a very small gtg somewhere in Japan was held.....
... just a photo report for a weekend dinner with a few hard-core collectors. Extremely fun. My favorite place for food/wine, but the watch talk was so intense that, sorry, I didn't take any of the foods Only the last coffee barely made it to the pic. My ...
Cool idea to have taken a father and son picture ( PP 130 / 5070 ) !
Well, this KV is not bad either... Love your dinners, my friend. Best, Nicolas.
A Mil wristshot ...
thanks a Mil Ken... These Nippon GTGs are heavy hitting Best Damjan
They are also very, very nice people...
... and I like to get together with them a lot!
Power Reserve of the Vagabondage
Definitevely, it wasn't possible for Journe to do it with a large power reserve due to the energy required by the system and for accuracy reason. It is the reason why I recommend to wind the watch upon waking up and just before going to sleep... Thanks a ...
That is right..
... but even with that "shortcoming", the watch is so wearable and attractive. Winding at night and morning - I can do it
NEAT
taste and watches in there , a small GTG with Delicate watches . Thanks for sharing KEN . Faisal
Awesome wristshot!
I am happy that you and your friends had a great time. There were some serious watches on that table. I really liked the wristshot! Thanks for sharing! Cheers SamEE
hard-core indeed
fantastic pieces, thanks for the report! I really appreciated the Vagabondage II wrist shots, looks very wearable! I believe that the slit you are seeing at the back of the Journe Tourbillon contains the blade spring of the remontoir. AndrewD posted a pic...
... and if you watch very carefully ...
Thanks Andreas, it is indeed the remontoir blade spring, and if you watch very careful you can see it flex ever so slightly every second. Andrew
Thank you, Andreas and Anderw...
.. it is indeed a well-thought mechanism and now I got the picture, although faintly Ken
Very nice photos
Love the PP 130/5970 shots. The FPJ is fantastic also. You had a very small but serious collection there. Thanks for sharing them with us. I taek it everyone had a blast. Cheers, Frederick
That's some serious firepower!
Thanks for this post, Ken! Some of my favorite pieces, including the Vaga II and, of course the KV. That PT Observatoire looks quite familiar to me. A recent acquisition by the owner, perhaps? Best, Gary G
That PT KV
...with the black face is a favorite of mine -- in my opinion the second-prettiest Observatoire after mine Best, Gary
Small gathering for number of collectors perhaps...
... but huge gathering in terms of Who's Who of the Horological world Fantastic photos and amazing watches Ken! Thanks for the pictures! Glad that you had a great gtg time, AGAIN! Your coverage are always eye-openers!
What a GTG!
Such a nice collection of watches. I am partial to that Observatoire. A beauty!.... )
That is some pretty heavy artillery Ken
Wow, it looks like an amazing gathering. Thanks so much for sharing
thx for sharing this one Ken:)
the Vagabondage alone would have been worth the price of admission. As would have the FPJ Tourb. And the PP Chronos. And the KV as well as the LF. But all together? Priceless! J
forgot to mention your Hublot!
with its rare "column wheel" designation on the dial thx again for sharing J
Excellent gathering!!!
And the last picture of the wristshots....wow...what a show of hand, pun intended. Thks Ken for sharing... Best, Horo
Wow, amazing timepieces.
What to say? There were some of my fav watches on that GTG. The Vagabondage and the TS from FP Journe are stunning, The 5070 and its little bro are gorgeous and the Laurent Ferrier and Voutilainen are pieces to dream of. Fantastic! Sorry, not an Hublot fa...