Gary G
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An arrival from Austria...
A happy day yesterday, with the arrival of a new piece from Austria via San Diego...
As usual, the first step is to assemble the ceremonial watch opening rug and William Henry box opener:
Very clever internal packaging -- certainly keeps the watch isolated from shock, and avoids all of those nasty foam peanuts
Box and papers:
Inside of the simple box, the warranty/instruction book and a well-wrapped watch-like item
Lower tray contains the usual goodies from Richard and Maria
It's finally time! At the critical juncture, all vestiges of photographic technique abandoned me, so all I have in forcus is this fairly harsh flash photo -- oh well...
Looks good on the hand, doesn't it?
Credit to Laikingland and the M.A.D. gallery for this one...
A few shots from the light tent coming in a separate post! In the meantime, many thanks to Richard for working over the weekend to finish this piece and to Tim for getting it to me in time for last night's GTG with PuristS friends.
Best,
Gary G
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An arrival from Austria...
A happy day yesterday, with the arrival of a new piece from Austria via San Diego... As usual, the first step is to assemble the ceremonial watch opening rug and William Henry box opener: Very clever internal packaging -- certainly keeps the watch isolate...
Gary...
CONGRATULATIONS! You just patronised (is that the correct term?) one of the most exciting watches (and makers) currently. I hope ( and I am sure) you'll enjoy that watch very much! Cheers, Magnus
Thanks, Magnus!
I am already enjoying the watch quite a bit -- a lovely piece for travel and weekend wear. Best, Gary
Gary, once more ...
great taste! Grey would have been my choice ... Picture taken by THE master itself Oliver...
Last picture...
... is priceless Gary! Habring and Fingers! Congrats on the arrival of the Doppel 2.0!
Thanks, Sidney!
The "hand" is a favorite of mine! Always fun to see people's eyes when I turn it on... Best, Gary
Vorsicht glas
How I long to see those words again ... Actually, I was really intrigued when I saw that internal packing for the first time. Even kept the packing for a week or two to see if I could use it for something else. Congratulations. Its a beautiful watch. Rega...
Thanks, Richard
Perhaps you will be getting another piece sometime soon! I am definitely keeping that shipping box, as it will come in handy for a future watch sale, I am sure. Best, Gary
Oh and by the way...
I see you've also fallen victim to Monsieur Busser's M.A.D. Gallery. As I told Max recently, I took a look and ended up buying a few of the Bohm Stirling engines. Regards, Richard.
AHO
...a Stirling from Max, that is. pplater can fill you in privately on the acronym... Best, Gary
Nice one Gary
I love this new model and great to see some in flesh shots, its a really great pickup and I am sure will bring you many hours of happiness on your wrist. Enjoy, Andrew
Thanks, Andrew
Of course, every time I look at those orange accents I am reminded of you! Isn't it great to have a whole color to yourself? Best, Gary
Will share more impressions later
Thanks for your note, Quan! Missed you in SIN last weekend... Best, Gary
congrats ..and ...nice carpet too...
congrats on your lovely timepiece ! Sorry I was distracted by the carpet in the background. Is that a isfahan or Serafin ? Cheers !
I must confess
...that I lack carpet expertise! Definitely Persian in origin, but otherwise I do not know -- I'll go back through various folders and see whether I can find the documentation. Best, Gary
One of the master complication.......
Congratulations Gary, you have excellent tastes. Like Oliver, I too would have gone for the grey dial................But then again I personally have NO imagination Regards Tony
Agree!
I have seen this method used in smaller boxes for watch transport, but never on this large scale. Very clever indeed. Best, Gary
Congrats, Gary!
It's a fantastic piece and one of Richard's signature complications IMO. To my mind the Habring 2 s to own are this doppel, the jump seconds foudroyante, and the tourbillon. Enjoy your new beauty! Cheers, Daos
Thanks for the kind message, Daos!
I am already enjoying this one quite a bit -- and agree with your assessment of the signature Habring pieces. Hope to see you again sometime soon! Best, Gary
Long time no see!
Thanks for your note -- will hope to catch up in person sometime soon. Best, Gary