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When you get something like this in your mail ... You know magic will happen
A few weeks ago ...
Me and Liesbeth got an invitation. Since this year Patek Philippe choose a second top dealer to sell their watches in Belgium. And to celebrate this, Patek and the dealer organized a wonderfull event last night
They choose for a dealer in Antwerp, Antwerp is THE city when talking about diamonds so a few top watch and jewelry shops are of course a must.
Patek choose for 'Tensen', imo the perfect choice ! I know these guys already several years and they are top people at a top location. They sell a huge amount of brands but their highest end shop is of course the most interesting for us watch enthusiasts 
So in fact now they have a very big shop where they sell ONLY Patek and Rolex. Both are different brands but I think we'll all agree each of these 2 is THE ultimate brand within their own category.
The other brands they sell are available at their other shops
Just a small picture I found on the net, showing their highest level 'Tensen Exclusive' shop
Anyway, seems we were invited for a great evening. A great diner and of course we were presented a lot of the Patek watches.
Special guest was Mr Alexandre P. ( Patek Area Sales Manager for I believe 10 countries ) I met Mr Alexandre already before so I was looking forward to see him again. He is a wonderfull guy with a huge passion for watches and his knowledge is amazing.
Place to be ... 'MAS' which is a magnificent building in the centre of Antwerp. As you can see a wonderful architectural design
A nice location, right ?
But it even gets better .... On top of that building ( 8th or 9th floor) we have one of Belgium's finest restaurants called : 't Zilte.
Top Chef Viki Geunes is after al rewarded with 2 Michelin stars!
for more information : http://www.tzilte.be/en
So if you are in Antwerp and want to taste top food in an amazing place, this is the place to be ( and try to imagine the view over Antwerp by night )
So it all started at 19.00 hrs
Champagne and appetizers from the highest level
and of course a lot of watches ... Patek watches. If I remember correctly there were over 100 watches
A few random shots, but sorry for the terrible quality. Taking pictures from watches inside displays, inside a building with an Iphone is not easy
Too bright, too dark, too much reflections .. I'm sure you know the problems
For the Ladies
Some Calatrava
a few Aquanaut
Gondolo
Ellipse d'Or
Annual calendars
World timers and other annual calendars
Nautilus collection
Perpetual calendars
And of course some chronographs and perpetual calendar chronographs
Around 20.00 we went to our tables and first listened to a few interesting words from Mr Alexandre, he was interviewed by a local television star and the more or less 75 guests enjoyed his speech.
A few shots from the wonderful food we got served
I just realize I missed a few plates but these already give you a good impression I suppose
Between courses some beautiful ladies showed us more watches
And afterwards we were invited to the dessert buffet. Again food from the highest level and an abundance of choice
On the background some lounge music
unfortunately all good things come to an end and after midnight we went back home
One more great gesture, when we left we all got a little bag. A nice leather agenda for the gentleman and a nice big wallet for the ladies
THANK YOU
'Tensen Exclusive' and their entire staff
'Patek Philippe' and especially Mr Alexandre P
And of course Chef Viki Geunes and his crew from Restaurant 't Zilte
Last but not least ..... Within a few hours I'm going back to Antwerp ... to pick up a great watch.
Not just any watch ... A GREAT watch !!!
More about this later today and I promise you to take better pics from that specific watch ;-)
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When you get something like this in your mail ... You know magic will happen
A few weeks ago ... Me and Liesbeth got an invitation. Since this year Patek Philippe choose a second top dealer to sell their watches in Belgium. And to celebrate this, Patek and the dealer organized a wonderfull event last night They choose for a dealer...
Antwerp was the city that brought me to this world
Of mechanical watches, Bruno. I bought my first nice watch there in June 2005 – when I did not even know they already came with transparent backs – at this store: But it was larger back then. About magic, it will happen to me when I’m able to buy a Patek,...
Very nice Bruno! Huge congrats! More close up of the...
enamel dial PLEASE ! Enjoy! Gordon
The Best.....
Bruno Felicitations! That is one of the Best watches. Usually, I don't like Patek Philippe watches but yours....I like! Its worth going to Antwerp. Regards, MTF
This is a very nice surprise to read such a post
Bruno, thanks a lot for the time you spent writing the very nice article and posting all the photos. I know it is not always easy to take pictures during such events but it helps a lot "living" the event from our chair. You did great and I'm glad you didn...
Great evening. Fabulous.
After the event you bring home a souveneer. My admiration to the retailer for organizing a event likethat. Enjoy your Pateks , Patek the best watch in the world today. My opinion. Glad i own a few pieces. Cheers Geross.
Glad to hear enamel dial is well done ! Lovely...
macro photos ! The first one captures the subtle white and pink in Alaska very well ! Now please let us see some wrist shots. Cheers, Gordon p.s. You have now inspired to take some macro shots of 5131J
Very nice wrist shots Bruno ! The dial colors match...
the purple of your shirt well ! Your left wrist must be getting a lot of attention from people passing by. Cheers Gordon