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Moonstruck and completely loony
Jan 03, 2009,10:36 AM
You have made me ...
want one!
I recently wrote Svend that there would always be a place for another Andersen in my collection, and I am afraid this one might be it, a little bit too early for me.
The picture with the apple was a stunner.
Newton was hit on the head by an apple from the Tree of Knowledge and went on to develop his Theory of Gravity.
Einstein was talking to somebody who had just fallen from a roof and went on to develop his Theory of Relativity.
I saw a video presentation of what might seen when driving down the road very, very, very close to the speed of light. The objects on the side of the road (buildings, trees) became distorted in much the way that the the roman numerals and the blue gold guilloche do on this particular Kamar dial!
Which is also ultra-romantic, ingenious, adventuresome, highly artistic - gorgeous, serious - and fun!
But can you wear it?
I am not doing an extremely fast F1 ralley, but plunging on past the moon into the Black Hole in my wallet. There are versions in jade and aventurin, an interesting mineral, if you care to look it up - or better, get the chance to look at it; but in the brochure these are only displayed with elongated arabic numerals. Hello Moon, goodbye to the Fourth Dimension!
Ah yes, the dimensions on the Kamar are 45 mm and 11 mm thick. It's an automatic with a Piguet 1150 base and 70 hours power reserve.
My Grande Jour et Nuit is 44 mm and 7.5 mm thick but fits comfortably and looks flat on a wrist "designed" for 40mm. It is hand-wound and (yes) has a blue gold dial face. You need bright sunlight to do it justice.
Too much macro is not necessarily a good thing, as with other lenses. It used to be that contrast was bought at the expense of resolution, good for reproduction in magazines but not for portraits. That was another passion I had to put aside.
Thanks very much for the pictures, much better than on the andersen-geneve website, or their brochures. As Ph. Dufour once told F.P. Journe about his vastly improved finishing, "good enough". Journe was overjoyed.
Warm regard to the Snake and Eva,
Amery
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A groovy kind of blue
By: cen@jkt : January 3rd, 2009-02:22
When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do, is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue. When you touch my wrist, oh I start to shiver, can't control the quivering inside. Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me, got a groovy kind of blue. Sung by Phil cen Colli...
Stunning !
By: DonCorson : January 3rd, 2009-03:21
That Andersen blue gold is very special. Enjoy... and thanks for sharing so we can enjoy too ! Don
What is blue gold?
By: MarcB : January 3rd, 2009-14:12
Don, What exactly is "blue gold", and does any other watchmaker use it? Marc.
Blue gold
By: DonCorson : January 4th, 2009-01:14
Hi Marc, Blue gold is a special 21k gold and iron alloy that was developed by the Geneva jeweler Ludwig Muller. Because of the iron portion of the metal it can be blued by heat treatment similarly to the bluing of steel screws. The iridescent blue layer t...
Here is that link again
By: DonCorson : January 4th, 2009-02:50
Don Corson visits Svend Andersen, Geneva click here or if that doesn't work, remove the space after http: below: http: //ahci.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-383506/ Don
Thanks Don...
By: MarcB : January 4th, 2009-03:09
...for the information about the alloy and the link to the prior post. The blue gold looks fantastic; it could be used for watch hands also I imagine. Marc.
Hands
By: DonCorson : January 4th, 2009-03:46
Auw, shut up!
By: cen@jkt : January 3rd, 2009-08:07
don't get me into another hobby. What you have done to me last year was comparable to the snake seducing eve. The rolex, the DR's, KV, DB, etc. Enough, young man!!! I believe the pics are fine Maybe you need to change your eyeballs or lower your standard ...
Photoshop can make a difference but only marginally
By: SJX : January 3rd, 2009-08:12
With your camera it's like a steel Daytona. With Photoshop it's like a steel and gold Daytona. With a better prosumer camera it's a gold Daytona. With an DSLR and macro lense, and Photoshop, it's leopard Daytona. - SJX
bla bla bla
By: cen@jkt : January 3rd, 2009-08:16
You are just like Al Pacino in Devils Advocate. cen@jkt
The key point is...
By: foversta : January 3rd, 2009-11:34
light. When the light is not good, it's difficult to take good pics even with a good camera. Your pics are nice but I'm sure you can improve them. Your post is welcome because it's a very rare watch. We appreciate it a lot. Fr.Xavier
Thank you.
By: cen@jkt : January 3rd, 2009-11:48
You are a good moderator, the other one is evil moderator He doesn't take responsible for torturing me with the rolex daytona leopard. He's a dark purist that likes to torment and torture his prey. I used auto camera, macro function, soft colour, low ISO,...
You are wrong!
By: cen@jkt : January 7th, 2009-07:50
You should get leopard daytona, sell it it, and buy steel daytona . And you still have the left-over for party in China. cen@jkt
Moonphase indicator
By: dxboon : January 3rd, 2009-13:59
Cen, what is the material used for the actual moonphase indicator? It looks like abalone, or I suppose it could be thinly hammered metal of some kind. Do you know? As always, I'm loving the blue gold on these Andersen watches. Thanks for the photos! ...
I absolutely ...
By: cen@jkt : January 4th, 2009-01:20
have no idea. Along with the blue gold. What the heck is blue gold. I just believe in Andersen and I knew instantly that it's a beautiful watch the moment they showed it to me Ignorant is (sometimes) a virtue cen@jkt