This was posted in the WIP forum but I've submitted it here because I think its finished work now.

I had a very clear look in mind for this product shot: very high contrast, sharp and zingy but with restrained lighting. Ended up pumping the black in Photoshop to get the final look, but its pretty much what I wanted. The shading on the top of the bezel sill bothers me though.

Polygon/Sub-d modelled from the actual watch (not a photo, though I used other studio shots of real watches to help judge the lighting, see the WIP thread for pics) and rendered with Cinema's standard raytracer.

Copyright © Simon Danaher 2008, submitted 26th January 2008.