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Old 2 March 2016, 03:24 PM   #1
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Icon14 Yeah, Rolex knows how to photograph the Daytona
Not bad, not bad..... ;-)
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Old 2 March 2016, 03:30 PM   #2
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They even got the crown right
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Old 2 March 2016, 03:35 PM   #3
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where are the fingerprints ?
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Old 2 March 2016, 03:43 PM   #4
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Yeah, Rolex knows how to photograph the Daytona
Photoshop!!! Here's a video of all the retouching that went into the Platona shots.

http://gizmodo.com/its-amazing-how-m...ist-1502851311


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Old 2 March 2016, 03:48 PM   #5
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Looks great! My only concern with Daytona is how much the scratches show with daily use. Anyone figure out how to keep it looking new?
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Old 2 March 2016, 04:10 PM   #7
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They even got the crown right
Haha I'm pretty sure the crown is perfectly upright in every Rolex ad.
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Old 2 March 2016, 04:11 PM   #8
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Not bad... But my buddy Jocke could do better
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For sure, nice pics !
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Old 2 March 2016, 05:05 PM   #10
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Professional pictures of course; there's a few nice photographers here as well, such as Lovehagen
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Haha I'm pretty sure the crown is perfectly upright in every Rolex ad.
Yes, I have a few Rolex publications and ads. The crown is always lined up and the time is always 10:10
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Not bad, not bad..... ;-)
Wow. Would you mind telling us where did you find the originals, please?
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Yeah, Rolex knows how to photograph the Daytona
Today, Photoshop is to digital photography as
Repainting was to art masters of yesteryear...

This from gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5-lost-images-fou...ngs-1592796080

See the amazing, disappearing beached whale!

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Wow. Would you mind telling us where did you find the originals, please?


Rolex's Facebook page/feed.
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Photoshop!!! Here's a video of all the retouching that went into the Platona shots.



http://gizmodo.com/its-amazing-how-m...ist-1502851311
That's amazing the amount of effort to dramatize the picture. Amazing!!!!

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Rolex's Facebook page/feed.
OK, thanks. Not enough to create a Facebook account, though.
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Here you go: http://m.rolex.com/watches/cosmograp...al_fb_20160226
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Wow. Nice shots.

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Stunning pics of a stunning watch for sure!!!
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Old 3 March 2016, 04:32 AM   #24
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That's amazing the amount of effort to dramatize the picture. Amazing!!!!


geeze I just take a pic with my iPhone and post it!!! I need to take my game up!!
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They even got the crown right
I wonder if they had to keep it slighly loose to get it to align?
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Looking at those pics make the short list longer
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Looks great! My only concern with Daytona is how much the scratches show with daily use. Anyone figure out how to keep it looking new?
1.5 years of daily wear, you tell me if you think it shows too many scratches!
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