Special thanks to Nilo also to Art and Ken to let me have the honor to start this week WS As we (southeast Asia) just into the dry season, a bit late thou as occasionally still rain (climate change). This is the first harvest from our garden (after rain s...
Let's see if I can come up with something unusual. A warning to our members: Let's try to avoid garlic. We have participants allergic to it (and to spikes, of course). Cheers, Nilo
The fact that we are in late fall here didn't helped. Our fruit trees are ... resting until the spring. There is a tree in our house, that is native from South America, called Jaboticaba but the birds had a field day and they left not a single fruit. In a...
Has any hidden message on that? Our judges for this week are just like angels. Incorruptible and they are so far away that no one can reach. I pass the coffee (mine without milk, please) but your nest and tiles are dramatically tempting. As someone (who?)...
Based on the fact that she tolerate me for so many years and keeps going. The legends there were you and Jerome. Not counting the watches that alone could make a great collection. Cheers, Nilo
.. My very personal and humble aficionado - kudos has to go to the last shot - the Geophysic, My grail Vintage; ;) Always nice to daydream a bit .. Thx for these lovely shares, Best, hs
Polaris 65 is beyond my reach anyway.. And of course, one could just say "Fab Four", but that maybe too easy .. Thus, humbly I took the plunge for 2 Out of 4, But now I select only 1 .. And the Selected vintage grail, alltogether, for me stays the Geophys...
"Coins". Of course, the watch helps. Great idea of your "nuts" picture. I have a watch to take some pictures, that by sheer coincidence is the same as your Universal, and if you don't mind I go to copycat your picture style. Stay tuned. Should be on HoMe ...
Here is something that I have wanted to show to to you for a long time but somehow did not do up to now: My home made desktop clock I got my hands onto this old hard disk about 20 years ago and the idea struck me to convert it into a clock with as little ...
are you taking commissions? my led roman numeral clock that mr Cazalea helped facilitate has finally given up so i need something funky to replace it. the Atmos in the sitting room and grandfather clock in dining room are not funky enough for me. very cle...
hmmm, i think i need both :) On 24 May 2013 13:55, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* stromer (registered) on May 24th, 2013 - 05:55 > > *Title: wanna trade? > * > > *
Thanks for sharing this very unusual horological item with all its details, an expected although very interesting techie side of our horological enthusiasm cheers, Laurent
for your kind comment, Laurent. It is indeed uncommon to post about something quartz driven here at Purists. That it was not rejected due to that fact makes Purists a special way once more. :-) Best, Martin
By calling it an invention you bring up an interesting question. I always saw it as an idea an a lot of detail work. So what is the difference. Is there any? Something I need to think about. Btw: I really like your GO! Best, Martin
It is a much detail work but nothing that requires artistic talent or much fantasy which are unfortunately things that I personally lack. So I tried the more technical approach to create something. "I choose to do so not because it was hard, but because i...
and wiring. Once I constructed a remote control for my stereo using a pocket calculator for the keypad. The plus was FF, the - Rewind, etc. That was long ago, and as I was trained at the cusp of tubes vs transistors, I have forgotten all my electronics. B...
I am truely overwhelmed. This is the kind of stuff I would so much like to be able to do. I think I am sufficiently creative when it comes to solving a given problem, but I am competely lacking this artistic kind of creativity and ability that you obvious...
When I remember the large number of hard drives that I already sent to scrap, I feel ashamed. Great project, great and unique clock. Congratulations. It seems that this is the weekend of true one of a kind Purists work. Cheers, Nilo
I have sent my share of computer parts to scrap too and I saved only this one. In a German computer magazine from time to time they offer contest where the aim is to recycle old computer parts is a creative way. Usually the results are outstanding and mak...
... and I love how you respected the original function and design but reimagined it in new ways. Watchmakers have been doing that for hundreds of years too. This deserves a post on HoMe for the more general readership. Would you like to repost the thread ...
for your so Kind words, Andrew! I am on the road over the Weekend (meeting old friends) Please just feel free to handle my post in every way Ou would like to. You will be doing right :-) Good night (CET), Martin
your nice comment! What you call an "electro- magnetic- mechanical symbiosis" has always fascinated me about hard disks. I am convinced that to build a modern hard disk is no less technically demanding than to build a mechanical watch. The space for mecha...
Indeed I thought about integrating an alarm when I designed the clock. That would have required maybe one more button, a buzzer and the rest would have been software. But because I am building software solutions to earn my money that would not have been a...
I know making a little video can be easy or a pain, but Martin, do you have one of the clock working in demo mode? Here's a photo of the Roman Numeral clock Graham G99 referred to earlier in the thread: And a short video of its incredibly mesmerizing acti...
Hi cazalea, That is a cool clock that graham has there! I do not have a video so far of the hard disk clock, but I will try to make one on Thursday. I think I will need to come back to you when it comes to posting it. Never done that before. Best, Martin
martin, sadly mine stopped working, i found a loose weld and fixed it, but it runs slow so i dont turn it on anymore. i bet Mikes is still running strong after something like 5 years. G On 28 May 2013 20:13, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosi...
That's ruining the picture. Throw it away (on a good package) and ship it to me. I will do the ecological correct recycle for you. No costs. Now serious. I love the wood background. Cheers, Nilo
with one of my favorites. Looks a bit like a pineapple but this is hard to digest for the stomach ;) My Longines Conquest is here again HAGWE Anders ...
As I wrote in the post so it may look like a pineapple I supplement with a picture of the Raku. There is some kind of bird. Maybe someone has a proposal which bird it is. /Anders ...
Fun theme. The water lily rarely flowers, the BBQ is always on in summer, and the kangaroo sizzling away is Australian ('home') made ... ... and the Submariner 5513 ties it all together. Andrew ...
BBQ is far away here. Its has been raining for days now. And this is the northern hemisphere! It seems to be time to get a Submariner too to survive this weather too. Best, Martin
Liked the little series, Fernando ! BTW, some Q be allowed: is the piece/ case ceramic or PVD ? - great strap as well ( brushed natural looking calf I guess ?) Anyway, enjoyed your pics, :) Best, hs
Material is Panerai composite which is basically aluminium that has undergone a surface treatment. Strap is Panerai assolutamente and is almost like an untreated natural looking calf leather. Glad to hear from you. :) Best Fernando
From an owner ( in my family) that this very model might/ should be a sort of ) or real) "ceramic" (?) - Now : is this IT, are there 2 versions or was my realtive just not describing it completely correctly. I have been having it on my wrist, light and v...
This composite (Pam 505) is coated aluminium and not ceramic. There have been some negative reports from some who experienced some sort of peeling but for others, including myself, have not had any problems. Hope this helps. Best fernando
Just wanted to be sure, that there is no misunderstanding on my side - but IMO a watch made from Ceramic would not make too much sense, I guess, as the material might exhibit less durability (?), insted of more.. Furthermore, I will ask my family member a...
models ie. 335 in ceramic but Pam 504, 505, 339 for instance are in this composite material. Take a look at their website which pretty much explains it all. Best :) fernando
Use to have a small farm that had all possible types of fruits. He always wait for us, I had around 9-10 at that time, with ripe and very tasty fruits. This somehow impacted my taste because I seldom eat mangos because tha ones from grampa were so much ta...
but we have static photo winner of week here... awesome picture dear Art No pool this Friday it is 20 years since graduation... my knees fell apart after I realized it :( So evening with old school mates is in order Best Damjan
. . . and see you back at the tables later this weekend. Made a shot in practice yesterday that had even my head shaking: a three-rail kick with the cue and object ball about 8 inches in from the corner pockets and an inch or two from the short rail. Unbe...
Japanese pen and pen plate for writing letters with my humble watch.... The pen plate is definitely hand-made. Maybe my mother made it... Does this qualify? Ken ...
I finally made my pair not long ago - Tg/no Tg on the dial, big crowns/small crowns. And when one of them has a dark creamy chocloat centre... :) Best Blomman ...
The "strap" has been made from 2 suede leather links, one black and one beige , thought it was an idea to try to match the black dial and the tritium lume indexes these links come from this traveling watch thing tailored made for me by ABP, the famous Pa...
I've been lucky to be strongly supported by many Purists over the years who showed me the way of collecting with fun and style, I try to pay tribute to their invaluable advises, Thank you Purists friends !
And the blue stripped shirt is a perfect match. If you like Universal, I'm working on a post that go to make any Universal lover to ... salivate. Stay tuned. Cheers, Nilo
my father in law that there are world wide interest for his Olive tree donkeys finished to glossy matte with olive oil maybe he is ready to manufacturing them on demand Thank you for your kind words Quan Sincerely Damjan
that was my first association when saw them They radiate certain warmth and peacefulness.... not sure but maybe it has something to do with olive oil post processing :) Glad you liked them Damjan
I wish I could handle wood like that. Such a charming material. And I like the watch. Reminds me of the Master Compressor Automatic which is not a bad thing to say. Best, Martin
is something that never case to amaze me Thank you for your kind words Martin and yes you are right about role model for watch First thing that I told my wife after she brought it as present was: "Darling they run out of Master Compressor Automatic at AD"...
This is a typical homemade morning for us (except for the camera work). - bread I've baked (this loaf has King Arthur bread flour, Bachelder oak smoked stoneground flour, yeast, water, sea salt, and olive oil from Valle de Guadalupe / Ensenada, Mexico) - ...
Cazalea, Your post is ... complete. I almost can taste the fresh juice and the bread texture is lovely. I can imagine the taste! The GS is ... the cherry. Thank you for your great post. Cheers, Nilo
And everything has meaning attached to it. Breakfast time or me here and you have given me inspiration. And our cats are looking excited. Thanks! Andrew
Well, most of you, meanwhile know my love for flowers and colors: - I tried a bit several surroundings for 3 pieces ( which in fact are 4).. so Here's the little sequence: Le C(o)ultre and colorful orange .. A nice combo ! Grande Reverso GMT in the tree.....
If one was told to get only two JLC watches this would for sure be a good solution. A lot of watch and a lot of JLC at the same time. Great pictures! Best, Martin
Thanks for the orange, fren...Next time should send in a box of. LOL..... Just had the time to take the shot, too bad the color already change, but to balance off, my gray dial IWC Portuguese will bring up something, HAGWE all.. <a href="" target="_bla...
It is finally a lovely day here in Cheshire so a BBQ chicken was in order for my dinner...... Beautiful clear sky for a change.....yesterday was high wind, rain and sleet..!!!! And a quick macro pic.... Have a great weekend guy's and girls :) Yours, Andy....
Here (from a few years ago, admittedly), is the last of the pplater juniors wearing her Zenith Rainbow. Hint: the Rainbow is not home-made: As much fun as it was at the time, please do NOT expect a follow-up 'how to make your own' post! Cheers, pplater. ...