Horological Meandering

I always knew watches would be the death of me, but now I think it will be the watch get-togethers that will do me in. After just about recovering from the 3.30am finish in Melbourne two days ago, three hardcore Purists talked till sunrise after a delight...  

Great pictures of watches and food.Good to see a peter speake marin watch.Met him last year in melbourne and admire his passion, direction and his watches ( his new inhouse movement is a real beauty and very unique ).I was lucky to dine at quay 2 years ag... 

for the no show have been ill last few days and didnt recover looks like you guys had a great dinner experience with a spectacular view im licking my lips while writing

Thanks for sharing the photos! Quay is fantastic. Bummer I missed out as I was totally out of the loop!! How do I sign up for this next time? Love the Speake Marin apperance and Oh my God there is an KV Observertoire in Sydney?!!!!

I mean: ask the lawyer cen@jkt

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They have the same relationship as Clark Kent and Superman, and he was his "mild-mannered" self that evening. But The Nun is never far away when you need her ... A

Hi Sidney, you would have been most welcome. And yes I am sure Sydney was aglow with the Observatoire in town, but it has unfortunately jetted out again. Hope we can catch up another time. Regards Andrew

Would love to meet up with you guys and the food and watches.... would be a lot of fun! Ah... the Kari belong to the nun... ;D Wow, great effort to join all the way from the other coast! Well done!

.... and don't forget the occasional Kiwi across the Tasman. Sydney is only three hours away.

Hi Phinz, PM me your contact details (remembering to leave spaces in email addresses so they are not supressed) and I will certainly keep you informed of any trans-Tasman activities. Andrew

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Hard sugar crust with pavlova/meringue filling and soft centre, on a guava ice. Also bigger than it looks in Andrew's photo (fortunately) Regards, Richard.

That is some GTG. Independents Day indeed! I had no idea that there were some Habrings here in Sydney! I'm the person who organised a Peter Speake-Marin dinner in Sydney last year, and I was also involved with the Melbourne one. I wish that I'd known that... 

I missed the PSM GTG as well, but heard it was great. Andrew

It'd be fun to catch up some time. I hang out with a hardcore group of about 20 WISs in Sydney... It's a shame that you couldn't go to the PSM dinner in Melbourne, Frank did a great job with it from all reports.

It was great to meet up with you all and to put a face to the names (I now know that the habit wearing lawyer is a real person ). Wow, you went on for another 5 hours (or so) after I left !!! I hope everyone managed to get to their flights on time. I did ...  

... pleased you reached contentment for your next piece. Andrew

My jealousy knows no bounds after this post -- the watches, the food (Looks amazing!), and what I'm sure was delightful company and conversation. Oh, when is that Star Trek transporter beam going to be ready?! Thanks for capturing the good times down unde... 

...thanks for all the Habring 2 pictures. There's a nice little collection of them on that table! Love it! Cheers, Daos

For showing us what a great GTG you all had. I loved the photos of the Habrings.

watrches wise , and food wise . Thanks for posting. Faisal

Great post and photographs Andrew! GEO

... I wasn't the only one taking photos. All of the better composed and artistic shots were taken by TM, particularly the ones with the Sydney Opera House in the background. The harbor really is a stunning backdrop for such a special GTG. Andrew

Thanks for posting, Andrew! anaesdoc

We are a relatively small community spread widely across a large continent, but it would be great to keep in touch. If any Australian PuristS would like to be involved in future get-togethers, either locally or nationally or use a network to get messages ... 

The PuristS Aussies really know how to roll out the red carpet. Delicious looking food, great wines, awesome watches and best of all staying up late to enjoy the wonderful discussions and camaraderie. Well done guys! Regards, ED-209

(centre left below) Cheers, pplater....  

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dinner till sunrise! The Art Series, hmmm ...good stuff. Thanks for the sharing Andrew. Kong

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Looks very delicious... Thanks for sharing those brilliant post :o) Best Chung

...to TM for making the effort to visit 'the family' Down Under, and to Andrew for marshalling the effort. It was a sensational (if exhausting!) time. Here's another snap from the day: there are four bridges in this photo - how many can you name? [wrist a...  

I can recognize the Brooklyn bridge on the right side of the Corum golden bridge in front of the Sidney Harbor Bridge, but what's on the other side of the dial? Looks like it was fun, and for once, cooler than Boston! A

... always happy to see pictorial sharing of GTG organized from around the world. PuristS is really growing fast. IGOTT2 will be fun and bigger for all of us to come! thanks for sharing, Andrew. stefan

the food .... looks GORGEOUS! Thanks for sharing with us. Oliver

Melbourne for that. Although I have no independant watches though. I would have loved to meet TM Great pics \Thanks Andrew Julian

Hi Julian, No independents required, only enthusiasm. In fact there were a whole range of watches present and that was really just a play on words as we dined at Quay on American Independence Day, which seemed appropriate for TM's visit. Hope we can catch... 

I see a Ludovic watch, one of the new independents that I am hoping to see more interesting pieces from. Looks like a great event with wonderful watches, I'm sure wonderful persons, and delicious food! Thanks for sharing!

Like the watches. Love the food!

...but I flew out of Sydney a couple of days prior. Plus I didn't get an invite. No matter. Put me on the mailing list for the next one! Cheers Tony P

... you were in Shanghai or at some watch event, Tony. Will keep in touch. Andrew

the food is excellent... looked like a great evening in Sydney... thanks for sharing...

Some watches are familiar to me... Specially the 2 " wandering " APs. And what to say about this delicious early Memovox with these very special " roll " lugs? Who is the Lucky Bastardo, eeeh? Guys, you know how to spend an excellent moment. I love your s...