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Published: 2007-02-28 16:23:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 16350; Favourites: 170; Downloads: 0
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This shot represents over 100 years of technology. For its day, the watch made by Waltham in the late 1800,s was highly accurate. Today it still runs with an accuracy that rivals some digital watches.The background is a computer card, which also requires timing to function. However, while the watch meaures time in seconds, the card measures it in nano-SECONDS.
Technology has brought us many things. There have been many changes and improvements, but sometimes, old technology is as functional and far more beautiful than the new.
published by NSB Games on Hull Breach "Electronic Countermeasures" Card [link]
Published on front Cover of "The Full Bench" [link]
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I think the shot represents technological advancements truthfully. Excellent work.
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thanks.
I don't know of you noticed that it was used in a card game and on the front page of a magazine in Australia.
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Thanks,
the image is being used by a new card game called Hull Breech. I think the release is this spring, but I am not really sure.
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Espectacular comparaciΓ³n y los colores quedan hermosos juntos.. (normalmente el metal no se ve tanto(no se nota) en la placa)
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Gracias,
es muy un viejo cuadro, pero pienso que la comparaciΓ³n es todavΓa verdad.
tenga un buen fin de semana.
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Wonderful concept, great image.
"but sometimes, old technology is as functional and far more beautiful than the new." I couldn't agree more. Cheers
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thanks for stopping by Austin.
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Sweet. Great contrast between the hard shapes and lines of the circuit board and the flowing curves of the mechanical pocket watch. I agree with you. While our modern technology may be more efficient, sometimes you just can't beat old fashioned elegance. I always wanted a mechanical pocket watch...
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thanks for your comment,
pocket watches are fairly easy to come by at flea markets and the like, and they can be had fairly cheaply too.
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I somewhat disagree with your statement.
First, the watch is really made to keep time while a video card has timer but it's function wasn't to keep time. And actually the thing in any circuit board that really does the timing is called a "Crystal" and from what I understand it basically generate a pulse to make everything tic. So you an say this Crystal is the "Heart" of the circuit board.
Second, technology is more to "improve". This term is very open since there are many ways to improve. It can be made easy to mass produce the product or to improve it's function.
Anyway, I completely understand your fascination for classic items. It is very beautiful in it's own and I like it too.
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Love the way that it start to turn into a city !!!
love the picture ! excellent!
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thank you Luis,
I appreciate your comment and support.
merry Christmas.
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Not to plug my own work (OK, maybe a little 
That watch is absolutely amazing. The video card looks quite boring next to it. To think that watch was created over 100 years ago... wow. When I see artistic and mechanical quality such as this, it makes me think the majority of people on dA, myself included, are a bunch of wannabes. The creator of this watch invested a serious amount of his life into the design and construction of this time piece. Me, I get away with folding some paper or snapping a quick photo and calling it art.
Anyhow, don't mean to ramble. The photo itself, along with everything else in your gallery, is super crisp and vibrant. Maybe I'm just a techno-geek but I like this subject matter as well.
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thanks a lot for your thoughts Eric,
As for plugging your own work....we all need to, no one else will do it for us.
I read your journal entry. It sparked many thoughts that I won't go into. I tend to be attracted to old technology. many years ago i found a watch built in the city there I lived (Winnipeg) and it was made for a company in southern Ontario in a town called Clinton. I spent a lot of time researching this watch, its maker and even the company that it was made for. Eventually I even got to talk to the niece of the company owner. I was never able to find any living relatives of the watch maker though.
You know, you might just be right about th eneed for humans to measure time. But it is not just time....we seem to NEED to measure everything, and if and when it doe not MEASURE UP....we discard it, everything from objects to people. maybe in that we are unique, but certainly not constructive.
Thanks again for your thoughts.
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Great Photo. I just recently bought a pocket watch solely for use as a photo prop. This picture as inspired me to use it in other ways (Though I'm not going to plagiarise your idea [link]
Humor)
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thanks for your comment and support Philip.
I am not concerned about my ideas being used by others. every image is original, thereis really no way that one can copy someone else's work exactly. So please use any ideas you wish.
have a good weekend.
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Great photo and a well thought out composition.
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thank hank, for your comments and support. I think I will visit again in the next day or so.
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quite interesting concept, past vs. present, I like it!
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thanks for your comment.
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Yes ... a really cool concept !
Great idea,
L.T.
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thanks Bryan,
I appreciate yor comment and support.
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thank you for taking time to comment.
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Another great composition. Nicely communicated concept, too.
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that is correct.
Thanks for the visit.
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oh... no problem... your work is really amazing...
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yea man, supercool, lovin the contrast.
respect
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