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ChocoFrog London Viewing
"Cometh the hour, cometh the Frog".
I want to say thanks to Thomas and the organisers of last nights ChocoFrog viewing for a wonderful evening.
Having never met anyone before I stepped into the boozer hesitantly looking for some Purists. I needn't have worried about finding them though, it was instantly clear
that the small throng propping up the bar and fervently swapping watches could be none other than fellow forum members.
Over the following few hours much food and drink was consumed and the time melted away in a constant stream of conversation.
Thanks to Thomas for being so generous with the Frog and allowing everyone to try it on. It's a brilliantly realised horological creation
and the pictures really do not do it justice.
Of course it was a "watch on each wrist" evening and it was great to see and handle so many other fabulous and rare watches in one sitting. Truly a horological feast.
Forgive the dodgy pictures, the lighting was poor and it was taken at the end of the evening.
ChocoFrog London Viewing
"Cometh the hour, cometh the Frog". I want to say thanks to Thomas and the organisers of last nights ChocoFrog viewing for a wonderful evening. Having never met anyone before I stepped into the boozer hesitantly looking for some Purists. I needn't have wo...
Choco frog!
Great to meet all at the dinner ;-) and see the choco frog in the real ;-) its mad as cut snake ;-) Bets Jpvfx
Nice watches
Looks like a nice gathering and of course the showing of the choc frog! I wish I could have been there and looking forward to attending the next London GTG! Andrew
Thanks, Ubik! Nice to see the . . .
. . . wrist candy of the evening - high comps, independents, classic vintages, and one chocolate frog ;-) . . .
Great pics...wish I could have made it...
just from the table shot I can tell who was there...LOL...makes me sad to not have met up with old friends and made some new ones too, but I'll be there at the next GTG. Yep the London Purists are a fun bunch and always make you welcome Yours, Andy.
I see a couple of ...
... familiar watches ... . Glad to hear you had a great time ! Filip
Thank you for the photos!
The photos look like everyone had a great time! Thank you for sharing! This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2011-02-08 10:35:50
Some serious stuff on the table...
and a nice variety representing the richness and the different streams of the community! thanks for sharing. Matt
Was a great night..and the choc frog!..sweeeeet, great to meet everyone!
and what a gentleman Thomas is , pleasure meeting you Imran
Looks like a great gathering of watches...
...with ChocoFrog at the center of the action. Thanks for the pictures! I'm hoping to see ChocoFrog in person one day! Cheers, Daos
a great evening and a much needed break from reality
Eitan, considering the extremely low lighting your pics have turned out very well. i'm still recovering from 2 days on a train so i'll post mine later. it was nice to meet new people especially the chocolate frog and the bearer of the frog. now its back t...
Very nice gathering!
I see many nice watches.. And of course the choco frog is looking really good! Best, Sam
Look forward to your pics Graham
it was a lovely evening. Foversta - great pic of the Frog, a very unique and amazing watch. Is that one in your collection now? This message has been edited by Ubik on 2011-02-09 11:40:12
here are some pics, but Ubik wins hands down for quality
i know the lighting was appalling for taking pics of watches, but i didnt expect mine to turn out so bad. i've managed to salvage a few, i cant name the wrists so you'll have to just guess. if anyone present wants to take these pics from my gallery please...
Were there any frogs on the menu?
Thanks for the coverage, Graham. Were there actually frogs legs on the menu? I would have ordered them just to be in the mood of the evening. Looks like you all had fun, and as you say, the watches just lubricate the conversation which is always interesti...
sadly no frogs Andrew. and...
sadly no frogs Andrew. and i even tried to buy some proper chocolate frogs, but couldnt find any. they are available in UK, i thought it would be fun to have one each, but you can never find what you want when you want it. in all honesty, the menu was fai...
Hey G...
looks like you had fun my friend.. Were all the usual suspects there..? Wish I could have come but you know what it is like...mums B-day and her first since what happened last year so she came first..!! Will catch up when the weather picks up. See you soo...
hey matey, family comes first...
hey matey, family comes first every time. well Mo, Me, Greg, Budge and Ant were there, but you, Vernon and Goetz were missing so the drunken rabble were a few short. if you dont remember names like Budge be assured you have met. we now have more members w...
Our little group is growing then....
look forward to our next GTG in a month or two...it's becoming like a little family in itself..!! I missed you all. Hope you had a great break and sunk a bucket of Becks like last time..!! LOL. Hugs, Andy. PS - forgot to ask, what was the 'frog' like..? T...
may have to rethink the...
may have to rethink the hotel or at least make sure we get refurbed rooms. my room was manky so i complained and got a full refund. a free night in London works for me...
Bonus....
maybe I should have complained last time too..!! We could look into a different hotel for next time - anybody else reading this may be getting confused...LOL..!! Andy.