PuristS Hong Kong 2009 Gathering

Jester · 2009-03-04T08:24:09Z

Explore the 2009 PuristS Hong Kong gathering, featuring rare Patek Philippe watches like the 5074J and 5970P, fine dining, and community camaraderie.

Jester

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Jester's 2009 post captures the vibrant spirit of a PuristS gathering in Hong Kong, highlighting the community's enduring camaraderie despite logistical challenges. This event, intentionally scaled differently from previous years, underscores the importance of shared passion over sheer quantity of watches. Jester's photo essay provides a window into the atmosphere, the culinary experience, and, of course, the horological highlights that define these cherished community events.

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As SOMEONE so eloquently put it: PuristS have to be a shining beacon of Hope....perpetually.

So be it. Admittedly the quanty of pieces that turns up this year was not comparable to last year, intentionally so:

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The PuristS spirit was definitely there, if only stronger! The gathering really didn't come together easy as more than half of the partcipants literally flew back to Hong Kong hours before the events and a few more failed the attempts ended up spending hours at the airport!

Anyway, off we go.

Again, huge thanks to Anna for the wonderful arrangement and to DarylT for the photography!

The menu

The private dinning room

The lounge

AND THE BAR! All to ourselves!

The gang

The food!

The watches, finally...

The Dubuis Co-Axial Bi-Retrograde QP was among the first to 'start'

IWC Big Pilot Perpetual quickly follow suit

The two Langematic Perpetuals

The two Annualer, one of them being rather girlie...

Group shot

Star of the evening...

To my surprise, the Dubuis was the first one among the bunch to complete the change-over. Have to admit, I'm pleased by this, which more than made up my regret from last year!

This message has been edited by Jester on 2009-03-07 12:48:09

Key Points from the Discussion

The event successfully fostered community spirit, with attendees enjoying the beautiful venue and food, despite some travel difficulties.
A Patek Philippe 5074J black dial minute repeater perpetual was a highlight, with a unique piece destined for auction in Hong Kong for charity, featuring a 'TWGH' engraving.
The Patek Philippe 5970P was noted as an impressive and potentially unique piece at the gathering.
Attendees expressed gratitude to the organizers, Anna and DarylT, for the arrangements and photography, emphasizing the great company and watches.
The event served as a strong motivation for collectors to acquire new watches for future PuristS gatherings.

The Discussion

Kong

Mar 4, 2009

Alec, very nicely organised!

No wonder one of the residents from here was there Thanks Alec, Anna & DarylIT. Kong

chwong

Mar 5, 2009

great event

haha yes Kong, I happened to be in HK & as I cant attend the S'pore one, thought it'll be great to meet up with the HK purists! thanks to Alec for the gracious invitation. Thanks also to Anna, & Daryl for the great pics! Great company, great watches & great food & venue!

bs22fly

Mar 4, 2009

Another great year and great event! Great job Alec.

What made this year even more special was that it wasn't a leap year. Enjoyed very much the extra day that our pepetuals had to advance through. Until next year!

amanico

Mar 4, 2009

Impressive GTG, Jester

So, one of us finally put his hands on the 5970P, which seems to be an unique piece? Impressive, indeed! A great selection of watches, too. Thanks for the share, my friend. Best, Nicolas

samwan

Mar 5, 2009

Gotcha Nicolas..... :)

That was a 5074J black dial minute repeater perpetual.... Unfortunately, I am not the owner Haven't seen the 5970P in the flesh yet. Sam

amanico

Mar 5, 2009

You're a bad boy, Sam

Since I saw a pic of this bloody Watch, I see it everywhere...Even in my dreams. Best, Nicolas