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quick lunch with my favorite watchmaker!!!

i knew Peter Speake-Marin would be spending few days in NYC so i couldn't pass on the opportunity to met with him...although his schedule was pretty hectic, he managed to find about 4 hours to talk about watches...

here we are around a cup of tea and Peter is changing the strap on my newly acquired Piccadilly...

his 42mm with white enamel and Roman numerals next to my 42mm with cream enamel and Arabic numerals...

from there we went to Lupa in Downtown for some good Italian food and wine (where we've met Alan, another watch afficionado)...of course more watches...Peter brought with him some amazing pieces...sorry for the crappy pics, but there were taken with my small Sony digital camera and the lighting in the restaurant was poor...

a beautiful perpetual calendar in white gold and 42mm

how much can i get for a kidney?...i need money to buy this!!!

look at the fantastic hand painting done on this piece!!!

but the piece that stole my heart was the 42mm Shimoda....ahhhh, i think i'll have one soon...oooh, when is it going to stop???

and next to my Piccadilly...

again, thank you Peter for your time and for sharing with us those wonderful pieces!

thanx for looking,
adrian

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I'm sure you had a fun time with Peter

By: Jokoh : January 29th, 2007-21:38

The 1st time I saw the Shimoda i told myself that one day that watch will be on my wrist. I can't say that I'm there yet but my goal is getting near though ;-) Thanks for the pics Adrian and I know the rest of your collection is gonna take a back seat for...

Joe, you've got to have a Shimoda...

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-05:47

Fantastic preview of coming events!

By: Gary G : January 29th, 2007-22:11

Adrian -- Thanks for the great shots and narrative. We'll be seeing PSM on Saturday, and I can't wait to see the new goodies! Loving my Shimoda -- there's just something about that watch that captures the imagination, I think. Is the enamel dial Tourby a ...

Gary, you'll enjoy seeing...

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-05:50

all 15 pieces that Peter is carrying around....indeed amazing pieces!!!!!!...wait till you see the presentation that he has ready for you guys!... the tourbillion is at 38mm case...it just appears larger...i asked Peter and he said that he doesn't have an...

Thanks Adrian

By: Ravination : January 30th, 2007-16:08

Peter's work is stunning and he is such a nice guy that it adds even

By: alex : January 30th, 2007-00:19

more pleasure to owning one of his watches

Nice photos of the watches, thanks. (nt)

By: Ronald Held : January 30th, 2007-02:58

NT

thanx Ronald...nt

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-05:56

Alex, you're right...

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-05:51

Good for you Adrian. Thanks for sharing.

By: schen : January 30th, 2007-10:19

I had pleasure and privilege meeting Peter once. He is a very nice guy, truly a gentleman. I love his watches even more so after seeing him, and I bet the same is true for everyone.

very true, very true...thanx for your words...nt

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-17:51

This explains...

By: pplater : January 30th, 2007-16:13

...the state of the wait-list: will you guys PLEASE let Peter get back to the atelier !! ;-) BTW, how many people would be happy carting watches of that combined value through NYC without an armed SWAT team on hand? Regards (and thanks very much for the g...

well, that's why i was around...

By: adrianNJ : January 30th, 2007-17:55

adrian...

LOL ! :o ) (nt)

By: MTF : January 31st, 2007-21:23

I have yet to see a 42mm Piccadilly in the flesh but >

By: AndyH : February 1st, 2007-08:16

correct me if I am wrong here but is it just the 38mm dials in a larger case, hence the wider 'bezel' area. Anyone have a comparrison shot of the 38mm and the 42mm side by side Have to say that I'll need to see one for real before I'm convinced, but the b...

case is thicker, the lugs are thicker...

By: adrianNJ : February 1st, 2007-19:13

besides the diameter of the case, those are the only changes...put it on your wrist and a 42mm fits as a watch is suppose to!!!...perfect!!! cheer, adrian

Thanks and I'll see when I try one, but have to say my 38mm Piccadilly already >

By: AndyH : February 2nd, 2007-01:54

Congrats, Adrian

By: Mark : February 3rd, 2007-23:44

Seeing all this brings back vivid memories of that night you fell in love with PSM's watch.. The rest of us were all staring at the "horological machine", with an awkward mix of respect, amazement, disgust and disbelief while you were yapping away with mr...

thanx Mark...

By: adrianNJ : February 4th, 2007-12:37

indeed the watch is fantastic...and it looks even better in real life... cheers, adrian p.s. when are you coming to NYC?

thinking about it..

By: Mark : February 5th, 2007-23:49