The Boston Purists gathering last Friday . . .
. . . started with the First Annual Purists Pub Crawl in the early afternoon, with Mike T, Scott D . . . . . . and myself kicking off the proceedings at The Black Rose for lunch . . . . . . and the first of several rounds of fine ales and beers....
Several beers, Art?
And no more pics??? Is there any relation between these 2 facts? LOLOL Best, my friend..Always a pleasure to see some Purist Faces! Nicolas
Jaquet*Droz mod Mike Ting . . .
. . . met Scott and myself at the train station a short distance from The Black Rose after taking the bus down from Maine; he was going to drive, but decided to take the bus after I mentioned my plan to hit as many Irish bars as possible ;-). Good thinkin...
You know what I love about Boston? You walk out of one Irish bar . . .
. . . and across the street there's another one! My kinda town . . . . . . alas, so many bars and only one afternoon to take them in....
We decided to dry out at a watch store . . .
. . . so we took a cab across town to a vintage establishment where I laid eyes for the first time on my favorite JLC in the metal . . . . . . the sublime skeleton Reverso that is just perfect for my wrist. Steve G's photos do it better justice than my ef...
Don't they serve beer in Boston watch shops?
don't they serve micro-brews in the watch stores in Boston? For some reason, and somehow, the stores in my area always seem to have a few cool brewskies available when I suggest I'd better pop out for a cold drink and consideration. I believe I recognize ...
You've got a lotta pull, Mike, if your local dealers . . .
. . . are serving cold brewskis on command. Come to think of it, our little gang got the royal treatment once, with brandy and whiskey served in a private viewing room . . . cordially, Art
Scotch, not beer
I happen to know the dealer you visited has a bottle of exceptionally good cask-strength Scotch hiding in the back..... A
Bill Lind, our V C moderator, brought his Mercator to . . .
. . . the gathering: Given the hubbub of the evening, unfortunately I only had a few moments to get acquainted with Bill, and I hope that we'll have another opportunity in the not-too-distant future....
Ouch, this one is very high in my wish list
Aaaah, the Mercator!!! Art, you're a lucky guy, this bird is very rare! Best. Nicolas
The Purists in these photos are, from left to right . . .
. . . AaronM, Mark Kabermann, and JoeyZa . . . This message has been edited by Dr No on 2008-11-11 11:44:43...
It was a pleasure...
to meet everyone. I was pleasantly surprised by the large number and breadth of attendees, from grizzled veterans to relatively newbies. I am looking forward to Aaron's pictures as well. Here's to next time, George
Pictures, round one
While mike focused on people and food, I concentrated on watches at dinner. As a caveat, these were taken with a ringlight I just got, and in a very dark bar, so some have some horrible glare, and some a weird flattening of movements. On the other hand, f...
Thanks, Aaron, the movement pic of George's RD . . .
. . . is a wonderful view into a spectacular movement. Looking forward to the next round of photos . . . cordially, Art
Art & Aaron, thanks for the pics.
It is nice to see the faces behind the handles. Art, you are making me thirsty! Kong
;-) . . .
. . . you can join us to slake your thirst at our next Boston g-t-g, Kong . . . we're going to hit as many bars as humanly possible, and then some! Regards, Art
nice to be able to put names to faces. Ginger isnt( but i know her real name :) )
it amazes me how easily it appears to have a GTG in US and Asia, but in UK we've managed 1. a brilliantly organised one, but still only 1. i think it has a lot to do with ease of travel as getting anywhere in UK is a nightmare. lovely selection of watches...
Ah.....yes; Ginger is really.......
called "Bob" with a cunning plan. OK OK; you had to be there in the 80s to understand that Blackadder joke. Regards, MTF
MTF, i'm english remember,...
MTF, i'm english remember, i've seen every blackadder episode about 30 times and blackadder II with 'bob' ( a very sexy actress whose name escapes me) was the best incarnation i think. 'goes forth' was a bit too melancholy for my liking. G
she was also in a...
she was also in a very bad soap opera set in Liverpool called brookside, something she isnt proud of i think. G
Rest of the watch photos
Again, apologies for the weird effects from the ring light. It really did unfourtunate things to the dial of the Sarpaneva, making all those layers flat. (again, to see the entire set, take a look: www.wiglaf.org ) RD chronoexcel dial Chronoexcel dial zoo...
Oh, The Black Rose...
I have such a vague recollection of stumbling out of that place one St. Patrick's Day evening, 20 years or so a go. It's a true classic.
Guys and Gals
I had a GREAT time meeting you all! I was really astounded to meet such a large group of down to earth passionate watch fans here in Beantown. Count me in, if you folks put together another Boston GTG. BTW, the Pub crawl looks great. Heck, if I'd known ab...
You can lead the charge next May, Marc . . .
. . . put together a list of Irish bars for us to visit ;-) . . . cordially, Art
Will do!
We'll have much better luck in May than on St. Patrick's Day in Boston! The line is out the door at the Black Rose starting at breakfast time.
