage is mine...story later)
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> Img by Taipei-metro

Panasonic G6,
Zuiko 14-42
 
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