Great review Andy. Only when you have one on the wrist do you appreciate the benefits of this or any other watch. Pictures tell some of the story but not the whole story. I was intrigued to see the comparison with the SAAF Lemania. I have been interested in that watch for some time but never seen it in the metal. Now I have a better idea of size and proportion.

Regards the bracelet I thought I would shoot some pics of mine to illustrate. For those interested I maximised the depth of field by taking multiple shots varying the focus and then combining them in photoshop. In most cases an SLR lens achieves its best results in terms of clarity with an f/stop (aperture) of 8. Obviously the smaller the aperture the greater the depth of field but image quality is compromised. This technique maintains quality and achieves virtually any level of depth of field (focus) you want. The first picture was a combination of 7 images and the second was 4. This technique is often seen in commercial watch photography where the subject is pin sharp from front to back. Digital photography and Photoshop CS5 have changed the depth in depth of field forever.

You will of course note that my example has the orange hour register hand. The previous owner had it serviced by TAG Heuer is Switzerland and I assume they made the change. I think it works well visually adding that additional bit of colour especially when the chrono is reset to zero.

regards
Paul
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