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Yes,.. I gotta get a pic of the case back... it is the engraved closed version... just beautiful engraved racing sails.. I orderd the smooth strap as a side.. I prefer it .. This is from Joshua.. 380 usd.. I keep trying to find more blue in the AR.. it is the best AR out of the box... close to chiefs as far as very little hue.. and in direct sunlight.. no bluish tint.. just no crystal I goota say it's worth the money.. @380 usd ...

thanks Theo !! I just wasn't "fellin" the wrist shot yesterday.... soon though... the unworn B&R PVD Chrono.. has your name on it.. ... you just seemed to dissapear It wouldn't go anywhere else.. thanks Ubi ... I gotta admit the ceramic bezel just does this one for me .. this is my choice over the AP's .. there is just a silver glass like gloss to the ceramic.. @Chronos .... yes I have the black magic .. but with pvd bezel.. it's not a "tell" as you would think it is.. but it does add a lot of weight to the piece.. but I have a chiefs AR xtl on it .. it gets more comments than any other HBB's I wear... black on black

Congrats RW !! Welcome to the 1655 Club .. You will truly love the 1655 !!! the way that top hat crystal has a slight dome at the top is so cool Live Strong and Wear it Well A~C Lani

Construction of a section for cam phone Q&A and tips is being worked on b16 ... the excersize here is so no member will be left out.. we are inclusive of all. what we really want members to be aware of .. is that your image does not have to be 'award winning" but to .. "participate.. without images of your watches on your wrist.. your just hanging out... We are a community, and where else will you find the appreciation for what your wearing.. but we have members like yourself and ammandel that can contribute and share knowledge .. thanks for taking the time b16 ... this is something new and exciting.. and will bring more members to share .. A~C Lani

btw gang.. this is really ammandels mobile phone.. he'll show all of ya soon how he does it... We're looking forward to all registered members with watches and cell phones to chime in and psot a wristi !! It's time to participate one and all in your community... it's a rewarding feeling to participate.. still waiting for b16 to join in and also support members who want to learn to use their mobile phones for wristies.. A~C Lani

Dunno .. I was trying to pick out "One" of Ubi's I like um all actually ..great imaging Ubi !!

The Tuiga Monaco has always been on my wish list.. but dishing out over 1000 usd was not an option .. I'm so glad I didn't .. it's on Sale now.. I would venture to say for me a "steal".. I just had to have a full ceramic... the gloss is just ... soooo not "ordinary".. Many don't care for the HBB as a brand... I am in favour of the ceramic bezel.. and the smooth rubber strap.. Hope you enjoy these Macro's .. just a few of them .. I left out the case back deployment.. we've all seen them before.... A7750.. I may opt to swap this one for a eta.. we shall see.... thanks in advance for viewing.. btw.. under 400 usd.. Thanks again for viewing Lani Add On: Case Back .. Wrist Shots Very smooth engraving you cannot tell the case back is engraved if you run your finger over it.. very well done !! The white lighting is fine.. the sky is so blue today The only Ar I've seen that can be compared side by side with chiefs ..a little more Hue, but still very close. Vanilla Scented..

Monday..

. . . . . . . let's go with the wristi's . . . ok.. I'm going now,,,,, bye-bye

Dat's wad I'm takin bout!!!!! common.. GANG !!!.. if you got a watch and a camera phone.. let's start a cell phone wristi thread.. common A.. b16.. uussguy's gotta start one today.. TJ.. all youz guy's no excuse to not post a wristi now. !!!! A~C Lani Let's see a wrsit shot cell thread !!

Thanks S. ... My Doc gave me the choice of Xray.. I took it.. I like to know 100 what I'm dealing with.. it was either the 3 day or 10 day antibiotic.. but sine the 3 day Azithro.. will stay in my system for up to 10 day's .. I thought that was all good.. my concern now is "scar tissue" .. if there is any .. will the rest of the lung step up ? scar tissue in muscle can be broken down.. I don't believe the lung is so fortunate ?? A~C R

This is a Timeline of my images.... laughter is good for the soul.... Pre Jurassic Era A short time later kept going Fast forward.......... Like anything else the reps.. and practice start paying off. This hobby got me into Macro's I am in no way an expert in photography.. don't even ask me what settings I'm using.. .. I just go by feel.. "the zen of imaging" I'm not the one to ask.. but there are many members here who you can... so if we had a section like GD for photo's then you all could just ask a question and the many photog's here could give a simple one line answer.... This is RWG.. we perservere... we do not give up ... and we are all about support.. so don't feel your ever not "good enough" That's how we roll !!! Why don't we ask B16 and ammandel to start a mobile phone wristi thread.. participating in your hobby and community makes it all the more rewarding.. more than just hanging out and reading... If you all look in the Raffle Section to the Photo Contest you will find the contestants there will bedazzle ya.. and they can answer questions that would take hours of reading or experimenting with your camera to figure out.. A~C Lani

What I'm thinking of and nothing is written in stone... is not so much a 1000 word tutorial... I for one don't always care to read page after page of "how to" .. I have not read any books or tutorials myself.. more a trail and error and "reps" .. reps and more reps.. If you are afraid of falling.. don't be !!.. we all fall down..the key is "HOW YOU GET UP !!" AND MOVE ON.. everyone looks good in competition standing alone.. but having people and in this case images better than I do .. makes me strive more to improve.. What I am thinking of is a "simple" ... here these are the setting you want for outdoor.. indoor.. etc. so you can have a starting point.. and once you have that .. all it takes is experimenting on your part.. It may not be "One" member but a group of members that can answer your Q's.. like a General photo section.. ":How can I".. type of questions.. without complex technical jargon.. I will post a time line of my first images and what I post now.. you will be surprised.. and if I can do it without reading books upon books.. you can to.. my next post will be some images from when I first started psoting pics..

there are many here who are in the biz.. so to speak.. but many of us.. (myself for one) .. have learned here .. my interest in watches has brought me to an interest in the camera.. don't be intimadated bubu... no one is here to do anything but support you in what ever watch interest you have.. after the contest we will see what we can come up with in the way of .. some simple settings that work best under what lighting.. main thing is to get those wristi's up and share your watches with us.. as in the real world .. reps aren't always welcomed with such enregy !! A~C Lani

Congrats John.. is the purple colour on the markers due to the camera image..? enjoy your first rep.. I'm sure there will be many more.. A~C Lani

thanks Ken... I am not taking it lightly... I have not had a drug other than asprin and Ibupophrin in my system for the last 5 years.. so the Azithromycin GG D8 500mg.... 3 day treatment is really kicking in.. this is my 3rd day on it.. until this morning I couldn't walk even a short distance without gasping for air.. I still get winded more than I did before all this happened... but even a 10% increase in oxygen is a God send.... imay even start wearing a mask when the VOG gets too heavy., that's some nasty shit... Doc said I was just below the level of being hospitalized.. even though he knows I wouldn't allow it.. just can't.. But your right .. gotta nip this in the bud now.. thanks K A~C Lani

Just posting a thread to see what kind of response we would get if members could post simple questions regarding photo images of their watches.. and have them answered by not just one.. but many expert photogs ?? did you ever get frustrated that your image was blurred... too bright.. discoloured.. or have seen images and said.. " I want my images to look just like that !" Would you use this Q and A section if it was available ?? would you want to improve, or learn how, to take good images with your mobile phone ? without the need for expensive equipment ? and have an image you could post on the wristi thread.. Or with the camera equipment you have now .. do Pictorials of your new arrivals that you would be proud to post ?? without.. "sorry for the blurred images" statement ? If I were to ask a Q to the experts.. my first one would be: ... how can I sharpen the font on the dial in my images (macro).. better strobe flash ? better what ???? I feel that I could improve and learn the simple issues from the members here ... My Q to you as members .... would this Q and A section be of value to you and would you post and use it ?? A~C Lani

Well, I for one am so relieved.. I have been diagnosed with pneumonia this week slightly above 'walking " and below "hospital" time.. and at first I thought it was something like the swine.. i contract a virus in January.. that lasted I thought a week.. in my biz.. taking off from working is not an option. so, on I went with my daily duties.. since then off and on I felt that I was not 100% ... it felt somewhat like what malaria was described as.. anyway.. during the last several months we have had some of the worst Vog that the islands have experienced in a long .. long time.. (from the volcanoe on the Big Island ~ Hawaii) this along with the respritory virus I contracted caused pnemonia.. I had walking P .. for awhile I guess .. until last Monday when I was in the gym.. my stregnth level felt the best for the month .. but after 2 sets .. I stacked on more plates to my bench press.. and after the third set.. I was so winded I was gasping for air.. I got air.. but felt like I wasn't getting any "oxygen" .. after my workout.. I got on the recumbant bike... I usually do level 12 for 40 minutes.. like climbing a hill.. I go an average of 8 miles in 40 min. affter peddling for 2 min. I was gulping air.. had to back down to level 8...and could not get any oxygen in my blood.... I finished my cardio.. wondering if it was something I ate... eating too close to my workout ... al the blood goes to my stomach.. anyway.. I didn't think so.. so not having to visit the Doc in 5 years.. I had no soreness in my joints.. no dizziness.. no numbness.. so I firgured my heart was ok.. I could only "guess' bronchial infection.. or pneumonia.. as a lot of cases since the Vog has been documented.. Now.. I am in no way medically educated.. but I know my body somewhat Long story short.. I explained to the Doc my symptoms... got an xray... diagnosis came back.. pneumonia.. and I have to admit I was relieved it wasn't a new stain of Swine.. Zi still have a long way to go.. no cardio for a couple of weeks... but doc say's unless I am totally winded .. weights ar ok.. it's my training he say's that kept me going and out of the hospital... he did say he was shocked that my blood pressure was still above average.. so I am grateful for my regiment of hard training... but being 5'8" and 190lbs with between 10 to 12% body fat... .. at my height I should be 150lbs. .. so I need more oxygen than average.. and the pneumonia had 1/3 of my lungs.. and it felt like I could not get any oxygen.. so this morning is the first time in the last week that I felt that my blood was getting more oxygen... in fact it feels like more oxygen in a long time.. I told some friends that I have a new Empathy for asthmatic's... I scared myself several times.. waking up in the middle of the night .. gasping for air..thinking that in my sleep I'm forgetting to breathe.. when actually I was breathing but my oxygen level was so low.. I woke up gasping like you would do hitting the surface of the water after holding your breath unerwater until your lungs burned.. anyway.. thanks for letting me share this .. as It was and hopefully is, the last time like I felt I coudn't breathe.... A~C Lani

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Cats.. you can play with your settings to get "depth of field".. stay tuned after the photo contest we'll get the experts to give out simple tips on how to best use your settings to achieve what you want.. plus white light.. etc. etc. ... may as well take advantage of the wealth of knowledge here.. a simple change of settings and you will be surpised at the results.. A~C Lani

I am switching out my UPO pearl for a OEM "spec" pearl... I could save the rep pearl.. I don't ask for any $$ for my parts.. but one needs to be a supporter of RWG .. A~C Lani

Congrats Ubi !!.. the 3717 looks like it was born for your wrist ! I may have a spare chiefs pilot crystal somewhere.. not sure .. I have to check.....holla if you want me to send you out a A7750 for now.. here's mine before any mods.. except for the invisible xtal..... I gotta get a fabric marker and get rid of the yellow thread though

unfornutantely the last batch of lello DW's .. were defective from the printer .. my wheel is a bit off centered.. Ya, just gotta stay tuned on the trading zone.. A~C Lani

Congrats Jaco ! She's a beaut... Live Strong And Wear it Well A~C Lani

Bringing this out..