WristScan

As announced yesterday the theme of this week’s 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...  

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Not something we see often indeed but superb shots for sure 👏🏻👍🏻

Have a nice and relaxed weekend! Abel

This makes a change ! Good shots Bill.

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Love the Marine on the bed of snow ⛄️

I wear my Seamaster on the outside of my parka. It’s taken direct hits…slalom poles, lift chairs my wife’s icy stare as I head out for a ski weekend 😂…it’s impervious (wish I was) to the elements….. ...  

That’s pretty brave to wear it on the outside, I have to say 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Hoping there will be snow in our new hometown, too 🤞🏻

So not a lot of pics 🤦🏻‍♂️ ...  

Very idyllic shot nevertheless - Dutch masterpiece 👍🏻👌🏻

And a cool wrist shot 👍

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What a shot!

I hope you are doing well. A great weekend to you too my dear friend.

... 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 ‘winter variety’ - Let’s see if someone posts a snowflake on a Snowflake shot 😊🤞🏻

I hope some of our friends here will post one of these great watches with snowflakes on it!! Cheers and Hagwe! Abel

... movement visible through its glass case back. Have a nice weekend my friend! Abel

Hagwe, Abel

Even out of the water 😉

I’m beginning to take a fancy to those Doxa. There is something whimsical and warm about the design.

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Thank you so much for sharing it Bill!! Cheers! Abel

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... those tomes somewhere in my basement. What a shame this mag closed many years ago, in the late 1990´s 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 … https://m. Winter sporting exploits to the North Pole … Frosted movement … Ice bath …. Mapping the ice shelf… Keep warm friends ! Best regards Captain ...  

And the shots are great - your signature series (or one of them) for sure 👌🏻🙌🏻

I navigated to the live thread 😉 Many thanks dear friend and I hope you have a great weekend.

Thank you my friend. Have a great weekend 🥂

Great pains we must endure for that perfect shot! 😀 Nice shots ... very thoughtfully composed! 👍

A great and very special Panerai of course. Have a nice and relaxed weekend my dear friend. Best, Abel

It was interesting taking the shots particularly the ice crystals shot and the static ice water shot… it was absolutely freezing 🥶 … the things we do for WristScan !

3rd shot is also remarkable. Very well done 👍

Best regards Captain

A couple of shots from a trip to Twickenham Cheers JML ...  

Cool shots indeed 👍🏻

OP36 with my skate ❄️ ...  

And definitely a cool winter sport 🙌🏻👌🏻

Hagwe! 🍻 ...  

Very, very cool 👌🏻👍🏻

Used to swim in the coastlines of Sydney for hours on end, in the dead of winter. Took this pic today while exercising. Great theme! ...  

Do you swim in winter, too? What’s the water temperature like, just out of curiosity?

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!

I have done it once in the Barents Sea at under 5 degrees but only after having been to a sauna and for a couple of minutes only 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

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... 

Thanks for the description 👍🏻

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. ...  

Fabulous shot - and I hope the watch went straight for a swim in something non-salty after that 😁👌🏻👍🏻

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.

And not a safe queen 🦾

. . . 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...  

As for skiing and beer, I am sure YouTube is full of practical tips on how this is done 😉😂 Great Rail shot 🙌🏻👌🏻

And beautiful game of pool in a nice toasty indoor area.