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Thank you all!
Dear friends and Patek Philippe fans,
I've had the pleasure of participating to the moderation of this site for more than 6 years. I've indeed taken much pleasure with you and learnt a lot along these years. I think it is time to leave the place to fresh new blood and enthusiasm, while I wish to spend now more time with my family and need to spend more time too in my "real life" job.
I want to thank you all for your support and friendship, first of all Dr Thomas Mao, our inspirator, and all the PuristSPro team members. I want to thank also Mrs Jasmina Steele and Mrs Christelle Konan from Patek Philippe for their help and kindness in the last 4 years. And I want to thank all my fellow PuristS here, for the great exchanges we've had.
I will not leave completely the site though and wish to keep participating to the community, so I'm not too sad (but a bit sad too of course). 
I will give back the keys of the forum at the end of the month. I wish you all a great summer, may it last for long years.
Yours faithfully
Dje
This message has been edited by Dje on 2012-07-28 03:23:45 This message has been edited by Dje on 2012-08-01 02:20:03
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Thank you all!
Dear friends and Patek Philippe fans, I've had the pleasure of participating to the moderation of this site for more than 6 years. I've indeed taken much pleasure with you and learnt a lot along these years. I think it is time to leave the place to fresh ...
Good luck with your new responsabilities, Jerome.
It was a pleasure to have you as the Patek Moderator, a brand which is one of the most difficult to moderate. I am sure we'll still read you here, with an equal pleasure. Keep the god work coming! Best, my friend. Nicolas
Luck comes more often when you try to deserve it!
Hi Nicolas, Thank you for your words. Of course I'll still be around. And not just to read you, even if that would enough for a reason to come. I still hope to post . Enjoy your holidays my friend and see you after the summer. Best Dje
Shocking news. But good luck for your new job responsibilities.
Really sad to hear this as you are clearly THE pundit, THE expert and THE enthusiast of one of the, if not the most, interesting manufacturer of watches. Your posts and pictures were ALWAYS very enjoyable, very detailed and packed with technical informati...
Thank you Moritz
Hi dear count! I won't leave you alone as nobody is alone here. And all you guys deserve (and need to :-) ) get a new moderator... Anyway thank you for your kind words. I would be tempted to write "excessively kind" , but kindness is never excessive! :-) ...
Thanks and best wishes!!!
I know how much time goes into moderation and it is a huge commitment--so thanks for your contribution over the years!! Best wishes and see you on the Forum!!
Hey jerome, wow so new pastures . Good luck
Thank you so much for all your input. Your posts were always very informative and your moderating so ... well... moderate Good luck in your new ventures but I suspect we will continue to see the 3 letters DJE in the future Julian
Sure Julian, sure!
Hi Julian, Thank you for your words, and for sharing your passion for marvelous vintage pieces with us! Best Dje
Sad news,
you performed your Moderator job very well. It was always a great pleasure to read your posts. I wish you all the best in your life and hope that you will have the pleasure of enjoying a 5711 in your wrist very soon! Kari
Thank you Kari
Hi Kari, Thank you for your words. Life is turning, but not ending.... We've met, we'll probably meet again! At least if we meet we'll know! For the 5711 that's another story. It's still my dreamwatch, but it will probably become more my dream than my wat...
Wow! sad to see you moving on from Moderator duties..
But we all have busy lives. Thank you for all that you do and contribute to this great place. we will be reading you... Good luck!
Thank You!
Jerome, Thank you for all the time you have put in here to inform, educate and share your knowledge about Patek Philippe with the members of this forum. All the best to you and your family. Rick Bocci
Thank you for your dedication to this forum, Jerome....
and good luck on your future endeavors!
A new chapter
Dear Jerome, Although I express this personal message, I am sure the moderator team also join me in wishing you well in the professional duties you have to take on 'in real life'. It is a career progression that you are recognised by your work peers as we...
Thank you Melvyn
Hi Melvyn, Thank you for your kind words. All that I did along these years was as one part of a fantastic team of passionate people, that's all and that's it! This experience has been incredible, unexpected, demanding but really pleasing. I can't wait to ...
Hannn!
Well, Jerome I'm quite new on this forum (and even newer on the Patek side of the street) but I really appreciated your inputs, the talks, your friendship here. But first of all, congratulations for your career evolution. I don't know many things more imp...
Thank you Jerome for all the hard work........
That you did behind the scenes as well the loads of the information and photos that you presented us with :) I respected your advice as well as the considerate way that you performed your moderating duties. Please "Don't be a stranger" I REALLY hope that ...
I can imagine that
...4 years of looking at shaky photos of watches in little brown boxes is too much for anyone. Good luck with the Nautilus and I look forward to reading more of your posts soon.
Looking forward to seeing you on the site...
Jerome, I hope that your participation on the site still does not diminish and we will soon have double the enthusiasm on board! I am hoping to see an undiminished continued presence and passion (especially for the Nautilus models you seem to have a passi...
Thank you Patrick!
Hi Patrick, My presence will certainly be diminished, but no absence is planned! Best Dje
Good luck Jerome, and may you be well blessed in your path ahead
I am sure you will will hang around, though on reduced frequency. And hope you will continue to post your thoughts and opinions on horology, even beyond Patek. Best, Horo
Good luck & all the best Jerome.
One door closes, another one opens. We will miss your moderation but I'm sure you will make up for it with some other contribution. Best Fernando
Merci pour tout Jérôme.
Thanks for the job done here and your passion for this amazing brand. The more I look at vintage pieces, the more I understand Patek Philippe as a reference and understand the passion for this brand. And moderator or not, that will remain :) Enjoy every m...
Actually, thank you Dje!
For all your time and effort on this forum. It has been greatly appreciated. It is a real shame to see you leave as moderator, but I wish you all the best in your "real life" endeavours. Regards, Richard.
You made the Patek site to be non-intimidating ...
And the learnings that all of us have (veterans and newbies) are something that we will remember and take along with us. You are a class of its own and I really hope to see you achieve your grail Patek watch in the near future. Thanks so much !
Even though we've had differences of opinions at
times, you've made a significant mark during your tenure. I wish you the very best and hope to see a picture of you wearing a Patek in the near future. It's been a blast exchanging ideas and reading your in-depth analysis of important references. If you e...
thank you
thanks for a lot of interesting posts. thanks for conversations we had via the forum or via pm. Now, go get that 5711 :-)
Thank you Jerome
for all passionating posts and pm exchanges. We learn a lot and appreciate deeper Patek Philippe with your photos and comprehensive explainations. We hope all the best for you, and from now a nice sunny holidays. The question: Which one out of your collec...
Sunny holidays, yes!
Thank you Patrick, I can't find back my 5711, so I'll do the summer time with my Explorer 1 on the wrist quite probably. :-) Maybe I'll keep a dressier watch for the quieter and less hot times! Best Dje
Thank you for your dedication Jerome...
I have always enjoyed reading your posts! Kind regards! Mike Wood
Best wishes!
Thanks for keeping the Patek site a wonderful place for open exchange of ideas while keeping the tone relatively "down to earth." You will be missed. Hope to see you wearing your grail Patek soon. Nat
Thank you Jerome...
Thanks for all the time spent in making this forum such a readable and highly informative, and of course an entertaining one. I've enjoyed your moderationa and genuine articles from the heart about Patek Philippe and its watches. Best wishes for the futur...
Your efforts have been much appreciated
Dje, While I'm a newcomer, I know firsthand how time consuming moderating a forum can be. Clearly you've done an excellent job with this one. As others have said, I hope to "see" you around! Cheers! Gary
dje, to use a sporting term
if your going to get out of the game it may as well be whilst your at the top of your game. Hope you get the 5711 too. cheers darma
Huge thanks Jérôme for the great job you did
And of course, I wish you the best for the future. Fx
Thank you.
Your moderation, insights, and informatiion were terrific. I feel that I've learned a lot from this site and particularly your commentary. All the best in your future endeavors. OpC
You've no idea how glad we all are . . .
. . . that you're not completely leaving us, Dje. What more can I say, other than thanks for all the magnificent effort you've put in to this forum. Warmest regards, Art
Thank you for all your hard work
and for sharing your insights and passion. Best wishes in your future edeavours!
Thank you, Jerome, for all your hard work and commitment.
Your work was greatly appreciated by all, and we are very happy that you will remain a general member of the community and on the moderator team overall. Cheers, TM
Thank you Thomas
Hi Thomas, Again thank you for your friendship and trust along these years. Even if I won't be able to be online as often, I'm glad to remain active in the community. Take care Jerome
Jèrôme
It was a hard task to take over the forum from Suitbert. You moderated this forum with knowledge, elegance and class. Your admirable contributions to the world of Patek and watches in general are significant addition to everyone's knowledge and I hope tha...
Thank you William.
Hi William, Thank you for your kind words. I learnt a lot here too. And I'm glad Suitbert didn't complain too much about what I did with his forum! :-) I'm sure you'll enjoy Oliver's work and passion as much as I'll do. Best Dje
Thanks a lot for your days you spent here
Good luck and many thanks for great effort and support!!! Kind regards, Ed