Image credits
Every photograph on this site is a freely licensed picture from Wikimedia Commons, listed here with the person who took it.
Every photograph on Bezel Ledger is a freely licensed picture from Wikimedia Commons. Most are released into the public domain; the rest carry a Creative Commons licence that allows reuse as long as the photographer is credited.
We choose photographs by subject rather than by brand: a movement under a loupe, a bracelet link, a bench with tools on it. We crop and re-encode each file as JPEG for the web and do not otherwise alter it. Where a licence asks for attribution, the list below is that attribution. If you took one of these photographs and would like the credit worded differently, write toeditor@bezelledger.com and we will change it.
Banner montage: a dive watch, a display case, a leather bag and a movement
A banner of four photographs: a steel dive watch on a bracelet, watches on display in a case, a red leather bag on grass and the movement of a pocket watch
A montage built from photographs already published on this site. Each panel is credited under its own entry in this list.
- Used for
- Home page banner
- Licence
- Composed from the credited photographs listed in this list
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Odyssey Quartz Panther digital watch c 1982 (case interior)
The back of a watch case opened to show the movement inside
- Used for
- Article: Authenticity Checks You Can Do Yourself Before Buying Second-Hand
- Photographer
- Multicherry
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
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Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller 116660 Blue Dial 'James Cameron'
A stainless steel dive watch with a matching link bracelet
- Used for
- Article: Case and Bracelet Materials Compared: Steel, Titanium, Gold and Plating
- Photographer
- amh1988
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
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Caliber 7700 running a 401.204 HEUER stopwatch
An exposed mechanical watch movement showing its bridges and wheels
- Used for
- Article: How to Judge a Watch Movement: Quartz, Automatic and Hand-Wound
- Photographer
- Ikonicstopwatch
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/how-to-judge-a-watch-movement.jpg
A bunch of magenta leather
A close view of the grain on a panel of tanned leather
- Used for
- Article: Leather Grades Explained: Full-Grain, Top-Grain and Bonded
- Photographer
- m0851
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/leather-grades-explained.jpg
Hand watch clock face
A watch dial with hour markers and hands shown in close detail
- Used for
- Article: Reading a Watch Specification Sheet: What the Numbers Tell You
- Photographer
- Maxim75
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
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DIY means choosing the right tool for the purpose - a watchmaker's nightmare
A watchmaker's bench with precision tools laid out for servicing
- Used for
- Article: Watch Servicing: Intervals, What a Service Includes, and What Drives the Cost
- Photographer
- Franz van Duns
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/watch-servicing-intervals-and-costs.jpg
Black Leather Box Style Handbag - DPLA - 2314fad90e1c8e679b34ebfa04d565bc (page 10)
A leather handbag photographed against a plain background
- Used for
- Article: What Holds Value in a Used Bag, and What Does Not
- Photographer
- This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Missouri Historical Society as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Publ
- Licence
- No restrictions
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
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Aimé Leon Dore store interior
The interior of a luxury store, lit and merchandised
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- Article: What a Luxury Price Actually Pays For
- Photographer
- Chive Cream Cheese
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/what-luxury-actually-pays-for.jpg
Qimei watch on Zulu strap
The crown and case side of a dive watch
- Used for
- Article: Water Resistance Ratings and What They Actually Mean
- Photographer
- Francis Flinch
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/water-resistance-ratings-explained.jpg
Dscf3835 Versuchsmodell Quarzuhr
A quartz watch movement with its electronic circuit and battery
- Used for
- Article: Quartz or Mechanical: What Each Costs to Own
- Photographer
- HNH
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
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Vostok Komandirskie Watch
A wristwatch worn on a wrist, photographed from above
- Used for
- Article: Watch Size and Wrist Fit: Diameter and Lug to Lug
- Photographer
- Lauri Rantala from Espoo, Finland
- Licence
- CC BY 2.5
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/watch-size-and-wrist-fit.jpg
Shopping online with bank card
A person holding a bank card while shopping on a laptop
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- Article: Buying a Watch Online: Checks to Make Before You Pay
- Photographer
- Bogdan Hoyaux / European Commission
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/buying-a-watch-online-checklist.jpg
Amaris Mira handbag
A leather handbag with visible stitching and hardware
- Used for
- Article: Bag Construction: What Decides How a Bag Wears
- Photographer
- Amaris Leather
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/bag-construction-what-decides-how-a-bag-wears.jpg
DFC 4360 A display of rugged wristwatches neatly arranged on a wooden stand ready for shoppers to try on
Wristwatches arranged on a wooden display stand
- Used for
- Article: Storing Watches, Bags and Leather Goods Properly
- Photographer
- PattayaPatrol
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
src/assets/images/posts/storing-watches-bags-and-leather.jpg
Watch, wrist (AM 2014.7.70-7)
The buckle end of a woven watch strap in close up
- Used for
- Article: Straps and Bracelets: The Parts That Wear First
- Photographer
- Rolex; Bosecks
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- File
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