Horological Meandering

Hi All

 

Last night a small group of Melbourne watch aficionados got together again, ostensibly to discuss horology, but in reality any excuse to share a beer or two. So here are a few photos from the evening. Hope you enjoy …

 

The Seiko Quartz Astron 40^th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (LE 200 pieces). Great size, the curved caseback is very comfortable on the wrist, the dark dial makes legibility high, and it houses that cool high-accuracy, temperature-compensated, Cal. 9F62 ‘movement’. Accurate to within 10 seconds per year, with instantaneous date change (how does 1/2000 of a second sound for instantaneous!) and a system to prevent backlash of the second hand – did you ever realise that backlash was an issue on quartz watches?!

The project movement of another of the group. Undecorated, but interesting architecture and bridges. Full of stories of his recent visit to Switzerland – it’s not every week you get to spend time with Philippe Dufour and Daniel Roth.

Arguably the most classic model in the JLC range, this 34mm Master Ultra Thin was the new pride and joy of one of our members. The clean, bright dial and narrow bezel, as well as the thin case, makes the MUT wear larger than its' measurements suggest. It just melts into the wrist and makes you part of it. Sublime. No movement shots, but you know it houses the iconic and beautiful Cal. 849.

Omega Dynamic on bracelet. The simplest manual wind, no date Dynamic that takes you back 40 years as soon as you strap it on. Still cool four decades on.

Another groovy dial on this Swatch ...

The F.P.Journe Dead Seconds Tourbillon. Perfect on any wrist?

Hope you can all join us one day!

And for those interested in seeing the previous casual GTG's:

Part 1 .

Part 2 .

Andrew

This message has been edited by AndrewD on 2011-03-21 17:30:49

Who recently unveiled his first JLC on the Forums, a 34mm MUT [Click Here], here are some photos of our new toys together ...

Great to meet a few new new watch friends, and to catch up with old ones as well.

From a plastic swatch to a dead seconds tourbillon, and just about everything in between. Quite a pile on the table there.

I really liked that Astron. Not something you see every day. And great to talk to a recent visitor to Dufour's workshop.

Hope we can all do it again one day soon, and thanks for posting these pics Andrew.

grumio

I really like it and have seen it on quite a few wrists! very striking, yet simple design.

..no close-up pics of it? Was the owner shy about it?

....I don't know why Andrew didn't take close-ups, but it's the AMVOX2 Chronograph DBS - 192T450 if you're wondering. 

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...the watch isn't mine, but I know it well

... and I didn't get photos of all of them. But it is the AMVOX2 DBS, as Aptronym points out. 44mm and in light titanium with a partially skeletonized dial. But still the chrono counters are very legible. Short lugs so it sits very well indeed on the wrist. Andrew liked!

But seeing as you requested it, this one's for you. Owned by a gentleman of distinction ...

...from JLC with the integrated chrono pushers, i mean on the watch crystal itself.

This message has been edited by KCKL on 2011-03-22 01:09:03

the GTG but next time I will be there

Julian

And I look forward to catching up at the next GTG. It's a nice little group.

Andrew

Thanks for sharing Andrew.

cheers

PAt

...I love the variety in these photos. It's part of what watches are about, for me. The sheer breadth of different interests. Some of these watches I know well, but others not at all. I'm also curious about the Swatch, although I have a hunch re: whether it belongs, like the movement, to T. 

Really hope I can go one of the Mel GTGs one day.

... to find out who it belongs to.



Andrew

But I did make a call yesterday and find out, hehe.

One never know what watches turn up!!

Best,

Horo

for the no show. got me dates mixed up, most embarrassingly ......

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Thank you Andrew.
It was a pleasure to be able to see and play with not just one but two FPJs.
Best
Peter

... Peter, and pleased you could share the evening with us. See you in Sydney next time. Great pair of watches by the way.

Andrew

It's so much fun to see who will turn up wearing... 

Great, eclectic collection presented at this gathering.  I am enjoying each watch -- especially the colorful Swatch!

No food present at this GTG?  That doesn't sound like a bunch of PuristS.  Where there are PuristS, there's usually good eats to be found.

Cheers,
Daos

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. . . when they say it's time for a liquid lunch!

And all this time, I thought it was just a fad diet ;-) . . .

Hope to see you soon, Art!

Cheers,
Daos

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Hopefully for hot wings at the Rainbow Room!  Come visit us and join in!

Daos

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