The response to the Lensman 2 launch has been nothing short of incredible.
As watch enthusiasts, we have at one time or another snapped a photo of our beloved watches on our wrists. For some of us, we have an equal addiction to photography as we do watches and have pursued photography both as hobbyists and professionals. And for the remainder, I have found most have shown some interest in understanding the art of photography. However, finding a camera's exposure is a mystery filled with strange terminology, fractions and abbreviations that leave most sticking to the auto exposure functions on their cameras. Decoding the world of manual photography is tricky, but once the code is cracked it opens up one's creative abilities to capture the moment.
Thankfully there is now Lensman 2 to help you on your road to capturing great images. Summed up, the Lensman 2 is a metallic cheat sheet of sorts on your wrist that is incredibly simple to use.
The timepiece alone is unique and special to the watch industry, but like any great creation, there are little additions that can be made to top things off just right. To help achieve the outcome of this project we reached out to our friend and award-winning photographer Brian Griffin to partner with us on this project. Brian's contributions to music, film and the art of photography span decades and we felt that a selection of images from his archive in conjunction with his limited edition Lensman 2 would be the icing on the cake.
Brian has gone ahead to create four categories of images for you to choose from, those being Film, Music, Portraits and Artist Selection.
At checkout, you will be able to choose from your favourite category which will include four images signed and numbered by Brian himself. The challenging part that Brian faced was narrowing down the selection to just four images for each category given the breadth and depth of his archive.
This is where we need your help!
Below you will find each category and the images up for a vote in those categories. Please only select your favourite four images from each category and vote on them in the poll. The top four images from each category will then be reviewed by Brian and the final selection placed in the shop for you to select at checkout.
There is no shortage of imagery to look at. Let's have some fun and start casting votes for your favourite images.
Film Category
Film Vote
Hans Solo & Chewbacca
Darth Vadar & Luke Skywalker
Darth Vadar - Portrait
Luke Skywalker - Portrait
You can vote for more than one answer.
Music Category
Music Vote
Brian May - Queen
Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame
Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
You can vote for more than one answer.
Portrait Category
Portrait Vote
Damien Hirst
George Martin
Harry Dean
Jeremy Irons
You can vote for more than one answer.
Artist Selection
Artist Selection
Big Bang - Broadgate
Acton
Donald Sutherland
Douglas Adams
You can vote for more than one answer.
Let us know in the comments your favourites and the package you are gravitating to the most.
Should any of the names leave you wondering who these individuals might be simply do a search. They are all incredibly interesting individuals.
Pre-Order
Lensman 2 Pre-Order opens Tuesday, May 9th @14:00 CET and runs until May 12th @14:00 CET.
Want To See Lensman 2 In The Metal?
We are embarking on a two-week tour starting May 18th to meet up with the Horage community and to provide a first-hand look at Lensman 2. Andi, Tzuyu, David and I will be travelling from the UK to Asia.
London UK - May 18th
Hong Kong - May 20th
Singapore - May 22nd & 23rd
Taipei - May 25th
Shanghai - May 27th
If you are in any of the cities listed below and would like to join in on an event please send your interest to lostintime@horage.com with the city and we will be back to you with more details.
Next week the pre-order starts and we will send out another newsletter reminder. Until then be sure to check out the live show Andi, David and I did this last week to see more on the very special Lensman 2.
Till next time...
Landon Stirling
Hans & Chew portrait emits an aura of the BESTever Galactic Movie of all TIME!
A little update on the votes. The incorrect image of Hans Solo was showing in the vote category, it was the stock image from the website's vote maker. However I have updated it now, but in changing the image the vote was lost. I have attached the image of the original vote for reference.
Great to see all the votes coming in. Let us know here in the comments some of your favourites.