Horological Meandering

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...  

Live life now

Cheers PAt

Nice natural trails and many good stuff, say hello if you drop by. Rgds Raymond

. . . 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.

Vinyl is hot and reviving, my friend, you are forefront and futuristic. Looking forward to meeting you! Rgds Raymond

always good to learn more about members of the community, but nothing can beat meeting face-to-face, so hopefully one day...

have been to Germany few times, and I like Germany a lot Rgds Raymond

A good mix yoiu have in your collection! Best Blomman

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

Always interesting to read about fellow PuristS in depth.

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

It would be a pleasure to host and have an impromptu GTG.

May you continue to enjoy life and collecting watches Julian

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

So happy to meet you and your wife last month in NYC.

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.... 

And thank you for the always kind and fun comments. Cheers, Luis

smile a little, make us younger. Sometimes I may offend people by being too direct, but I don't mean to. Rgds Raymond

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

"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

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"I think our previous life must be centipede or millipede..." Haha this is so true...

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

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

Be careful!

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 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... 

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...

I hope to know more about these 2 special products, will PM you.

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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 ...  

Thank you Mate! Rgds Raymond

Funny how I believe in Buddhism but eat like carnivore....well, that'e me, living today!

... 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... 

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

... Thanks to you my friend! All the best, Abel.

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

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 ... 

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

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

Best wishes Alkiro

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

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

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

One more in pipeline and two hands to twist... Will be continued...

and involves plenty of Grappa? Can't wait to read next months. cheers Andrew

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

And luckily I have been fortunate enough to have met Raymond and his family live, too!

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

Great to learn about your Raymond, great sense of humour! And thanks D. for the work with the POTM threads Best, Mark

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

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...  

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

didnt know you are from the sunny isle of the Merlion. best, Horo

But I am proud to still hold on the the red passport 😁 Rgds Raymond

Thanks for sharing! Your contribution to this site is tremendous and of great value. Cheers, Tim

Mostly about watch ownership, food, travels and some humble opinions. Thank you for your nice comments. Rgds Raymond

.......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

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...