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Went French this Friday.

Yema Navygraf Marine Nationale "Automatic." This is the early version of the relaunch with the YEMA2000 auto movement. They have since switched to the newer manufacture CMM.10 movement and it is labeled "Automatique."

I just wanted to post to let r/watches know that I enjoy this little heritage brand reboot a ton, and the YEMA2000 has actually been quite a nice little movement. I know there seems to be some early chatter online about issues with both the movement and Yema's customer service, but neither of those have been issues for me. It seems it has gotten better over the past few years as well. So maybe Yema is back to stay. :)

Blue Monday here in NW Florida. I have absolutely loved this watch since purchase. I bought it late December and it was delivered from Japan on January 6 of this year. I set it and have not touched the crown since … it is currently a hair shy of +2 seconds in just over 8 months. That is well within the +/-5 SPY Citizen claims.

It is my closest-to-perfect watch and I can’t recommend it enough.

Watchdives WD1954 aventurine
Englemaan Citadel UTC

Both great watches doing precisely what I need them to do. :)

Pink on pink this Sunday! 🤩

Summer in NW Florida …

I have started Three Frames as my m amateur photo journal project. I want to practice taking pictures of ideas and moments instead of just taking pictures of objects and things. So I am self-imposing a simple rule: every outing, trip, or event that I take photographs of should be distilled into just three photographs.

I want to create a photobook full of these little 3 snapshot groupings with enough emotion, atmosphere, detail, and memory to communicate the experience as completely as a written journal entry, but without a single word. The goal is not to document everything that happened, but rather to preserve what it *felt* like through images.

My first attempt is of my trip to Wacissa Springs in Northwest Florida yesterday. Let me know your thoughts on the project and if these photos make you feel anything specific. :)

All of these photos shot with Sony A7iv through a Viltrox EVO AF 26mm F2.8

Just getting back into doing 3-photo journals. It is a thing I have done while practicing photography - just 3 images from the event or place to fully communicate the experience. So today I did my 3-photo journal for Wacissa Springs ... let me know what you get from these three pictures. :)

1978 Seiko Grand Quartz 9943-8930 Twin Quartz.

Just a ‘blue Monday’ Ascent!

$550

I have upgraded to full frame and I am selling my APS-C kit. It was a great introduction for me from DSLR to mirrorless. The body/sensor only has a shutter count of 4,220. I have never sold here but have many transactions in r/watchexchange (for my other silly expensive hobby) if you want to see my transaction count over there.

Selling

• Sony Alpha a6100 body (4,220 shutter count) and neck strap (mini USB cable is long lost)
• Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens
• Sony FW50 OEM battery
• 64GB Lexar Professional 250MB/s 1667X SD Card
• PowerExtra FW50 battery charger and 2x PowerExtra FW50 batteries.

Condition
Regular Use - in great condition.

Payment
Seeking $550 - PayPal F&F or Zelle preferred
(PayPal G&S available: $570 total to cover fees).

Price includes insured shipping via USPS in CONUS from Tallahassee, FL.

Pics: https://imgur.com/a/of4twU6

Please message here before you DM/Chat me.

I have been collecting for years and have curated a collection of watches that I enjoy a ton. I have fallen hard for high quality and high accuracy quartz watches, which are the dominant movement in my collection with a few mechanical/auto sprinkled in.

I don’t mind hype or flex watches (spent some time and dollars down that rabbit hole in the past) but seem to have really settled on a solid rotation of watches that I like wearing and scratch some personal itch that I can’t explain. I’m not seeking top spec or most luxurious finish, just high quality watches that make me smile when I open the watch box. :)

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Sony A7iv
Samyang 35mm f1.8
SS: 1/160
A: f7.1
ISO: 100

Post/RAW processing in Lightroom

❤️ nothing unique here, just my old boy (14ish years, we think) wondering why I am 6 minutes late on dinner.

I threw my pink Ascent HAQ on the BrodinkeeXStrapHabit Men Wear Pink Deployant Sailcloth for a Friday PINK OVERLOAD. :)