Some 10 Day Fun

For my Christmas present, I was lucky enough to secure some Basel Press
Kits which are absolutely fantastic as you get some high quality pics,
detailed information on the pieces being released and those wonderful
colour movement pics. Given that I just got my PP 5100J in October as a
birthday present to myself, imagine my joy when I received the Basel
2000 press kit which covers the 10 day and the World Time.
To me collecting all the catalogues, brochures, books and other Patek
Philippe paraphernalia is a great way to learn about the brand and its
rich history.

Here are some fun pics for your enjoyment.

Glamour shot ( I still think the yellow gold is the most photogenic,
but then I'm biased).
Photo of 10 in front of Yg 10 Photo



10 Day in front of press kit cover.




Close-up





Hope you like the pics as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Happy New Year and I look forward to 2008!

Paspaley Polo In The City

Earlier in the week our friend Helena rang and asked if we would like to attend the Paspaley Polo in The City. We said yes and were invited along. Very interesting as neither of us knew much about Polo apart from it involving men riding horses and hitting a ball with a stick (and that Charles, William and Harry all play). We were guests in the Jaeger LeCoultre Marquee. We had a great day, wonderful canapes, great Champagne and interesting people. We must remember to wear hats and sunscreen as I got a little burnt and Vikki has some very interesting tan lines on her decolletage. So here are a few photos of our Day at the Polo.

The Invitations





Me enjoying a glass of Mumm Champagne



Vikki outside the Jaeger marquee


The Jaeger LeCoultre display


The guests in the Jaeger marquee


Some of the Jaeger polo team




We had a great time and really enjoyed learning about a sport we had not known much about. The only thing that would have been better was less time between games or more games. But it was lots of fun.

Thanks for having a look and catch you soon!

Ride In To The Danger Zone

Well I went to buy a Hublot the other week and thought I would pop into one of the other watch shops before I had another look at the Hublot. I found the following watch which had only come in during the week and decided it was a little more special than the Hublot. Which watch you ask? That would be the black ceramic IWC Split Seconds TopGun...Here are a few pics









Never really got over selling the Panerai PVD, that black case is still hot. At least with the ceramic case I wont be as worried about scratches, that was the biggest draw back with PVD.

Thanks for having a look!!
Catch you later.

Ultra Rare, One of a Kind, LNNB

Last week was my birthday. To honour the occassion Vikki found a very rare time piece. Very inaccurate time keeper but it is unique and is not replaceable.

So here it is the most unique, definitely the rarest and tastiest timepiece I have ever seen.....



Me with a glass of Piper and the cake.....



The obligatory wrist shot...



Vikki also took me to The Basement for the Sinatra Rocks The Basement show. Great night with fantastic performances from Jeff Duff and three other performers. Here's me enjoying a delicious cocktail called Earth, Wind and Fire....


Thanks for having a look and catch you soon!!

10 DAYS!!

Okay, this is of course referring to the fabulous Patek Philippe 10 Day 5100.
Managed to pick this up after first hearing that it might be for sale about 5 months ago from a dealer in Sydney. Sort of forgot about it until I went and visited the dealer and cheekily asked if his client was still intending to sell the watch. His reply was "he doesn't have it anymore", momentary flash of disppointment, I asked what happened to it and he said "I have it". Then the dealing commenced. I walked out of the shop with the biggest smile on my face and sent Vikki an SMS saying...trouble happen...new watch. Well when she walked in the front door after work her her first words were "it's the 10 day isn't it?" Well how did she know? Good guess on her part. She was with me when I had been to the dealer before and heard me discussing it with him, maybe her memory isn't that bad.

So, onto the photos of this absolute stunner of a watch.







And finally a shot of the Patek "family" showing the different movements.



Thanks for having a look!!
Catch you soon!

Omega Boutique opening

Thought I should update my blog as it has been a little while since I have.
I was invited to the launch of Sydney's Omega boutique in June. Here are a few shots of the guest of honour Cindy Crawford, that I was able to take on my mobile. Wasn't able to get too close unfortunately.






I have a link to the Omega events page, for the the Sydney opening, in my "favourite links" to the left.

Then in August I attended an Omega GTG at the boutique. Here is what Sam a fellow watch enthusiast had to write about the night and photos that he took of the night.

2007 Omega GTG Sydney
This year's gtg took on a slightly different format. But before I get ahead of myself, let me back track a little. As with last year's gtg, I again hoped to have Omega's team involved and that they could show the collectors the new range of watches from Basel. But because the Omega boutique was scheduled to open around the same time as when I was hoping to have the GTG, I've then had to postpone it till August. Which basically meant that many of the collectors would have already seen the latest offerings from the Basel show. Nevertheless, there are still collectors who have yet to see any of the new stuff with their own eyes, and so it is still quite a good eye opener. What started out as an intimate affair between collectors and ogling of each others' watches, became a full scale event as guests of Omega. Of course, there was still the ogling of watches, except this time it was Omega's collection, and quite a big one at that.


It was extremely generous of Omega to offer the boutique for the GTG, and even more generous of them to offer catering as well as a huge variety of drinks of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic variety.
From a humble beginning of around 15 people at last year's GTG, this year's event saw a good 40-50 people altogether, many of whom were newbies (at least to Omega/WIS gatherings) and we also managed to score a couple of Paneristis over! Many of the Omega sales team were also present, mingling, chatting, showing watches and so forth. Both the boutique manager and the Omega brand manager gave speeches and talked to the collectors. Watchmakers were also present to talk more technical... errr... talks.
We marvelled at the finishing of the cal 8500/8501, amazed at the heft of the solid gold 45.5mm Planet ocean on bracelet, gasped at the intricate movement and craftsmanship of the limited edition split second chronograph pocket watch, (a steal at $113k AUD or there abouts...) and enjoyed the thoroughly ambrosian hor's doeuvres.





This was another great night of watch appreciation.


Thanks for having a look and catch you soon

New Addition

Well most people start their collection with the latest brand in my collection. Bit backwards I know...but the brand never really appealed to me until now. What brand is it I hear you ask?

ROLEX.

The watch?... Stainless Steel Daytona black dial with Rolex movement.

Here are some pics that I managed to take of it.







Thanks for having a look at the newest addition to my collection!!

Catch you soon!!