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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jocke!

 

Your annual Baselworld reports are even better than an own visit to Basel!
You should really publish your printed reports as a book and sell them in Basel.
I'm quite sure there would be enough enthusiastic buyers in order to refinance your traveling expenses, all charges included (even "special tickets prices")! smile smile smile
By the way: I think the guy in the red car is a special agent paid by the German government, a so-called "WOSWA" (Welcome Officer for Swedish Watch Aficionados). Usually, this guy reads your annual Baselworld reports. So, he is well-informed about your day of arrival, and the only thing he has to do is to wait until you cross the frontier ...
But all joking aside: Your ticket deal was a real bargain buy!
Hardly imaginable, what price you would have had to pay if you were just a little speedier ...
For example: 180 kilometers per hour instead of (allowed) 100 kilometers per hour:  600 EUR speed ticket fine and 3 months banned from driving! So, your 150 EUR ticket is for peanuts smile smile
Best regards
Martina & Gerd
  

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My Basel 2010 report.............

 
By: Jocke - Bad Santa : March 23rd, 2010-05:56
Baselworld 2010 So we have to start in a cold morning with some snow at the sides of the road. The regular lumeshot says 3:59 and it's 6,5 degree Celsius. The first long trip with this car and it have 10054 kilometers at the speedo wich is the same as 624...  

Great one, Jocke

 
By: stromer : March 23rd, 2010-06:16
Sorry I forgot to tell you that since January you need a ticket to enter Germany! Thank you for your nice and funny report! The presentation at G.O. was really nice and the welcome as cordial as experienced before. Best, Martin

Great report, Jocke

 
By: respo : March 23rd, 2010-06:39
Very entertaining...oh, and of course you included many beautiful photos of very nice watches. But I still like the Rolex wrist shot on the drive at the beginning the best. Thanks for sharing your trip. Sorry about the ticket you had to "purchase." Cheers... 

Agreed! No one tells it . . .

 
By: Dr No : March 23rd, 2010-09:48
. . . like Jocke, with perspective, humor, and great photos to boot. 35 mm ladies Dornblüth? Hmmmm . . . maybe a compact men's model is in the works, too . . .

Thank you Jocke, especially for the Tudor Heritage!

 
By: Mostel : March 23rd, 2010-09:39
I am having a wonderful indecision, whether to go gray or black dial, and you've made it even more confusing! I asked for gray dial, but now... possibly black? Both winners!

Fantastic report !

 
By: bimbeano : March 23rd, 2010-13:18
Well done Jocke .... for the speeding ticket ... 202 kph with a Caddy ? Very nice .... that's 6 better than my 15 year old Golf TDi (90hp) .... . It seems everybody's favorites are the Tudor heritage and the Glashutte SS PanoInverse .. Cheers, Filip

Thank you!!!!

 
By: big daddy : March 23rd, 2010-14:46
I loved the report and hope to see more!!!! PM me on where you live in Sweden as we have friends in Vasteras and visit fairly often...

Love the review Jocke

 
By: gazoz : March 23rd, 2010-15:27
thanks for the pics looks like a great trip maybe i can go to basel one of these days

What an entertaining review!!

 
By: sidneyc : March 23rd, 2010-15:52
Loved every bit of it! Thanks Jocke! Your review is so funny!! Pity about the German roadside ticket seller you bumped into!

Thank You...Love it!

 
By: wmurphy49 : March 23rd, 2010-16:10
Please keep the stories and pictures coming! It's my dream to go to Baselworld someday. Please go over to Breguet and put in a good word for me!! This message has been edited by wmurphy49 on 2010-03-23 16:14:12

Great report Jocke.........................

 
By: Topcat30093 : March 24th, 2010-04:31
And your photos are as stunning as ever. I do like the Dornbleuth, as well as the GO Original.

Excellent report Jocke!

 
By: neo : March 24th, 2010-21:39
Just what I was looking for. Can we see some more pics of the Green Sub, plz?

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jocke!

 
By: GP&MP : March 25th, 2010-12:52
Your annual Baselworld reports are even better than an own visit to Basel! You should really publish your printed reports as a book and sell them in Basel. I'm quite sure there would be enough enthusiastic buyers in order to refinance your traveling expen... 

thank!

 
By: pilotsnoopy : March 26th, 2010-01:11
thanks for a wonderful report finally see what is the ferry to Germany like from Denmark, only heard about it verbally before...

This is real dedication...

 
By: nitediver : April 3rd, 2010-22:29
...driving 15 hours to Basel...and another 15 hours back! I like the Tudor Vintage style Chrono, it looks great - especially with the nylon strap. I never thought much of Tudor, but this one is tempting... the other piece that catches my attention is the ... 

Nice and funny report. Thank you.

 
By: VMM : April 7th, 2010-03:04
So you changed from orange to yellow? NIce van. While reading about the Panoinverse in SS, I guessed from your 2008 report, you were gonna love it (as me). Very nice watch. Already ordered mine. Thanks for sharing. Vte