Let's see your watch and fountain pen photos

[kissing]

Audi Solar-powered Watch + My Parker Sonnet workhorse

 

(bad phone camera picture)

 

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/pactio_kiss/P0713_014556.jpg

 

(i dont drive an Audi - the watch was a gift )

 

Good Golly! Look at the time on my watch I better sleep!!!

 

 

 

Speaking of Watches + Fountain pens, look what I found on eBay!!

 

http://i16.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/73/6d/a3_1_b.JPG

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nifty-Watch-for-the...2QQcmdZViewItem

Edited July 12, 2006 by kissing

[kirchh]

Here's a big ol' Crocker MHR blow-filler with #7 nib and a random pocketwatch. Not my best photo work, but I did it quickly.

 

--Daniel

[lanatir]

something i took a while back...

 

http://www.pbase.com/kelvinphoto/image/47237688.jpg

[Betty]

All our pictures are pushed aside when lanatair posts I've always loved all your photos very very much...and I love the Omega Watch *drool (but for the women's version)* Hope to afford one of these someday.

[wspohn]

Kelvin - wonderful photography - what rig are you using?

 

A few more of mine (quickly snapped)

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/149lecoultre.jpg

 

c. 1954 Jaeger Le Coultre Cal 497 bumper automatic in black face

 

Montblanc Meisterstuck 149

 

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/longsonnet.jpg

 

1950 Longines Cal. 22A automatic

 

Parker Sonnet in Sterling with gold accents, Fougere finish

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/long144.jpg

 

 

1967 Longines Ultrachron Cal. 431

 

Montblanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue, Burgundy, Vermeil cap

 

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/omegaheritage.jpg

 

1963 Omega Constellation Cal. 562 chronometer

 

Sheaffer Legacy Herritage Kings Gold

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/inivmb.jpg

 

Universal Geneve Cal. 332

 

Mont Blanc 164 ball Burgundy

Edited July 13, 2006 by wspohn

[kirchh]

Here's a interesting item for this topic; it's a Sheaffer-branded pocketwatch from Sheaffer's jewelry business, most likely from before Walter A. entered the pen business. The dial says 'Sheaffer Special'; the next post will have a picture of the movement with an identifying mark:

[kirchh]

Here's the Sheaffer Special's movement:

[lanatir]

it's always interesting to see certain pairings... would love to see why ppl choose to pair a particular watch with a pen

 

Betty, you are too gracious... my work is far from perfect and maybe a wonderful vintage omega for u?

 

wspohn, i'm using a canon rig... with 2 speedlights and DIY softboxes

[lanatir]

kirchh, that sheaffer watch is special! wonder who made it for them.

Edited July 14, 2006 by lanatir

[kirchh]

kirchh, that sheaffer watch is special! wonder who made it for them.

It's a Dueber Special. Here's the stamp from the inside of the case:

Edited July 14, 2006 by kirchh

[lanatir]

History link

 

Hmm I'm assuming the movement was made by Hampden and Dueber made the case.

[BostonWIS]

2 more shots, with Delta Dolce Vita

 

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1757/dscdelta19310cp.jpg

 

 

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/716/dscdelta19361jc.jpg

[lanatir]

lovely seiko samurai!

[RichardS]

An attempt to impose a historical context on some things I've accumulated simply because I like them. It starts to break down in the 1950s, which means I now have no alternative but to buy a Parker 51, Rolex etc etc ...

 

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9014/watermanwalthamml2.jpg

Two great American brands beginning with 'W': Waterman and Waltham

 

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7641/delarueeberhard6ww.jpg

1920s-30s: De La Rue Onoto and Eberhard

 

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9711/mentmorelongines9uy.jpg

1930s-40s: Mentmore and Longines

 

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/1107/tibaldizenith6rj.jpg

1990s: Tibaldi and Zenith

 

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7417/viscontilongines8cn.jpg

1990s-noughties: Visconti and Longines

Edited June 8, 2007 by RichardS

[HesNot]

Some nice hardware! Richard S's El Primero, Lanatir's Coaxial Omega and Boston WIS' orange Samurai were particularly notable for me at least!

 

Not to mention the pens...

[RichardS]

Oops, just one more. (Looking at the calendar, it's time I used this watch more frequently.) :blink:

 

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4307/stipulaiwc2aqt5.jpg

Stipula and IWC

[sptfr43]

nice stuff. I don't have a watch but how's this?

Edited July 15, 2006 by sptfr43

[NG-Huy]

This is what matched best my Pulsar I guess, a Mont Blanc Boheme:

 

http://www.lesreveurs.fr/hallo/G7/albums/userpics/10064/Mont_Blanc_Boheme.jpg

[wspohn]

Nice match.

 

I am trying to think of what will go with my Pelikan - don't think I have any green faced watches...... :blink:

[wspohn]

My wife saw me hauling out a tripod and asked what I was doing with the pens and watches.

 

She then asked me why I didn't take a picture of what she calls my 'lounge lizard' watch, a Cal. 500 black face Omega. She said anyone caught dead wearing that watch would probably have the Sheaffer Kings Gold in his pocket. I looked at the two of them and figured she was right. The unusual band on the watch is nicely echoed by the nig and surround design on the pen.

 

Tell me what you think (I actually used a bounce flash on this one which cures a lot of the usual highlight glare errors watches are prone to).

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/omegaheritage.jpg