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Had a really great time guys. Visitors from Sydney and Perth. Great to meet
new faces and see some amazing pieces.
Food was good and wine was exceptional
Thanks to all
Julian
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...
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
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...
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...
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...