AT THE ANTIQUE WATCHES EXHIBITION by sangwann

AT THE ANTIQUE WATCHES EXHIBITION

Please enlarge for best view, if you have time. Thank you.

A few more of the watches on show. I was marvelled by the elaborate cases – some very carefully painted, other with gems much smaller than a pencil point.

Most of the watches were mounted on mirrors so one could see them from both sides. So you get selfies here, too.

I was lucky and at the same time sorry. I had the Panasonic with me which is not so efficient as the bigger Nikon but less conspicuous. I was a bit scared to take photos as I didn’t see any of the people – not many – with a camera in hand. When I was taking my last shot – of the information poster on yesterday’s picture – the receptionist made me a sign that photography was not allowed. I hadn’t seen a sign which was partly hidden when we were going in, otherwise I would have regretfully obeyed the rules. So lucky I didn’t see the sign as otherwise I wouldn’t have taken any shots and sorry for having done that.

Many thanks for looking and for the lovely comments and fav’s on yesterday’s picture.
Fascinating! What an amazing collection!
January 17th, 2016  
makes a great collage. Must have been a fascinating display
January 17th, 2016  
Beautiful watches - and pics of them :)
January 17th, 2016  
Such beautiful craftsmanship Dione. So much work goes into designing and manufacturing these
January 17th, 2016  
I am mesmerised by the beauty and craftsmanship of the many watches illustrated here -- thank you for sharing -- you and your brother must have had a wonderful time at the Expedition !
January 17th, 2016  
The showcase reflections make for a remarkable photo. I wonder why photography is not allowed.
January 17th, 2016  
Beautiful craftsmanship.
January 17th, 2016  
this is a wonderful display, i don't understand why they don
t allow photos as long as you don't use flash.
January 17th, 2016  
Very cool! So much to look at.
January 17th, 2016  
Super images, reflections, light
January 17th, 2016  
Your compositions/collages are so well done, and this is no exception. Gorgeous lighting and wonderful individual compositions as well as the whole.
January 17th, 2016  
Exquisite watches here - probably not seen often!
January 17th, 2016  
A great collage of 4 nice pic.`s to show all those beautiful watches
January 17th, 2016  
They are so elaborate, love each pic, thank you for sharing Dione :)
January 17th, 2016  
Well it was innocently done Dione but means you now have some great shots of these wonderful watches.
January 17th, 2016  
another creative and well thought out shot dione, excellent shot
January 17th, 2016  
Great shots- I love antique watches too:)
January 17th, 2016  
Such a great looking collage. Love it. Cool selfies, too.
January 18th, 2016  
Great collage!
January 18th, 2016  
Love how you presented this. Fascinating!!
January 18th, 2016  
Ahhhhhhhhhhhahahahaha!! Sorry, but No Trespassing and No Photo Taking are like invitations to me!!! I can sort of see how trespassing might be wrong but photos? C'mon, the light from the flash isn't going to do anything to the watches! All of which are beautiful, I might add and you made a very nice collage out of them!! FAV!
January 18th, 2016  
great collage
January 18th, 2016  

Great collage of these beautiful watches love the idea of the mirror mount.
January 18th, 2016  
Well presented shots, lovely montage.
I bet you weren't the only one who hadn't seen the sign. Sometimes they are so discreet that they are easily missed. Is it a temporary exhibition or a permanent one?
January 18th, 2016  
Incredible collage.
January 19th, 2016  
I REALLY like this shot very well done
January 19th, 2016  
Beautiful. I am a collector of all kinds of watches. Some old some new. I started collecting a series from the UK called "Pocket watches". You do receive every two weeks one watch and a few pages to complete a book. These watches are not worth much, but you do have an example. I think I collected 70 so far. Fav!
January 19th, 2016  
@agedrunner @sailingmusic @sdutoit @agedrunner Thank you very much for your kind comments.
January 20th, 2016  
It's one of those things where once you've taken the shot you don't want to delete it either even though you weren't supposed to take it! I did that at an underground archaeological dig in Israel. It was only after I'd taken the shots that I saw the signs saying photography was not allowed. Oops! Great collage!
January 22nd, 2016  
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