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ahh....it wasn't so much what was revealed...
Dec 09, 2011,15:09 PM
....as what was 'discovered' by pplater.
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The WatchBand breakup ...
By: AndrewD : December 7th, 2011-15:52
Don’t worry, nothing permanent, just our Christmas breakup to cap off a great year of get-togethers. We were honoured to welcome two interstate visitors who flew in especially for the occasion. And while ‘wine flights’ are all the rage these days to accom...
Scopri
By: AndrewD : December 7th, 2011-16:00
We enjoyed a private upstairs room at Scopri, an Italian restaurant focusing on regional Italian cuisine which sources both fresh local produce and imported ingredients that are unique to Italy. The food is honest and the attention to culinary detail was ...
Quite a night.
By: grumio : December 7th, 2011-16:30
First, thanks to everyone who came along for making it such an enjoyable evening, with special thanks to our interstate visitors. Fine food, wine and company, and some very fine watches indeed. So many watches that in fact I'm just realising now looking t...
Haha no pressure..
By: Tom the Tinkerer : December 7th, 2011-16:40
Big thanks to AndrewG for the organization, this will be a hard gathering to beat, with special guests, special watches, good food.. It's good to know there's no pressure ;-) though being next to that group of watches is definitely quite a spectacular fea...
More pictures
By: dreamer8 : December 7th, 2011-16:53
Great night indeed. Cheers, dreamer Sublime Patek 2526 Goldpfeil back Dufour Simplicity back size comparison FPJ Resonance back This message has been edited by dreamer8 on 2011-12-07 16:54:51...
Et tu
By: aptronym : December 8th, 2011-05:23
Good to meet!
Congrats Brothers and Sisters!
By: sidneyc : December 7th, 2011-19:27
Not to the break-up hehe (Andrew you're good at picking titles, I clicked into this immediately after a mild heart flutter when reading the title!)!! But to what you guys have achieved in 2012!! All these wonderful gatherings shared with us through Andrew...
Yes...
By: aptronym : December 8th, 2011-05:24
...you guessed :P
Thanks! Would love to!!!
By: sidneyc : December 11th, 2011-17:02
Whenever I get a chance to head down south, you'll be the first to know!!
That took some....
By: BDLJ : December 7th, 2011-19:46
...compiling , Andrew. Nice work. And thanks to Grumio for organising the event.
That's right ...
By: AndrewD : December 8th, 2011-16:02
... Tom the Tinkerer. The Omega movement is just temporary and Tom is working on his own (literally) in-house movement. And teaching himself all the skills required to realize his vision. It's a very impressive project. More to come, I'm sure. A
A few more shots
By: grumio : December 8th, 2011-02:04
Assembling the table shot. Exploring a movement. A pair of Journes....
Worth flying down for?
By: aptronym : December 8th, 2011-05:21
You bet! Many thanks, WatchBandians, for inviting me to be an interstate interloper. It was a fun evening full of faces familiar and new. I realise, looking at AndrewD's photos, that I too somehow missed seeing one or two certain very beautiful vintage pi...
This was the worst part ...
By: AndrewD : December 8th, 2011-14:55
Three hours sleep and my espresso machine is off being upgraded and temperature mapped. No morning coffee! The stuff of nightmares. A...
A great way to wrap up the year.
By: theobold : December 8th, 2011-16:24
Thanks to grumio for the legwork, and everyone else for the pleasant company and vaguely interesting watches. See you next year.
What a delight!!...
By: pplater : December 9th, 2011-00:17
What you guys lack in 'quantity' (was it an early dinner or a late lunch? ) you sure make up for with quality! It was a treat, and an honour: thank you very much to all MWBians, and particularly A1, A2 and A3; to the organisers and to 'AP with the AP'. Th...
A delight indeed...
By: aptronym : December 9th, 2011-01:54
...(an extended lunch I think, but then again I could be wrong, these Melbournians may just be messing with my poor head) and an evening which I hope will be the first of many. Hehe. That was arguably the greatest horological surprise of the evening, that...
hmm...
By: aptronym : December 9th, 2011-15:09
...should I let pplater take this query?
A delight and pleasure to meet you Pplater
By: dreamer8 : December 9th, 2011-02:07
I especially enjoyed the post 12 am. repartee you had with that poor waiter who had to "summon" his boss to take over. Entertainment par excellence . May I ask what else did you reveal to AP on the way home in the taxi LOL. Cheers,dreamer
Intriguing. Tell us more?
By: watch-guy.com : December 9th, 2011-02:44
Sounds like the best part of the evening was in the morning ! Julian
Make that three.
By: grumio : December 9th, 2011-03:50
Nice to meet you pplater - great to talk watches, and thanks for the suggestion about the reverso engraving. I hope you can join us again some day. I must say though I'm really struggling to think what possible further horological surprises you could have...
Heh...
By: aptronym : December 9th, 2011-15:11
....the horological surprise wasn't pulled out by him so much as teased out by him from an unexpected third party...
A great way to end the year
By: Ubik : December 9th, 2011-06:34
Hope to follow in your footsteps. I always think your GTG's have a so many unique pieces, there's an impressive depth of different brands, styles and ages on the table.