GLau
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Beijing Maison - Opening Ceremony
Dear All,
On May 26th, I was fortunately enough to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Maison and had a wonderful evening. The weather was perfect for the event as the sky was clear with no pollution!! The Beijing Maison is tastefully done and has a different colour scheme and decoration than the one in Shanghai. Both are worth visiting. FYI, since 2008 (I believe) the Beijing boutique (now upgraded to Maison) has been located in a place called Ch'ien Men 23, the former American Legation.
Mr. and Mrs. Philippe Stern and Thierry Stern were at the event and were friendly with guests. Thierry Stern joked that somebody (i.e. his wife Sandrine) had to work while he and his parents were traveling around the world.
Limited edition of the 5153 are being made (25 in white and 25 in yellow gold) to celebrate this occasion. This reference has a different dial in that Brequet numerals are used as hour markers and the officer case has the Maison building engraved on it.
Below are some photos for your enjoyment.
Cheers,
Gordon
greeted by Swiss Alphorns before entering
door at the entrance is the 5153J Limited Edition
The Beijing Maison
a lifelike dairy cow
5153J and 5153G Limited Edition for Beijing Masion (they are being sold fast !!) - which one looks better on me??
a unique piece - already spoken for naturally but at least I held it !!
Simon the watchmaker was kind enough to show me this reference and pulled the lever - wonderful music !!
This message has been edited by GLau on 2014-05-26 11:30:33
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Beijing Maison - Opening Ceremony
Dear All, On May 26th, I was fortunately enough to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Maison and had a wonderful evening. The weather was perfect for the event as the sky was clear with no pollution!! The Beijing Maison is tastefully done and has ...
The dairy cow was there because...
...the event was "transformed" into a location in Switzerland where cheese was served along with cows on the grass
I got that but
I don't get that brand like PP is going for fake cow :) Was it so hard to got real one this looks just ridiculous Best D
Hi D, my take on the reason behind the fake cow is that...
...Patek felt that the Chinese customers wanted a Swiss like atmosphere (with chocolate, cheese fondue, etc.) but real cows might have been too much for the audience. Possibly a cultural difference in taste between the Western and Chinese clients. Gordon
yes el1125...this minute repeater is breathtaking, especially...
when I looked at the back and admired the tourbillon and the gongs !! Here is photo of another repeater I saw and heard. Enjoy !! repeater with black dial & retrograde date ...
Chien Men 23
I trust you got the 5153 you wanted! Chien Men 23 is certainly the place to be. The Maybach car was even filmed there for the 2010 Beijing Auto Show video. That was when I first became aware of the Patek Philippe boutique within Chien Men 23. Thanks for s...
Hi Patrick, thanks for letting us know about the Maybach event
I did not know about this fact Will search online to find out more Allocation for a 5153 Beijing version, as you can imagine, is not that simple Cheers, Gordon
Beijing Maison - Opening Ceremony
The 5153 looks simple yet elegant. a beauty. What's the damage?
Even when I know the place in general ...
it seems I know nothing anymore. One more reason to come back in the (near) future and one I really look forward to. G or J? Both look good on your wrist, but G would fit you even better - in this case. Thanks a lot for sharing! Oliver
Hi Oliver, when you come back to BJ and visit the Maison. we will
have a bite at the "Lost Heaven" restaurant (serves food from Yunnan, a province that borders Thailand). Unfortunately Maison Boulud has closed a few months ago :( I agree with your assessment that 5153G looks better on my wrist. Off the wrist and just lo...
Gordon, I am quite sure ...
we will find a nice place to meet. Don´t know when I will be back next, because at the moment we get fooled by someone in BJ who used to be a close friend ... :-( Anyway, good luck with your hunt! Oliver
Nice report Gordon! Thanks!
for sharing with us here. Wonderful pics you took. Looks like another wonderful event with PP. I have never attended a PP event before and after reading your post would love to attend one at some point in my life! So which 5153 you got? :P cheers robin
Hi Robin, Glad that you enjoyed the post and photos. You must...
...visit Beijing and Shanghai soon and have your breath taken away by the two Maisons !! Wish me luck on the 5153 !! Cheers, Gordon
Nice watch
Nice watch, nice air without pollution, nice former and current Patek leaderships, nice venue in Beijing, but I was really shocked by the fake cow, fake butterflies, fake flowers and that huge and s***y 5153 Beijing edition rotatable model. Not like a Pat...
Hi Grisar...I agree to a certain extent the fake butterflies, etc....however...
I quite liked the door at the entrance being the 5153J Different strokes for different folks !!
Maison Beijing
Thanks for sharing the photos. I have never seen a clear blue sky in Beijing, but looks like it was a beautiful day for the opening day of the Maison.
A clear blue sky ...
you can only see after (heavy) rain, but then you can even see the mountains and that is very nice :-) Cheers, Oliver
Yes jon_jon, the sky was clear blue and the temperature was HIGH !!
Fortunately the on-going flow of champagne helped to reduce the heat to some extent. FYI, the renovation for the upgrading of the Beijing boutique to a Maison was actually done around Chinese New Year (i.e. February) and the Maison was "opened" for busine...