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Arrivals, What Did You Buy Recently?(Watches)

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Well, today I finally joined the Connie Club, mmm.... waffles!馃榿 馃グ This will be off to the watchmaker at the weekend for a tune up. It has certainly had a lot of wearing over the years and the bracelet is massively random (but really comfortable). It is a bit gruby and the gasket has melted into goo and has a very scratched replacement crystal but apart from that it seems pretty sound. It seems to have belonged to a stockbroker or city type from Surrey, there is an inscription with address on the bracelet, the house is massive!. Anyway, more pics after its spa date, when I shall add it to the Connie thread.
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Is that a ref.2652? If so I have the exact same one but in the gold-capped iteration. Now that I look at it, with the applied name and logo I'm guessing a little later. Will look great after the clean-up. When it comes back take it out to a nice dinner with a bottle of aged Bordeaux.
 
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I have been searching for better depth of field in my pics to try and do justice to some of the pieces in my collection. After quite a bit of research I pulled the trigger on this off the bay. It is used and very affordable so when I discover that is me and not the tools, I haven't burnt too much cash馃槈


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LawBrk LawBrk
Is that a ref.2652? If so I have the exact same one but in the gold-capped iteration. Now that I look at it, with the applied name and logo I'm guessing a little later. Will look great after the clean-up. When it comes back take it out to a nice dinner with a bottle of aged Bordeaux.

No, it's a 2782-3SC cal.354 14 mill serial. Should look good after the spar, just wish it didn't take so long馃
 
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The cost of having watches & wine for hobbies:

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Burberry's new medium check tote bag in Saddle Brown - all in for $957. 馃槻 Well, actually, it's her Christmas and birthday gift combined. 馃槣
 
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The cost of having watches & wine for hobbies:

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Burberry's new medium check tote bag in Saddle Brown - all in for $957. 馃槻 Well, actually, it's her Christmas and birthday gift combined. 馃槣

I suppose I should count myself lucky. Last year I got away with a Barbour jacket "like the one Princess Kate wears" for around $500 for the combined Christmas and birthday gift. Not sure what I'll do this year.......where did you say you bought that bag? 馃憥
 
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Barking mad Barking mad
I have been searching for better depth of field in my pics to try and do justice to some of the pieces in my collection. After quite a bit of research I pulled the trigger on this off the bay. It is used and very affordable so when I discover that is me and not the tools, I haven't burnt too much cash馃槈


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Same as one of mine. What do you mean by better DoF? Like more patina or something? 馃槈
 
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I have been searching for better depth of field in my pics to try and do justice to some of the pieces in my collection. After quite a bit of research I pulled the trigger on this off the bay. It is used and very affordable so when I discover that is me and not the tools, I haven't burnt too much cash馃槈


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Using one of them for some years, now. Very good lens in my opinion.
 
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Barking mad Barking mad
I have been searching for better depth of field in my pics to try and do justice to some of the pieces in my collection. After quite a bit of research I pulled the trigger on this off the bay. It is used and very affordable so when I discover that is me and not the tools, I haven't burnt too much cash馃槈


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I麓m using a Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro for my better pictures and as long as the lighting is good it will make an enormous difference. It did cost a fair bit ( about the same as a pair of No.6 endlinks 馃槈 ) and take some getting used to though, but once I麓d got my standard settings sorted out it was pretty much plain sailing.

A tripod and almost as importantly one of those remote shutter buttons makes for an enjoyable experience.

Here麓s one I was particularly happy with.

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Two new ways to play doctor, in steel and rose gold, one from the short list, both Valjoux 22.

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Got my iPhone 6S 128GB in Rose Gold (Pink) at 9AM yesterday, after a day with it I have to say biggest upgrade I've ever had from an iPhone.

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Using one of them for some years, now. Very good lens in my opinion.
Agree that it's really good, shaper than the AF-S VR even. But focusing at high magnification is a pain with both manual and auto focusing.
 
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Got my iPhone 6S 128GB in Rose Gold (Pink) at 9AM yesterday, after a day with it I have to say biggest upgrade I've ever had from an iPhone.

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Damn! I'm jealous as hell. I have to wait till December to upgrade 馃檨
 
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And why not 馃槈

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Should have mentioned it has a rather nice movement by " Les Fils Paul De Schwatz Ettiene " pics as and when we return home.
 
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Threatened to do this a year ago. Finally have the watch to do it. Better pictures (Its dark in my study) and story on another thread...

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