Gary G
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Other Independent Watches at the Fest
Dec 05, 2009,17:15 PM
We're in the home stretch: some images of many of the other watches present at the GTG on Thursday night.
Highest representation (other than KV watches) went to PSM. We had one Piccadilly, two Shimodas, two of the "1 in 20" series (a white dial and cream dial, as seen at top) and three unique pieces (center):
Here are Fighting Time and Trapped in Time, flanking Shimoda RG #1:
The three unique pieces -- on the right is "Phoenix," with the dial by a Japanese engraver. The engraving work on the other two (and mokume on the left) is by Kees Engelbarts:
Here's the Phoenix in color:
...and Fighting Time and Trapped in Time one last, uh, time:
Not one, not two, but three Resonances! Slightly different dial colors and guilloche in evidence on each:
Two of the Resonances and a lovely CS with my personal favorite from FPJ, the Vagabondage -- love seeing the balance swinging away, and the 5 minute sliding "jump" hour mechanism is extremely trick. It was great to be able to see this piece in person!
Vianney was represented by three Classics. My only disappointment (how I could even use that word to describe any aspect of this event is beyond me) was that I was hoping that some member of the group would have/bring an Antiqua -- can't have everything!
Oh, as long as we're hanging out, how about taking a look at a Haldimann central tourbillon? Yowza!
Last but definitely not least, a brace of watches from Philippe Dufour. I looked right past that unassuming-looking one on the right all evening, until I flipped it over and...
...saw this! In retrospect, the small seconds at 7:30 should have been a dead give-away -- suffice it to say that this was one of the highlights of the evening for me.
Well, that's it! Hope you enjoyed this report a fraction as much as I enjoyed the evening. For me the event was one of the top two or three things I've done in this hobby -- and what made it ever so special was my five friends. The watches were great, but at the end of it all it's about the people!
Until next time,
Kari, er, Gary G!