As announced yesterday the theme of this weekโs WS will be Winter Sports - Frozen or otherwise. Now we all define sports differently, likewise winter might mean different things depending on location. So in the seance all watches that you would wear in th...
I wear my Seamaster on the outside of my parka. Itโs taken direct hitsโฆslalom poles, lift chairs my wifeโs icy stare as I head out for a ski weekend ๐โฆitโs impervious (wish I was) to the elementsโฆ.. ...
... 1977 to share here showing it while skiing. A diving watch, tough, reliable and waterproof is the ideal choice for skiing I feel. So I had very few opportunities to photograph my watches in snow or in very cold winter conditions as our Winters are mil...
Great entries, Abel! From the snowed in Doxa, the snow-flaked GS to the rained in IWC, all show a โwinter varietyโ - Letโs see if someone posts a snowflake on a Snowflake shot ๐๐ค๐ป
... those tomes somewhere in my basement. What a shame this mag closed many years ago, in the late 1990ยดs I guess. I had the pleasure of personally meeting Mr Jim Auxier (one of the two magazine founders) in February 1966 in a Suburb of LA. I was just 17 ...
Hello dear KM and friends ! Starting with a little music for you โฆ https://m. Winter sporting exploits to the North Pole โฆ Frosted movement โฆ Ice bath โฆ. Mapping the ice shelfโฆ Keep warm friends ! Best regards Captain ...
It was interesting taking the shots particularly the ice crystals shot and the static ice water shotโฆ it was absolutely freezing ๐ฅถ โฆ the things we do for WristScan !
2h swims in the open sea. Water temp was around 9 degrees celsius. I recalled a 6 degree celsius swim once. That was done in Speedos and no wetsuit. Brrrrrrrrrrr!
Had to gain 10kg of fat, and slowly acclimatize through autumn by dipping into the cold swimming pool daily for 30min, until the dead of winter, where the pool temp dips to 5 degrees on some mornings. The cold water pierces ones senses, and ignites a euph...
Used salt instead of snow. No snow here where I live. The only time I saw snow in Australia was when I saw frost on the pavement up in the highlands of Mittagong where I had a part-time job for a week. ...
It has started to form patina and accumulated a few dings on the bezel. Based on my usage, the patina looks like chimney soot (black shade). Quite interesting hue.
. . . is pool. Actually, my favorite sport in any season is pool. Why? Because it's played indoors and you can have a pint or two at the same time. Try that while skiing. Recent action, all called shots: And what would be the perfect watch for shooting po...