Greetings to all! With the upcoming launch of Vianney's new "outer space" piece, I was drawn back to the Antiqua for a photo session -- in this case emphasizing some of the details of this ground-breaking watch: All images taken with the Nikon D800E and 8...
I Particularly like the final shot of the whole watch, and the shot down the barrel to the '3'! The name plate shows a few imperfections at that dangerous magnification? Best regards Gary
We can see why it is that some watchmakers hate macro photographers! I do have to say that other than the nameplate, the finishing of all other elements of the watch (hands, dials, case, movement) is simply superb -- and, I would say, an area in which Via...
.... imperfections " This, at least, in my opinion. I found "perfection" brought by CAD machines is boring. Put a main stream brand timepiece under a magnifying glass, I am sure you will feel the same : everything is "perfect", "smooth", "lukewarm" As for...
These are fantastic pictures. The details of his work are clearly evident and you show the piece very well. Yes the name is hand engraved and not perfect like a machine, but reminds us of the human aspect of fine mechanical watchmaking. Your pictures set ...
Thanks very much, Tim -- the D800E is a very powerful tool, but takes some practice (and in my case, a dose of luck) to get really solid images. The camera is unforgiving of weak technique. I am very much looking forward to the Deep Space! Will be good wh...
You are not I (the original amerix) so let there be no confusion between the names. persons and our identities. The One and Only amerix, Amerix, and ammerix1
The year goes back to 2013 and the headline is "new" shots of the Antiqua. Now? I thought that Gary G. had stopped posting photos here because of an ownership/copywrite misunderstanding. So Who has reposted this? No mistake -- a great thread -- without my...
Lots of fun photographing this one. As for the profile pic, we'll see how long it lasts -- a bit disconcerting for me to see myself looking back out of the computer! Best, Gary
...resulted from various attempts at cropping and rotating a fairly conventional starting image -- I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it. I can definitely recommend all three items! Best, Gary
but I dare say the engraving has vastly improved in subsequent versions. Could it been an early result of doing it on platinum? The other shots show an incredible space-object, never seen this way before. The tile-shift lens is an absolute must! Regards, ...
As my watch is #14, your hypothesis may in fact be correct -- I agree with you that more recent watches I have seen do seem to have considerably cleaner engraving. I do love the tilt-shift! Enables some angles that are not achievable with standard lenses,...
When Vianney's DS makes its perfect landing here on earth, there will be nobody more skilled - or better equipped - to photograph it than you !!! My halcyon days were spend with a Linhoff Technika - perhaps I should return with the Nikon? Sorry - now the ...
I'd be very interested to see your photographic work with some of these watches, Amery! Snooker is a favorite of mine, although we see just about none of it here in the States. I still recall seeing Hendry shoot a perfect score on live TV during the time ...
There are so many interesting facets and angles on this one -- and the movement (with its instantaneous day and date change, for instance) is quite sophisticated from a horological perspective as well. Thanks for your note! Best, Gary
It was love at first sight. Visiting the "small" AHCI booth at Basel back in 1999 or 2000, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Speake Marin, Christian Van Der Klaauw, Kiu Tai Yu, Vianney Halter, and Svend Andersen, among others. After taking 35mm film pics o...
...is the only thing that kept this one from you, Horo! Well, maybe that and your desire to add other pieces to your unbelievably splendid collection. Your only bad luck is that you don't have it any more :-) Happy to report that winder box will be coming...
I love my antiqua. After looking at todays Basel. These works and the Opus 3 look like the classics, and the wild factor is gone. But the beauty remains.
A member bumped a 7-year-old thread because he found it interesting and obviously he can't change the thread title. I'm actually glad he did, as I find both this watch and GaryG's photography stunning, and I didn't see this post when it was first made. Ni...