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Nice watch Roff, I love the lume shot.

That is a rare beauty! I think the pics are great. It doesn't matter how good the pics are though, you have to see the thing in person to believe it's beauty. I was blown away by the lume shot, unusualy with all those numerals showing up! That is a very rich looking dial, as you say it must have been hard to find.
Are the numbers on the calendar actually red?
Have a great weekend! Mine will be one of the best - I am going to my AD in about an hour to pick up my new Seawolf, then I will come home and play around with the camera. It will be on an OR strap, which I don't think we have seen before on a new Seawolf. I hope my success with the pics is half as good as your's!
Cheers,
Carl

carlhaluss wrote:

Thanks Carl - you're too kind.

The date wheel is indeed red on this - really stands out well.

It must be very exciting to be able to pick up your Seawolf - your feelings on this watch have really come through in the posts - and the OR will be a great combination - looking forward to the pictures!

Nice one Roff!

Glad to see SOMEONE with a Le Mans has managed to take a decent lume shot! :oops:

I tried a few times on mine, as it's a great effect, but using a camera phone is not exactly conducive to producing great pics!

I love the colour of the dial on your top pic. Very dark and understated. A great piece indeed! Congrats again. :thumbsup:

Camera phone's don't do well for lume shots. The ideal situation is a camera capable of leaving the shutter open for a few seconds mounted on a tripod

Author:	Roffensian [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:35 am ]
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Great watch - crap photos as is my distinctive style Obviously my photography skills don't do this piece justice, but it's an amazing piece. I've tried to shine some light on the dial to show the colour a little more clearly - it's truly incredible. It's taken a while to find this colour dial, and I paid more than I hoped, but it was well worth the wait.

Author:	bnewbie [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:36 am ]
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It's beautiful and a keeper for sure.

Author:	jnelson3097 [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:38 am ]
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Nice watch Roff, I love the lume shot.

Author:	Roffensian [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:41 am ]
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jnelson3097 wrote: Nice watch Roff, I love the lume shot. The lume is very good on this watch - obviously my focus was slightly off - I'll try again later, but it is one of the brightest lumes I've seen on a Breitling.

Author:	carlhaluss [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:46 am ]
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That is a rare beauty! I think the pics are great. It doesn't matter how good the pics are though, you have to see the thing in person to believe it's beauty. I was blown away by the lume shot, unusualy with all those numerals showing up! That is a very rich looking dial, as you say it must have been hard to find. Are the numbers on the calendar actually red? Have a great weekend! Mine will be one of the best - I am going to my AD in about an hour to pick up my new Seawolf, then I will come home and play around with the camera. It will be on an OR strap, which I don't think we have seen before on a new Seawolf. I hope my success with the pics is half as good as your's! Cheers, Carl

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Author:	Roffensian [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:55 am ]
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carlhaluss wrote: That is a rare beauty! I think the pics are great. It doesn't matter how good the pics are though, you have to see the thing in person to believe it's beauty. I was blown away by the lume shot, unusualy with all those numerals showing up! That is a very rich looking dial, as you say it must have been hard to find. Are the numbers on the calendar actually red? Have a great weekend! Mine will be one of the best - I am going to my AD in about an hour to pick up my new Seawolf, then I will come home and play around with the camera. It will be on an OR strap, which I don't think we have seen before on a new Seawolf. I hope my success with the pics is half as good as your's! Cheers, Carl Thanks Carl - you're too kind. The date wheel is indeed red on this - really stands out well. It must be very exciting to be able to pick up your Seawolf - your feelings on this watch have really come through in the posts - and the OR will be a great combination - looking forward to the pictures!

Author:	In2Deep [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:38 am ]
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I like the lume shot

Author:	carlhaluss [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:53 pm ]
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Roffensian wrote: carlhaluss wrote: That is a rare beauty! I think the pics are great. It doesn't matter how good the pics are though, you have to see the thing in person to believe it's beauty. I was blown away by the lume shot, unusualy with all those numerals showing up! That is a very rich looking dial, as you say it must have been hard to find. Are the numbers on the calendar actually red? Have a great weekend! Mine will be one of the best - I am going to my AD in about an hour to pick up my new Seawolf, then I will come home and play around with the camera. It will be on an OR strap, which I don't think we have seen before on a new Seawolf. I hope my success with the pics is half as good as your's! Cheers, Carl Thanks Carl - you're too kind. The date wheel is indeed red on this - really stands out well. It must be very exciting to be able to pick up your Seawolf - your feelings on this watch have really come through in the posts - and the OR will be a great combination - looking forward to the pictures! Thanks, Roffensian, I just got back with my new Seawolf! I remember the good old days, when I picked up my first Mercedes - a 240D - back in 1978. It was followed by 4 more, but the excitement was always there, I should even say with many a tear in my eye. Now the excitement has changed to Breitlings, but the level of that excitement is no less! Things in life just seem to happen for a reason. Now I don't even drive, nor have the desire to, and I used to take lengthy road trips. Now, I travel very little, but when I stay at home, I have this passion to feed my wants and desires. How fortunate I am! Pics to follow very soon. I am more than happy with the OR strap on this Seawolf! Cheers, Carl

Author:	nnikolaus [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:11 pm ]
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Very Nice.....Congratulation!

Author:	aleister [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:42 pm ]
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Very nice Roffensian, a big congratulations to you!

Author:	Driver8 [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:19 am ]
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Nice one Roff! Glad to see SOMEONE with a Le Mans has managed to take a decent lume shot! I tried a few times on mine, as it's a great effect, but using a camera phone is not exactly conducive to producing great pics! I love the colour of the dial on your top pic. Very dark and understated. A great piece indeed! Congrats again.

Author:	In2Deep [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:22 am ]
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Driver8 wrote: Nice one Roff! Glad to see SOMEONE with a Le Mans has managed to take a decent lume shot! I tried a few times on mine, as it's a great effect, but using a camera phone is not exactly conducive to producing great pics! I love the colour of the dial on your top pic. Very dark and understated. A great piece indeed! Congrats again. Camera phone's don't do well for lume shots. The ideal situation is a camera capable of leaving the shutter open for a few seconds mounted on a tripod

Author:	Driver8 [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:37 pm ]
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In2Deep wrote: Camera phone's don't do well for lume shots. The ideal situation is a camera capable of leaving the shutter open for a few seconds mounted on a tripod I'd go a bit further and suggest that camera phones don't do a very good job at photographing watches full-stop! Unfortunately I've never been that into photography so that's all I have at mo. But I have to say, with all the great pics some of the guys here produce, I'm seriously considering getting a half reasonable camera!

Author:	In2Deep [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Le Mans
When you need a camera check out Broadway Photo: http://www.bwayphoto.com

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Author:	BoneDoc [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:32 pm ]
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Lovely piece Roff. Well worth your wait!! Glad to see a Mod shoot good pics of his beautiful watches!!