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A big "Brussels" surprise ....
This afternoon my wife asked me to take her to Brussels .... she had some shopping to do (i'd better married a man ... like Emilio 
...) .
Dropped the wifey and went for some window-shopping
... near the Conrad ... .
Looks like a nice Audi RS4 ... errr.... what's that on the left ????
Looks like a nice store ... better check it out ....
Very nice and clean design, first time i see something like this in our little country
...
The very friendly staff immedeately threw some "stuff" on the table ... addictive stuff that is
... above a nice Kalpa Tonda ..
Nice lugs on this "Pershing" ...
... sorry for the poor pic .. "Pershing dial "..
My absolute favorite ... Tonda Hemispheres ... a dial to die for ... and those lugs are so sexy ... (sorry again for the poor pic).
If you want somethnig playfull ... try one of these BRM's ...
But if you want some serious stuff ... Tourbillon panoramique ...
A stunning Ti-Bridge flying Tourbillon ...
Great view ... i can look at this all day long ... .
Above : can we just call it the essence of Corum please ?
Another nice, very nice , surprise is this Blancpain Villeret .... seeing all these different kinds of watches makes it difficult to make a choice offcourse ...
I don't want to go to the moon, i want to own it ....
Another great JD ... dang ... i forgot to take pics of the Bethunes ... next time maybe ?
After thanking the friendly people at "Hall of time" it was time for me to kick off a bit ... maybe i'll find something that suits me (my budget at least) better in the toystore ...
I hope this trip was as pleasant to you guys as it was to me .... next time i'll be prepared to take some better pics ... . Filip
A big "Brussels" surprise ....
This afternoon my wife asked me to take her to Brussels .... she had some shopping to do (i'd better married a man ... like Emilio ...) . Dropped the wifey and went for some window-shopping ... near the Conrad ... . Looks like a nice Audi RS4 ... errr.......
Cool Brussels surprise!
Cool trip Traveling-BIM! It's always nice to see a variety of 'toys'! -MW
Nice pics!
and very interesting watches you had the pleasure of seeing! The toy store also looks highly tempting . Best, Filip
The toy-store ..
... is amazing to walk thru ... but be carefull, before you know it you empty the VISA ... . Cheers Filip Filip Well , cheers from me to Filip .. or Filip to you
Nice Post Bim..
A great assortment of toys..Eye candy for the young and the old...er.. thank you
Cool toys
Hope you picked up some fun toys during your visit. Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays, ED-209
It wasn't there before.......
bimbeano, Thanks for the heads-up. I stayed at Conrad Brussels before and that watch shop was not there. The toy shop was there but too speacialised for my budget! The hotel restaurant took 59 minutes to bring out the cold soup (vichyssoise) from order-to...
Going back to the watch store...
Nice pics! Going back to the watch store, that is a fairly interesting looking store, very symmetrical. With a very unique "round" theme. Thanks for the pics Filip! Hope you and your spouse had a good time in Brussels.
love the toy store
We lived in Belgium for about six years - our daughter was born there. We bought Christmas presents from that toy store more than once. thanks for bringing back fond memories (there are no such stores here in Phoenix, Arizona). As for the watches, we can ...
wow--what a collection!
I'd be so enamoured by the watches that I'd forget to snap pics! thanks for sharing J
last year i stayed at the conrad and visited the HoT,
Emanuall and his wife are really great people and very warm and welcoming. did you know that emanuall is a member of TZ they had a lovely collection then and now as well thanks le bim for this report
Naaah, your wife brought you to this watch shop???
Aaah, no , I just re read the start of your post... You escaped from wife's shopping. Yes, H.O.T is a HOT polace to be, with some nice temptations. I agree with you with the Parmigiani Kalpa Hemisphere, which would certainly be THE Parmigiani for me. Now ...
I went out with ....
... a catalogue in the right hand but i won't tell you what (or who) is was holding in my left hand ..... . Have fun my friend Filip
Great post, Filip!
That store looks awesome! I really love that one Corum Golden Bridge with guilloche dial. What a fun day you had! I wish I could've been there! You saw some amazing watches. I like many of the Parmigiani pieces, although admittedly the Pershing collection...
thanks Filip
nice watches in there ,the blancpain just left a wide smile on my face... the British Flag BRM even left a child like smile on my face and kept me thinking now thats playful... in flesh how playful is the watch Filip ?! does it look cheap?! any more pics ...
BRM
Hi Faisal ... that Villeret also caught me .... but there were soo many beauties it's hard too chose which one you'd want to take back home. The bRM's don't lok cheap and the British Flag (non-chrono) didn't look cheap at all, i saw a chrono Italian flag ...
Looks like
someone got infamous PPro card that does magick at boutiques :0)))) Great ride thank you for sharing Damjan
I showed them ...
... my full-fledged membership PPro card and Champain began to flood !!!!! Emmanuel and his wife are really passionate and wonderfull people, i want to thank them for the time spending with me. Cheers Damjan, Filip
so sometimes the advantages of marriage
come in unexpected ways. That is my experience as well! Nice trip, thanks for the report! Andreas
Thanks for Part 1 of the surprise
Eagerly awaiting Part 2 when you go back and walk out with something new on your wrist. From the watch store, that is, not the toy store. Regards, Richard.
Nice!
Nice post, nice store, nice reading, nice watches, nice mate. Thanks, Filip. Best wishes from Spain. Vte
Great to see those special Corum's ...
... and nicely photographed too; Boutique lighting can be particularly difficult to work with. Thanks for sharing your visit with us. Regards Andrew
That Corum panoramiqe looks cool
alas why so little picture on those toys....LOL thanks la Bim
I don't understand...
why you apologized for those pics. The clarity and detail held strong...strong enough to make me drool. What a nice surprise! Aloha, Bob