Horological Meandering

And was happy to see so many watch boutiques ! All in 1 building! Cartier, Montblanc, Breguet, JLC, Patek, Rolex, Blancpain, Panerai, VCA, VC, etc!

The Montblanc Taipei 101 boutique is a totally new concept for Montblanc. I will do another post on the Montblanc forum - the new boutique concept looks a lot warmer than the formal black and white only theme of the current boutiques.


Some pics to share here. A watch shopper's paradise! Unfortunately it was raining heavily and the queue to the observatory center was 2 hours so I had to skip that as I was with my 3 kids.

I am nearing the end of my Taiwan vacation - from the Flying Cow Ranch to Sun Moon Lake and last 2 days at Taipei.

Happy to return back to Singapore tomorrow!

Cheers
Robin

how you find your way out of that building?

My family had to drag me out lol

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Robin

I hope you made it out with a heavy wallet.
Bill

Heavy wallet with many receipts probably. 

Bill: I hope you made it out with a heavy wallet.
KL670: Heavy wallet with many receipts...

Good one! 

I had a good laugh

Cheers
Robin

Because if it were full and heavy, it'd be full of receipts! 

I couldn't unfortunately with the kids being impatient to back to the hotel to rest

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Robin

Funny one Bill

I didn't buy anything that evening. Not with the wife and kids.... Especially the wife hehe

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Robin

for your children ? which watches ?

Cheers,

Gordon

Wife didn't allow me to buy any watches this trip, even for the kids! :p

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Robin

you can buy for the kids and yourself!

Thanks for the tip Gordon

I get her a swatch and then I can get another Montblanc Villeret? Good deal? :p

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Robin

I think you are lucky enough to have yesterday as the only raining day during your one-week visit here. You've enjoyed all the sunny days in the beautiful countryside before coming to Taipei. Raining in Taipei should not disturb city tour that much.

I hope to catch up with you my dear bro someday

Cheers
Robin

And a banker in tow..... :-| 

I think the Tudor boutique is linked to the Rolex one but yes it has its dedicated boutique front.

Breguet - I think that is the new font and boutique design in a few places already

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Robin

Taipei 101 is definitely a nice building and a great source of national pride for the country of Taiwan. 

It's also an arena for people-watching and supposedly small fist-fight quarrels with the bathroom queue (some people apparently don't queue). 

Restrooms were ok - probably because I was there on a week day?

Cheers
Robin

Nobody knows it, but your smile and presence in the room just commands compunction, civility, and courtesy. 

done some wallet damage...

Went into 101 to see the most impressive pendulum in the World at the top of the building.  Not in a clock of course, but the 660 ton, 18 foot diameter engineering marvel designed to offset building sway...

I didn't get a chance to go to the top
Next time I will visit without the 3 kids

Cheers
Robin

to go to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the World, and of course the "damper" is worth laying eyes on.

Followed by lunch at Din Tai Fung in the building makes for a great day out.

Dave