Grand Seiko Saturday! 🤍
Saturday vibes with the Mt. Iwate GMT from Grand Seiko. I always get mesmerized by the intricate details on its dial. A piece that is so challenging to photograph as you need to at least give justice to its beauty.
What are your pieces that’s hard to photograph? 📸
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“When you look at your watch without the intention of checking the time”
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Great photos and beautiful watch of course. I don’t mind having hard to photo pieces if they are this beauty 😂 that dial is die over.
I think my most difficult watch is an Orient I’ve had forever, it has domed hardlex with no AR coating… it’s either straight on or a lot of processing.
Great photos and beautiful watch of course. I don’t mind having hard to photo pieces if they are this beauty 😂 that dial is die over.
I think my most difficult watch is an Orient I’ve had forever, it has domed hardlex with no AR coating… it’s either straight on or a lot of processing.
Thanks! Yes! Those domed crystals with no AR is a difficult one indeed! It’s like a spotlight pointed towards you 😅
I just wish these were thinner, otherwise, what a hottie 🔥
Great pictures, can I ask how did you get the depth of field in the final shot?
Anything with flat polished hands or bezels is a nightmare to shoot as they are practically mirrors. Block out the reflections completely and they go black, let em reflect light and you end up with a blown out crystal. Tricky to find a good middle road.
An example of an almost black polished bezel (after a few attempts to salvage it in lightroom 😂):
I just wish these were thinner, otherwise, what a hottie 🔥
For me it was a win-win as I traded my Tudor GMT for this. Although this is more of a scratch magnet 😆
Great pictures, can I ask how did you get the depth of field in the final shot?
I used a 50mm f1.8 on the last shot with bokeh 😃
Yours is the Mt Iwate GMT? No, mine is!
In all seriousness, I love those Mt Iwate dials in any color. Great photos you got there!
Yours is the Mt Iwate GMT? No, mine is!
In all seriousness, I love those Mt Iwate dials in any color. Great photos you got there!
My Mt. Iwate was snowing, yours was during summer 😉
Anything with flat polished hands or bezels is a nightmare to shoot as they are practically mirrors. Block out the reflections completely and they go black, let em reflect light and you end up with a blown out crystal. Tricky to find a good middle road.
An example of an almost black polished bezel (after a few attempts to salvage it in lightroom 😂):
I find the dial on the Iwate a bit challenging as I wanted to give justice to the fine brushing 😊
I miss my Doxa!
I'll one more the Mt Iwate GMT and hard to capture combo
I'll one more the Mt Iwate GMT and hard to capture combo
My 1st choice but then I checked my wallet 😂
Superb piece! 💙