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Judges and verdicts for the WS of the 9th of November
First of all, thanks to everyone for participating in the stealth focused WS this week - seen some watches that have been hiding under the radar very successfully so far 
Now it’s time for the verdicts, so let me present the equally stealthy yet stern panel of judges.
- Wristshot will be judged by Brauner
- Static will be judged by yours truly
- WotW will be judged by Cazalea.
So judges, appear from thin air and deliver your verdict whenever you’re ready
And to all the participants, wishing you a great remaining Sunday and thanks for the many submissions!
OK, here goes Static...
This has been a very challenging week to judge as there have been so many different facets to the topic. I guess this will prove even harder for the other judges, as there have been more wrist shots than static ones this week
- Second place goes to Gelato Monster for his fantastic Sarpaneva. No logos anywhere and unknown to regular mankind to boot
- The winner of this week’s Static category is Jporos with his MIH, box and papers.
So here goes:
- 3rd place for Abel’s GS shot - the watch even hides its true dial colour in the shot! 
- Second place goes to Gelato Monster for his fantastic Sarpaneva. No logos anywhere and unknown to regular mankind to boot
- The winner of this week’s Static category is Jporos with his MIH, box and papers.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to the participants! Have a great Sunday.
Congrats JPoros for his winning shot and to Gelato Monster for his special mention! Thanks a lot dear friend KM for the mentioning of my shot! Cheers! Abel [nt]
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„Only“ 3rd !.. Abel again among the top rated.. Congrats, anyway to that quite nifty shallow shot !.. Have a great evening & a good start into the upcoming new week !.. :)) [nt]
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Ha ha ha! Thanks a lot my dear friend HS! You are always so kind! Have a great week ahead my friend! Cheers! Abel [nt]
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Thank you KMII
Congratulations Jporos and Subexplorer .
Wish all Purist great week ahead
Wish all Purist great week ahead
Watch of the Week
Wow! This was a tough week to judge.
WatchontheWrist's Staudt
And runner up at "luxury stealth watch of the week"
but I must award the REAL stealth watch, not for its monochromatic, label-free appearance (which it doesn't have) but for WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!@ WONDERFUL WATCH:,
THE WINNER! claes_t's Lemania
CAZALEA
I'm going to say runner up at "value stealth watch of the week"
WatchontheWrist's Staudt
And runner up at "luxury stealth watch of the week"
and old_school provides runner up "most-timely stealth watch of the week"
but I must award the REAL stealth watch, not for its monochromatic, label-free appearance (which it doesn't have) but for WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!@ WONDERFUL WATCH:,
a very close call between Ludi's Aquadive brick on a chain main bracelet
THE WINNER! claes_t's Lemania
CAZALEA
Wow! Thank you
This somewhat lessen my frustration of the lack of information about this watch! I am honored
A timely thank you, and a big thanks to our veterans on thier day of honor. [nt]
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Dear Cazalea , thanks for the special mention and congrats to all winners .
Great verdicts
Thank you honorable judge...
... and huge congrats to the winner, that Lemania rocks !
Best ^^ - Fred
Best ^^ - Fred
Well done Judge Cazalea! Congrats to Claes and to all special mentions! Have a nice week friends! Cheers! Abel [nt]
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Thanks for the great verdict, Mike!
And congratulations to all the well deserved winners
Hi all, here comes wristshot
Hello from the home of Borussia, the conqueror of Bayern München (Munich). Thanks for my appointment as judge. There were so many possibilities of interpretation of "stealthy" that a comparison of watches was difficult and maybe unfair. That's why I came to 4 first places according to 4 criteria:
1. Stealthy technical appearance
It was a competition between Watchonthewrist's Urwerk, Timeout's Zenith Defy El Primero and his Bvlgari/Gerald Genta Octo Bi-Retro. At the end the octogonal case design did it. My earlier thought a stealthy appearance needs a completely black case is obsolete. And I like the Gerald Genta DNA too.
2. Hidden value/quality As far as hidden value or quality is concerned the Credor of halkcb made the race. It hides it's value and quality perfectly behind a simple 3 hand with date appearance.
3. Unknown to the layman Pretty unknown to the layman is claes_t's Lemania. Crucial to choose the Lemania was that until today many watch brands use Lemania movements and the watch owner doesn't know. Very tricky. That's really stealthy. I don't mean the colored chrono because it is to shiny.
4. Stealthy time display It seems to be very stealthy to hide the display. This is when hands are not visible. The Hublot Big Bang of Hulk and Watchonthewrist's Staudt are good examples. But the Reverso Duoface of jml_watches does it best. Duoface is another word for stealth.
That's it. Have a nice week.
2. Hidden value/quality As far as hidden value or quality is concerned the Credor of halkcb made the race. It hides it's value and quality perfectly behind a simple 3 hand with date appearance.
3. Unknown to the layman Pretty unknown to the layman is claes_t's Lemania. Crucial to choose the Lemania was that until today many watch brands use Lemania movements and the watch owner doesn't know. Very tricky. That's really stealthy. I don't mean the colored chrono because it is to shiny.
4. Stealthy time display It seems to be very stealthy to hide the display. This is when hands are not visible. The Hublot Big Bang of Hulk and Watchonthewrist's Staudt are good examples. But the Reverso Duoface of jml_watches does it best. Duoface is another word for stealth.
That's it. Have a nice week.
Many thanks for the honours--- and congrats to all the other winners! best! [nt]
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Well played Judge Brauner! Congrats to winners on your shots and fabulous stealthy watches! All the best. Abel [nt]
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A fantastic verdict Brauner!
With all the stealth aspects considered Congrats to all the winners!
Congrats to all the winners!
Sorry to have missed out altogether this week, K . . .
. . . I had taken a photo for the session, but . . .
. . . there were technical difficulties posting until just now. As in a blanket internet outage for three days ;-) . . .