Horological Meandering

A few weeks ago Antony (Ant) invited a few of us to a meal with an old friend of his David Goldberg of Timetraders. David has spent most of his life in the jewellery and watch business in the UK and offered to talk to us about his abiding passion  guess ...  

. . . very much to my liking, particularly the tortue Cartier chronograph at the very end. The Gübelin Patek ain't half bad, either. Many thanks for sharing this memorable evening with us, Eitan. Had I been there, my circa 1940 Omega R17.8 . . . . . . wou...  

I was very enamoured of the Cartier Chronograph - the case has a wonderful shape.

You have geat taste, guys! The Lemania RAF is not bad at all, either! Great gathering, and with some nice friends. Best, and thanks for sharing, Eitan. Nicolas

a regular face from Portobello was there, he specialises in vintage JLC. Some rare pieces I believe.

Thank you for posting such great pictures of some gorgeous vintage watches. I love dress watches, and the watches from that period are exactly what I love.

What a stunning line up of delicate watches! Thank you for sharing, my friend! :) Best Blomman

tend to plant dangerous seeds - best Blomman.

NT

Some must be extremely rare; I had never even seen pictures of them. All beautiful, and my evening has been much improved by your report.

Fantastic evening, What was the rectangular watch with no brand and round indexes? something for Boucheron? other? cheers Francois

I know someone would ask me about the unusual no name watch - of course I don't remember, but I will find out.

Thanks to Ant for arranging and Ubik for capturing it so well.

.... spotted many great vintage watches i like. thanks for sharing. stefan

What an awesome collection of watches!! Up my ally! Would love to attend the next you for sharing. Roni