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I am aware of the dangerous brands on Champs-Elysees...but actually, she's kind of quiet lately.
She was in Singapore while I'm in Munich in early July and I tempted her with the Hermes, Chanel bags by texting her photos, she actually said "No".
Therefore, I think I'm safe 
POTM - August - Raymond_S
Dear friends Summer in full bloom on Northern hemisphere we are moving again to North America to meet our POTM. Again nothing but pure joy to read about our esteemed member. Till next month Yours D 1. Please introduce yourself! I’m Raymond from Washington...
Cheers, and I'm just 180+ miles south, by the Oregon boarder....
Nice natural trails and many good stuff, say hello if you drop by. Rgds Raymond
My brother lives in Portland, and I may well be visiting him next year . . .
. . . if the rumored Stones tour goes off. Hope to meet up irl then, Ray! Best, Art PS - audiophilia is another shared passion; more of a vinyl 'n tubes kinda guy, though.
That will be awesome, Art, if you tailgate the Stones here :)
Vinyl is hot and reviving, my friend, you are forefront and futuristic. Looking forward to meeting you! Rgds Raymond
Thanks Raymond for the intro
always good to learn more about members of the community, but nothing can beat meeting face-to-face, so hopefully one day...
Thank you CC, and likewise, I hope to meet you too one day...
have been to Germany few times, and I like Germany a lot Rgds Raymond
Dear Mr Blue, sometimes I feel my collection is dis-oriented, not focus on a theme...
maybe it's age thing, I'm going to focus on certain brands only going forward. Your collection, I heard, is unheard of ...my sincere admiration. Rgds Raymond
Dear Raymond, thank you for sharing.
Always interesting to read about fellow PuristS in depth.
You're very welcome, Mr White...
I'm very open and frank, like to be happy and just live life to my fullest, as possible. I hope to visit the Croatia gang some day and admire your awesome 5370P and other superb watches Rgds Raymond
My dear Raymond, you are always welcome. If you ever do decide to visit, please don't hesitate to contact either me or Damjan.
It would be a pleasure to host and have an impromptu GTG.
Thanks for sharing your life philosophy Raymond. It is always interesting to see the person behind the name
May you continue to enjoy life and collecting watches Julian
With a place like this community, I feel blessed already...
I deeply appreciate your well wishes and same to you, enjoy life and your hobbies, be able to be with your love ones. Rgds Raymond
You are a fascinating fellow, Raymond.
So happy to meet you and your wife last month in NYC.
The pleasure is ours, Sir...to meet you in person.
I regret for not joining the after-party, but that dangles a nice carrot for me to do in future. I like to promote Less is More, simple is best, don't make life too complicated....maybe that's why I'm destined to be in the Digital industry, just 1s or 0s....
Thank you for letting us know more about you, Raymond.
And thank you for the always kind and fun comments. Cheers, Luis
I'm glad you enjoy the fun, Luis...as you probably understand...
smile a little, make us younger. Sometimes I may offend people by being too direct, but I don't mean to. Rgds Raymond
Another great profile D!
Raymond, it was a pleasure to meet you and your boss at the Exhibition! Enjoyed talking to you even though it was brief. Hope we'll meet again in the future. -joe
Hi Joe, great pleasure as well on our side to meet you...
"I'm sure we'll see each other again"....Wait, doesn't this statement sound right? Don't let my "boss" see it or she'll be mistaken for something Rgds Raymond
It was great meeting you in NYC! Look forward to hopefully spending some more time together in the future.
"I think our previous life must be centipede or millipede..." Haha this is so true...
Ah ha, finally someone like me who believes in past life....
Yes, the meeting in NYC was great and it seems like everyone knows each other for a long time... Very grateful to know more friends in different parts of the world. Definitely we'll catch up again, willski. Rgds Raymond
Hi Nico, Thank you for being the here relentlessly....
You have my admiration for your dedication to the forum, and hope to see you in Paris some day. My boss loves Paris, it's the one place we briefly visited, but leaves a fond memory. We'll be back! Rgds Raymond
I am aware of the dangerous brands on Champs-Elysees...but actually, she's kind of quiet lately.
She was in Singapore while I'm in Munich in early July and I tempted her with the Hermes, Chanel bags by texting her photos, she actually said "No". Therefore, I think I'm safe
She's a keeper, for sure!
She said it clear the next one has to be Birkin or Kelly and you know how those work by the brand....I tried walking in all the H stores in every place I visited but never in luck. Now, I was told all I need is to through your local store and wait, as the...
Long game indeed.
As you say, we have had decent success building up a relationship with a local H boutique. I think this is the best way to do it otherwise you end up paying crazy premiums...
Good for you....or your wife, I should say :)
I hope to know more about these 2 special products, will PM you.
Dear Raymond
As with all POTMs nothing but my pleasure and honor and to answer your question yes it was Dr. Mao with his Audemars Piguet Grand Prix All Carbon ref. 26290 and background galore of Bulls Cheers mate Yours D ...
Ahhhhh, one mystery down, I can "go" with my eyes closer to close now 😇
Thank you Mate! Rgds Raymond
Hi sake, glad you enjoyed them, but the animal gods must hate me like crazy :)
Funny how I believe in Buddhism but eat like carnivore....well, that'e me, living today!
Hello Raymond! So nice to read your interview and get to know more about you...
... your personal life and life philosophy and your approach to watch collecting! I enjoyed reading so much. I love this section crated by Damjan which allow us to know a bit more about our PuristS colleagues!! Thank you so much and my best wishes of good...
Hello Abel, do you know the 12 of us POTMs, get a surprise P15 special edition 12 pcs only watch by our beloved D Mr Green?
You didn't hear about it? I wished....dreaming, haha. Thank you for your wishes and same to you, enjoy great health, with love ones and nice hobbies. Rgds Raymond
Ahh Raymond!! I didn´t know about that generous offering from our dear D!! Will be waiting for mine!! Lol!!...
... Thanks to you my friend! All the best, Abel.
Really cool Raymond to learn more about you. I didn't know that one of your other passion was food. Just kidding 😁
I was really happy to meet you this year. Hope we'll have a new opportunity to discuss about watches (and food) in the future. May be in the US why not 🙏🤞 Best wishes Alkiro
I thought we knew each other deep enough already, Alkiro1, no? :)
Me too, happy to meet you during my visit to Geneva and appreciate you taking our precious time off from family to meet with a stranger. Glad it turned out well...and please, do visit some day to Pacific NW, still a green region with lots of nature. Rgds ...
Not enough obviously. I didn't know your son had a bigger watch collection than you LOL 😁
It was a true pleasure to meet you and I hope to go to the US one day to meet you again, your secret restaurants and the nice place where you live with your family. Best wishes Alkiro
Lol 😂 He's got his secret stash and hopefully he grows up to deserve what his dad is taking care for him ...
I'll be waiting and looking out for you, my friend. Don't make my neck grow few inches longer by stretching out of the window looking too long 😁 Rgds Raymond
Always a pleasure to learn more about a fellow Purist...
And, when a likable personality like Raymond´s comes along, even more so! Always enjoy your posts, my friend! Your joie de vivre definitely shines in each and everyone of them. Here´s to many more, Best regards, Alex
Hola Mr Sunshine 😎, I'm glad to share and happy to be here!
Let's make this world and place we live better by our little efforts. Glad to know you enjoyed my posts, my friend, made my day 🙏🏻 Thank you very much! Rgds Raymond
Great to find out more about another of our members
and interesting to find out more beyond watches, thanks for sharing Raymond! Also to Damjan for taking the time for these great posts each month! Cheers Andrew
Thank you Andrew...
One more in pipeline and two hands to twist... Will be continued...
Is that Croatian style...
and involves plenty of Grappa? Can't wait to read next months. cheers Andrew
Thank you for reading my story and the forum having me here, Andrew....and I can't imagine Damjan's Avator flashing Red with new messages...
I try very hard to keep a balanced life style and so far so good. This community is a great place for our watch hobby, bar none! Rgds Raymond
Another fantastic POTM
And luckily I have been fortunate enough to have met Raymond and his family live, too!
The fortune and luck was on my side, my friend...Vienna is a wonderful and nice city to visit.
My trip last June was jammed packed with activities and left only 3 days in Vienna. However I got the best of it, including our meeting of course, so no regrets. We'll meet again. Rgds Raymond
Very enjoyable read
Great to learn about your Raymond, great sense of humour! And thanks D. for the work with the POTM threads Best, Mark
Thanks Mark. I like to have fun because not much time in a day, relatively, left...
7-8 hrs sleep, 8+ hours work, 7-8 hours doing something else with family, raising a teenager and trying to make your other half happy, sometimes not successful. Only 1/3 of our life left for self 🤣🤣 Rgds Raymond
The Good and Bad of RaymondS
First, congratulations on PotM. The Bad part was my angst when I saw beautiful watches so close to powerful loudspeakers...No-o-o..... But then, he is an electronics engineer so maybe it's OK? The Good part is this suggestion for an affordable but highest...
Oops my bad, but it was just few seconds near the speakers for a photo shoot...
So I think they are fine, in fact still functioning as expected. Thanks for the recommendation and Chopard LUCs are a great contender, no doubt about it. Rgds Raymond
well done Raymond_S
didnt know you are from the sunny isle of the Merlion. best, Horo
Yes, I am one of those many who had served but physically abandoned the country ...
But I am proud to still hold on the the red passport 😁 Rgds Raymond
Wonderful read Raymond!
Thanks for sharing! Your contribution to this site is tremendous and of great value. Cheers, Tim
Hello Tim, I'm embarrassed for not contributing enough technical or reviews...
Mostly about watch ownership, food, travels and some humble opinions. Thank you for your nice comments. Rgds Raymond
Often....
.......it is so hard to read a personality into virtual comments. Seeing behind the scenes with your POTM was great. If ever you visit the UK...please let me know. Joe
Now you know, this is who I am, nothing to hide 😀
and why I admire your awesome collection of Platinum PPs very much. My wife and I visited London briefly on a 15-day 9 country tour back in 2012, and we like it. Thank you for the note, Joe, will definitely contact you in advance should we visit again. Rg...