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A fireworks of culinary and horological highlights
A week ago I had the pleasure to again spend a few days with Blancpain and the brand ambassador Chef Holger Bodendorf for the 20th Sylt Gourmet Festival.
Holger Bodendorf‘s Landhaus Stricker has again been partly transformed into a showroom with not only a plentiful of exciting Blancpain timepieces displayed, but also providing a watchmakers workbench with the Blancpain Germany Atelier manager being present to answer any technical questions or even do some small adjustments on watches of the guests.
The Sylt Gourmet Festival has a tradition of bringing Chefs from all over the world to accompany the local masters. This year the guest Chefs came from Mexico, Oman, the Maledives, India and Spain. On an all day Safari the guests visited 5 different restaurants, each offering sensational food and excellent wines. To get around two historic Magirus busses provided travel in style, and the islands nature offered a fantastic scenery.
Now, of course I also focussed on the beautiful timepieces presented over the weekend and I had a chance to spend an hour getting up close with them and taking photos, which I of course would like to share with you.
Here are some impressions, hope you enjoy!
Villeret Tourbillon 12 Jours:
Fifty Fathoms Chronographe:
Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel 8 Jours:
L'Evolution Flyback Split Second Grande Date:
500 Fathoms:
Villeret Quantieme Complet:
Bathyscaphe Quantieme Annuel:
Women Quantieme Complet:
... and finally the impressive L'Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel:
Whilst I was enjoying a walk...
... the Atelier manager was very busy answering questions and explaining the timepieces to interested food and watch travelers:
I hope you enjoyed this report, I thoroughly enjoyed those few days and I would like to again send my heartfelt thanks to Blancpain Germany for having taken me along.
Cheers
Henrik
Holger Bodendorf‘s Landhaus Stricker has again been partly transformed into a showroom with not only a plentiful of exciting Blancpain timepieces displayed, but also providing a watchmakers workbench with the Blancpain Germany Atelier manager being present to answer any technical questions or even do some small adjustments on watches of the guests.
The Sylt Gourmet Festival has a tradition of bringing Chefs from all over the world to accompany the local masters. This year the guest Chefs came from Mexico, Oman, the Maledives, India and Spain. On an all day Safari the guests visited 5 different restaurants, each offering sensational food and excellent wines. To get around two historic Magirus busses provided travel in style, and the islands nature offered a fantastic scenery.
Now, of course I also focussed on the beautiful timepieces presented over the weekend and I had a chance to spend an hour getting up close with them and taking photos, which I of course would like to share with you.
Here are some impressions, hope you enjoy!
Villeret Tourbillon 12 Jours:
Fifty Fathoms Chronographe:
Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel 8 Jours:
L'Evolution Flyback Split Second Grande Date:
500 Fathoms:
Villeret Quantieme Complet:
Bathyscaphe Quantieme Annuel:
Women Quantieme Complet:
... and finally the impressive L'Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel:
Whilst I was enjoying a walk...
... the Atelier manager was very busy answering questions and explaining the timepieces to interested food and watch travelers:
I hope you enjoyed this report, I thoroughly enjoyed those few days and I would like to again send my heartfelt thanks to Blancpain Germany for having taken me along.
Cheers
Henrik
Superb event, lucky participants, it seems you and all other guests have spent a wonderful time my friend
Many thanks for the nice photo report Henrik 
Wonderful experience you had. I really like your wrist shot by the sea. [nt]
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Now those Villerets I wud pick over Code series....how things change! [nt]
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Thanks Henrik for taking us to this beautiful event, a big feast for the senses!😍 [nt]
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It was great! and I have to ask "What kind of camera do you use?"
Fantastic photos!
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All photos taken with iPhone 7+ and attached Loupe System 6x lens 😉 [nt]
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