Independents

Let's just say that I'm not going to get into an arms race with my NorCal pals -- they are some pretty serious collectors!  Just a treat for me to have a few pieces and share their fellowship (and, from time to time, to photograph their astonishing watches).

Thanks for your note!

Best,

Gary

I have never seen so many Dufours together... must have been quite the lunch. A big congrats to you, thanks for sharing.

Chris

Must have dropped my fork about 5 times!  Just overwhelming to take delivery of my Simplicity, be with my friends, see their great pieces -- 2.5 hours flew by...

Best,

Gary

No one deserves a new Simplicity more than you.

STUNNING

Thanks so much for the warm message and kind remarks -- I do appreciate it!

Best,

Gary

You and the guys are the big motivation behind this hobby for me! Now if only some members of the group would stop buying hard-to-photograph watches like that grey-dialed Simplicity life would be even better

All the best,

Gary

first of all congrats on 2000th post
and thank you or better thank you for nothing

for this Dufour galore.
I'm very happy that your hunt for PD had such amazing end
...you deserved it absolutely
Still bedazzled
Damjan
P.S. 6 Dufour went to restaurant I think that this is great beginning
of horological joke or one of pplaters hilarious posts
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Indeed!  I've made it a bit of a tradition to start my GTG reports by saying "so 5 (or 6 or 7) guys go into a restaurant..." but the pplater treatment would be hilarious, I'm sure.

Thanks for your very kind note!

Best,

Gary

eyes opener post and Congrat on your 2000th

Thanks for taking the time to post a note -- I appreciate it!

Best,

Gary

those lovely Roman indices, and so many of them in one go as well...

Gary, you are such a lucky (and I bet, happy) man.

Great photos by the way. Always enjoy your posts.

Best

Sam

Great watches, great friends -- including you and my other great Purist friends!

Thanks,

Gary

I imagine your excitement, during a long period waiting to  possess it finally.

Congratz for this extraordinary purchase Gary !

Best,

Mark

Sometimes the wait is the best part -- easy to say now that I have the watch in hand!

Thanks for your note.

Best,

Gary

Great photos Gary, thanks.

- SJX

But with a lunch like that, I had to share!

Thanks for writing, SJX

Best,

Gary

It's great to have you here, Gary, if only to keep us grounded and 'real'. Besides, you're such a good sport when teased!


Please accept felicitations of gargantuan proportion, for BOTH of your achievements marked by this post.

Cheers,
pplater.

Just another routine luncheon with friends -- a shame that everyone seems to have worn the same watch!  Oh well -- maybe something more interesting next time

Best,

Gary

Heartfelt congratulations and thanks for the photos of this incredible event. That last picture of the multiple Dufours is my new desktop. Wonderful!

 

Thanks

Andreas

I had fun taking that last shot, although as you can imagine it was a bit nerve-wracking!  One has to be veeeerrry careful when handling that much great hardware that doesn't actually belong to you...

Best,

Gary

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Your name did come up at lunch!  Something about Basel, lunch, and a calendar

Best,

Gary

thanks for sharing the excitement of the meeting.
What a collection.
Congratulations!
Don

My head was buzzing the entire time -- hope the other guys enjoyed themselves too!

Best,

Gary

the watches are sensory overload enough already, but the burger too?
Congratulations

...but in keeping with medical ethics did not comment on the likely effect of the burger on my arteries. 

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It would be interesting if you put 3 hands watch of Dufour, Kari and Laurent together.

Regards

Ling

pplater did a fantastic side by side review of the Observatoire and Simplicity a little while ago -- and he, I, and several other NorCal folks are in the position of doing exactly what you suggest if we can only find someone who has the new Ferrier piece.

Volunteers?

Best,

Gary