Horological Meandering

Hi All, Dubai watch week in Hong Kong was a blast, especially with the dinner on the final night with my enamel pieces !

It was held in the offices of Christie's in The Henderson (developed by Henderson Land, a well know listed property developer in Hong Kong ), designed by the renowned architectural firm Zaha Hadid and inspired by the budd of Bauhinia (the official flower for Hong Kong). The theme was watches with Asian influences and the pieces were curated by WristCheck (an upside scale pre-owned watch shop located in the Landmark, with shops such as Tiffany, LV, Bottega and other big brands) which borrowed the pieces from collectors.

For such a dinner, yours truly self-proclaimed enamel addict/slave for WPS naturally thought of Anita Porchet and her pieces ! The day of the event, I was debating whether it should it be the Rousseau enamel lion or the hefty 5131P with a "spiced" lime-green strap that matches the vegetation in the North Pole. After thinking about it for a second, it was a no brainer for me to be double-wristed along with a shirt with colorful sleeves that compliment the enamel dials well !

Austen Chu (co-founder of WristCheck and is aka The AP Prince who has been very busy since giving birth to his baby) and I finally had a chance to catch up for lunch and at Dubai Watch Week. Expect expansion plans with strong support from BIG and knowledgeable collectors.

Also, I had the honour to sit with Wei Koh of Revolution magazine and his other half and Robin Tellendier, the co-founder of Atelier Wen (an independent brand founded by two young French man that partnered with Chinese artisans in producing watches with guilloche dials). Wei's and my stories about our grail pieces were featured previously on A Collected Man ( https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/five-collectors-hardest-finds ) and we had much to catch up on.

Lots of alcohol accompanied that this tasty menu. All in all, it was a fun week !