The Hour Club Event report - first time in Japan
KIH
Thanks to Mr. Gouget, CEO of Vacheron Constantin (Japan) and The Hour Glass Ginza, I was fortunately invited to one of the "Hour Club" dinner events, which was indeed the first time in Japan.
The Venue.... Nice table setting as well as room setting.... (the room was dark, so I asked a few official photos from VC - thanks!).
Ah, so nice French....
Oh, my.... very, very nice....
Forgot to take most of the dishes and here is dessert already
Sorry!
Now, the founder of "The Hour Club", Mr. Alex Ghotbi (Yeah, known as "Alex" here) makes a short presentation.....
The official photo.... with better camera and skill
And then, the glove was circulated - why?
I can't show you here, but they brought in quite unique pieces - but it was not permitted to post here for some reason.... Sorry folks, but they were really great pieces....
With Mr. Ghotbi came Mr. Dominique Bernaz, Retail Director from Swiss.
Now the watches that CAN be shown here....
Patrimony Traditional Small Second
Maitiers d'Art - Florilege: set of three watches, LE of 20 sets.
Patrimony Traditional 14 days Tourbillon
1972 Prestage - Available only at the boutiques
1972 Prestage
Historique Toledo 1951
Now, the Hour Club members enjoying the evening....
It really was a nice evening for the Vacheron Constantin owners/ The Hour Club members. It was also very nice meeting Alex in person finally here in Tokyo.
Thanks again, Mr. Ghotbi and Mr. Bernaz for coming from Switzerland.
And my sincere thanks to Mr. Gouget, CEO, and all the staff of Vacheron Constantin (Japan).
(Note: My apologies for having taken such a long time to post this. The event was held at the end of September).
Best,
Ken
This message has been edited by KIH on 2013-11-19 07:02:03
The Venue.... Nice table setting as well as room setting.... (the room was dark, so I asked a few official photos from VC - thanks!).
Ah, so nice French....
Oh, my.... very, very nice....
Forgot to take most of the dishes and here is dessert already
Sorry!Now, the founder of "The Hour Club", Mr. Alex Ghotbi (Yeah, known as "Alex" here) makes a short presentation.....
The official photo.... with better camera and skill
And then, the glove was circulated - why?
I can't show you here, but they brought in quite unique pieces - but it was not permitted to post here for some reason.... Sorry folks, but they were really great pieces....
With Mr. Ghotbi came Mr. Dominique Bernaz, Retail Director from Swiss.
Now the watches that CAN be shown here....
Patrimony Traditional Small Second
Maitiers d'Art - Florilege: set of three watches, LE of 20 sets.
Patrimony Traditional 14 days Tourbillon
1972 Prestage - Available only at the boutiques
1972 Prestage
Historique Toledo 1951
Now, the Hour Club members enjoying the evening....
It really was a nice evening for the Vacheron Constantin owners/ The Hour Club members. It was also very nice meeting Alex in person finally here in Tokyo.
Thanks again, Mr. Ghotbi and Mr. Bernaz for coming from Switzerland.
And my sincere thanks to Mr. Gouget, CEO, and all the staff of Vacheron Constantin (Japan).
(Note: My apologies for having taken such a long time to post this. The event was held at the end of September).
Best,
Ken
This message has been edited by KIH on 2013-11-19 07:02:03
Comments:
Tick Talk November 19th, 2013-06:49
"Now the watches that CAN be shown here..." Where is the fun in that? Seriously, looks like a great "time" was had :-)
KIH November 19th, 2013-17:22
All I can say is.... ... they were incredibly beautiful pieces.... :-) Yes, I think this type of direct interaction with the brands is always essential and promotes loyalty from the owner side. It's fun and makes owners feel "important", and that is the key..... Especially be...
alex November 19th, 2013-10:56
Thanks Ken, was great meeting you and hopefully this will become a yearly event :-) I love Tokyo, if it were for me I would be organising a dinner there every other month!
KIH November 19th, 2013-17:22
Hahaha... ... I would be happy to have dinner with you every other month :-) Ken
Sandgroper November 20th, 2013-04:54
Hello Alex, hope you are well! On your way back..... you should organise a stop-over in The Land Down Under!:) The Patrimony Traditionnelle Petite Seconde in Platinum is just, just...........a marvel and on Top of my Dream List:) Hopefully I will be able to see it in the metal in Geneva soon:) Cheers Alex F...
mell0822 November 19th, 2013-14:40
I wish I could attend so as to get to interact with Japanese watch collectors, as I told Alex. But had to return home after the W&W. Maybe next time. Thanks for the post :) Melvin
KIH November 19th, 2013-17:24
Well, Melvin... ... you are always welcome to visit Japan and I will take you to dinner! All you have to do is to drop me a line! Ken
WHL November 19th, 2013-18:52
Thanks for the report, Ken.... It looks like a great event! Bill
KIH November 19th, 2013-19:26
My pleasure.... ... VC folks have always been good to me here and I much appreciate it. Ken
takashi78 November 20th, 2013-00:01
Great report Ken No wristshoots of the attendees? So this event is more of a GTG than say a launching of models?
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