AndrewD
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Scopri
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 obvious in the well cooked and seasoned dishes. A variety of flavours, colours and textures were enjoyed by all. Even better was the fact that the Scopri allows BYO (bring-your-own) wine. This was a popular way to dine out and enjoy your cellar decades ago, but BYO restaurants are a dying breed here. But for Scopri we were able to raid the cellar and enjoy some aged Aussie classics.
Buon Appetito
The slow cooked pork belly (Roman style) with fresh Borlotti bean ragu was mine!
Amaro Montenegro, a distilled bitters from Bologna, was our newfound friend for the late evening …
The WatchBand breakup ...
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
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.
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..
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...
Tom, i'd really like to know more about your own made pieces
i have huge respect for someone who can make their own watch. i've loved every piece that Don Corson has made and yours look like they could be as interesting so feel free to pm me details. best Graham
More pictures
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...
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
Congrats Brothers and Sisters!
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...
Pleased I got your attention ...
Now you will have to join us for one of the 2012 GTG's. Regards, Andrew
Thanks! Would love to!!!
Whenever I get a chance to head down south, you'll be the first to know!!
That took some....
...compiling , Andrew. Nice work. And thanks to Grumio for organising the event.
Fantastic gathering....who is the brave soul that is learning engraving?
Is it the individual that made those watches with the omega movements? Best, Horo
That's right ...
... 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
Assembling the table shot. Exploring a movement. A pair of Journes....
Worth flying down for?
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 ...
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.
Thanks to grumio for the legwork, and everyone else for the pleasant company and vaguely interesting watches. See you next year.
What a delight!!...
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...
...(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...
A delight and pleasure to meet you Pplater
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
ahh....it wasn't so much what was revealed...
....as what was 'discovered' by pplater.
Intriguing. Tell us more?
Sounds like the best part of the evening was in the morning ! Julian
Make that three.
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...
....the horological surprise wasn't pulled out by him so much as teased out by him from an unexpected third party...
lovely watches, but i think my favourite was the Tissot 24 hr
the tudor snowflake is also a great looker and another one i wish i'd kept. not the same one, just the same model. looked like a great night with good company which is all you need to make a gtg special. G
A great way to end the year
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.
Great session! We're having ours at New Year Eve & ...
We're very pleased to have a special guest to join us for our last event for the year. Perhaps a post is in order after the session.