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What a Night!
This is what happens when a bunch of watch nuts meet...
We decided to adopt a theme of "Independents Night". I have to sheepishly admit this is only a portion of our collection...
Stars of the evening are: Dufour. Roger Smith (Series Two and George Daniels), Voutilainen.
Not surprisingly, the FP Journe contingent accounted for over one-third of timepieces present.
Questions:
1. How many of us were there?
2. Can anyone name all the timepieces? (I can't)
3. What is the total value on the table?
Finally, some food pictures:
Hope you will forgive the poor quality pictures taken by a smartphone...
What a Night!
This is what happens when a bunch of watch nuts meet... We decided to adopt a theme of "Independents Night". I have to sheepishly admit this is only a portion of our collection... Stars of the evening are: Dufour. Roger Smith (Series Two and George Daniel...
Looks like a dream GTG imho 😱
I see all of my fav independent watches on the table 👌🏻. Hope (must be 😉) you had a great time .thanks for the pics
We definitely had a great time
Good friends, fantastic food (and wine), marvelous timepieces
Such a group of friends spares you trying to buy all your dream watches, you can enjoy them anyway at these great meetings
Thanks for sharing this treasure trove with us. If only one of you could start an interview series, asking one collector of this group at a time to present one or two of his watches and tell a bit about them, like why they were bought and what is of parti...
I have to say that might be the most impressive GTG collection I've seen yet.
I'd love to see the results of you and other Lange collectors getting together.
Haha
That will happen in a week's time when Lange unveils the new 1815 Tourbillon with enamel dial
I am just speechless!
I am agree with Padj. Definitely this is the post that killed me. This is beyond everything.
We did not know what everyone will bring
But the end result surpassed our expectations and there were no duplications
Alec was scheduled to come
But had to cancel at the last minute...not sure about the other two...
They were whom I meant: Well Spotted! We're on the same wavelength...
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. You even noted the "reason" they were absent. MTF ...
So which one of us...
...should be flattered and which one of us should be concerned??? Cheers pplater.
Omg it's too much for my eyes!
Can't wait for the answers to your questions. Best, Max
I can name some of the brands...
Roger Smith (Series 2) Roger Smith (George Daniels) Dufour (Simplicity) Voutilainen Chrono Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro Rotor + PT with white enamel dial F P Journe (Vagabondage I, II & III, Centigraphe in titanium, Resonance in titanium, CS in titaniu...
Omg^2! I've managed to see only very few of those brands in the metal. I think it's not easy to see those treasures all together even in a watch fair!
Hope I'll be able to participate in such a GTG just once in a lifetime. Best, Max
This is luck! Congrats for the amazing piece. I saw the RG version in the metal just a month ago and was stunned!
By the way, is that a Mirò on the background? Best, Max
Amazeballs! I love the custom dial MOP Octa Lune
All the watches are fantastic, of course the Dufour, Daniels, and Roger W Smith. It's wonderful the number of FPJs, that anniversary tourbillon is perfect.
It is my fault that I did not bring the
Sovereign Tourbillon titanium, otherwise we have a full set...
Wow! Absolutely amazing!
Was the person who brought the GS punished for their rebellious decision?
Grand Seiko
That’s the SBGD202. At this table, it is an excellent stealth watch choice.
Oh...my...God...
I’m blown away by all of the amazing timepieces! What a fantastic GTG. All the best, Niall
Indeed, apart from work from the masters
The various versions of the FPJ (ruthenium dial, black label, titanium models, MOP) were mouth-watering
The food looks good :)
FPJ is well represented alright, nice to see the Vagabondage series in full almost. Also see Lang & Heyne, something I'm very curious to see in the metal myself. Incredible table shot, wishing I was there!
Next time we will bring the full L & H contingent
There are four more models in our group other than the Georg, which seemed very popular.... It is a wonderful brand and you won't be disappointed when you see the timepieces in the flesh...
I've been very eager to see the Georg in person but one of your pictures above is the first time I've seen it together with other watches I know the size of.
It looks a little larger than I had hoped.
Hmmm, that doesn't look too promising for me!
Thanks for posting. It does seem a little on the larger side. Hoping to seem one in the metal either when in Asia next (I know there are a few in Singapore and maybe Hong Kong so hopefully a friendly Purist will oblige) or when Marco and team come to the ...
That Dafour and the Laurent Ferrier watches kill me
What a line up. Must have been an incrediblly fun night. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, wow and let's wow again
This is the sort of GTGs that I like! Hope all is well. Best, Horo
You mean you weren’t there, Horo?...
With so many quality Indies in one place, one would have been forgiven for assuming that you were there and had taken a couple of your watchboxes along for a night out. Clearly you haven’t (yet) cornered the market after all! Cheers, pplater.
Sam has long dominated the scene, rightfully
I was just the Jacobite Pretender to the throne....😁 Best, Horo
May I join the next GTG if I can name 90% of the pieces haha?
Looks to be a dream GTG! Thanks for sharing with us. And good to see the GS and Habring2 playing with the big boys. Ken
You are more than welcome. The Habrings were there because
one of the participants is the official dealer for Gronefeld and Urban Jurgensen, as well as Habring 2. As for the GS, well....
I eagerly look forward to it. Thanks, Sam.
I believe the dealer you mentioned was the same gentleman who just helped me order a new watch. It's a model I see from your amazing group photo. My incoming piece will have some slight modification. Ken
Epic GTG
And must have been so fun to talk about the pieces however no Ressence or Vianney Halter to be seen which I personally love. S
Believe it or not
We spend more time talking about the impending semi final than horology
If I remember correctly
This is the third Independent Night (in six or seven years) organized by group of collectors. Needless to say, it gets better and better
Truly astounding grouping
A question for you... did Patek not fit into the "Independent" theme? I'm not much of a Patek guy myself but was interested to know if this group of collectors is less interested in Patek or if independent really meant very small independent brands (exclu...
Good question
We posed the same question among ourselves and decided PP doesn't really fit into the definition. We may organized a PP night at some point though...
