Gary G
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All in due time, Stephen!
I hope that you will soon achieve your dream as well. Thanks for the kind wishes!
Best,
Gary
One step closer
By: Gary G : February 6th, 2012-16:34
Spoiler alert: the watch is still with Mr. Dufour for its spa treatment -- but I did have a happy "rehearsal" today for the main event! The box arrives -- marked "fragile" but seemingly a bit the worse for wear! Opened with the proper implement -- things ...
You are correct
By: Gary G : February 6th, 2012-19:26
Silk, and one of my favorite possessions. Bought by my late first wife in Singapore and carried home on the plane about a dozen years ago. These days, with a new household and lots of pets, it spends its days carefully stored in the closet save for specia...
Who would've thought it
By: RJW : February 6th, 2012-21:01
that an entire post could be made about receiving an empty box and that this post would be interesting. Kind of like doing a television show about nothing (a la Seinfeld). Everything you do is turning to gold Gary. Can't wait for the actual watch photos. ...
A post about nothing!
By: Gary G : February 6th, 2012-21:27
Well, I think you've pretty much nailed it there, Richard . At least I tried with the rug in the background and the color commentary! Appreciate your kind words -- I certainly feel that things, at least in the "watch world," are going very well for me at ...
The car door story
By: Gary G : February 7th, 2012-10:52
Mr. Dufour tells it a lot better than I, but when he was making his series of 5 Grande Sonnerie pocket watches for AP, one of the watches (valued even then at 300,000 CHF!) was taken by an AP executive to show to a prospective client. Instead of transport...
Knife is by William Henry
By: Gary G : February 7th, 2012-11:07
...and comes in its own nice presentation box and detailed info on the specific materials and techniques involved. This one is Model B30-WMSC, number 90 in an edition of 500. Blade is copper wave Damascus with VG-5 steel as the core. The frame is Wave Mok...
Old empty box....
By: sidneyc : February 7th, 2012-01:32
but not just any ordinary one... the sight of this old empty box is much more rarer than a lot of watches and hence is very worthy of it's own thread! It's the perfect box for the Simplicity. Simple, elegant, no unnecessary bells and whistles... exactly l...
Just exquisite Gary!
By: moc : February 7th, 2012-02:48
Tell me,is Dufour doing a full spa treatment?I mean service and polish of the case? I suppose you are counting the days.Well done anyway,what a catch,your collection is so diverse but with a clear sense of coherence. You will need to show us a new family ...
Rug photos
By: Gary G : February 7th, 2012-12:27
Apparently the keys to a successful thread about an empty box include: 1. A great watch that will eventually fill the box 2. A box that is not the usual huge ego-enhancing vault 3. A cool knife to open the box (see photos added higher in the thread) 4. A ...