Niloc Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 MOVEMENT: New Asia 7750 Valjoux (28,800bph) CASE DIAMETER: 40mm THICKNESS: 14mm DIAL COLOR: Silver Dial CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel 316L BRACELET: Stainless Steel 316L FRONT GLASS: Sapphire BACK GLASS: Solid Case Back BEZEL: Solid SS with Tachymeter HACK MOVEMENT: Yes CLASP TYPE: Double Flip Lock This is my first rep and my first attempt at using a makeshift light box to take the photographs. I used a Canon Ixus 700 on a tripod, created a light box using a simple perspex box and covered it in printer paper, found a couple of lamps and illuminated it. I put the watch around a black sock to give it a black background and then took numerous photos. The final photo which is far from perfect was set at 1/25sec, aperture 2.8, spot metering, +1 exp, ISO 50, white balance tungsten. I got a real sense of achievement as I obtained the best photographs ever. That said the lighting is far from perfect, but it means I just have to keep on trying and learning from the tips on the forum which is good fun. Cheers Niloc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnkay Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Beautiful watch and very nice photos to show its true beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Great pics of a very nice watch. Very well done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Here is one from Joshua! Hey Ubiquitus whichone is better?Some people say that Andrew and Josh have the same daytonas?What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) Bump up your F-stop to F8 or F11. Looks like you have low light if this was at 1/25th at F 2.8 so this will make a loooong exposure but since it is already on a tripod - who cares. Probably come off with a white balence that will need adjusting too. Should see a dramatic sharpness improvement and your depth of field will improve too. Since you have the light box and tripod, all of this is just camera settings and a little post processing. (A small amount of unsharp mask is usally needed on digital shots - depends - try with and without) Usil Edited January 15, 2007 by Usil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Looks great, nice job on the pics...wear it well. RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Here is one from Joshua! Hey Ubiquitus whichone is better?Some people say that Andrew and Josh have the same daytonas?What do you think? Hi Having looked at the two photographs side by side I can see some differences between Andrews and Josh's The crown guard on Andrews looks a bit flatter and the words Swiss Made are closer together on the dial on Andrews too. Both watches look pretty good though. Cheers Niloc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi Having looked at the two photographs side by side I can see some differences between Andrews and Josh's The crown guard on Andrews looks a bit flatter and the words Swiss Made are closer together on the dial on Andrews too. Both watches look pretty good though. Cheers Niloc Here is a photo of a genuine Daytona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uziuzi Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 This is the correct one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) This is the correct one Hey genuine watch looks pretty cool, probably best not to compare my rep too closely with gen so that I can continue to delude myself that I am wearing a replica masterpiece!!!!!. Just have to keep looking for the mythical perfect rep. Niloc Edited January 15, 2007 by Niloc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Here we can see some gen!: But its a very nice rep and the feeling is so nice that you canot take it of the wrist easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 elprimerozen- Both pieces (yours and the original poster's) look nice- But there are definitely some (slight) differences between the two, and even more so when comparing to genuine. Regardless, both are nice watches, especially considering that these are 'out of the box' (no mods). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 elprimerozen- Both pieces (yours and the original poster's) look nice- But there are definitely some (slight) differences between the two, and even more so when comparing to genuine. Regardless, both are nice watches, especially considering that these are 'out of the box' (no mods). Yes i could not put this better! You are correct.But i think my friend ubiquitous will agree with me that a nice rep Daytona is a very nice watch to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 You know me... I love Daytonas The Daytona and the Classic Royal Oak Chronograph (e.g. ref 25860ST) are two of my all time favorite chronographs (I have a few more on my list, but these two remain high on the list). BTW, EPZen, I really like the 116518 you got from Joshua... So much so, that I may have to pick one up despite my disdain for the modified 7750 seconds @ 6:00 movement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmlora Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 1 more.... Here is a photo of a genuine Daytona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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