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layne · 22 March 2010, 04:07 PM

After a long working week it is great to unwind. Im not sure it gets much better than a couple of enthusiasts getting together and discussing not much more than watches for a few hours over a nice dinner and drop of red wine.
For a group of six people, there was such a great array of watches on show and after everybody arrived, it didn’t take long for them all to come out & start circulating the table.

I start with Eddie’s box. He pretty much has all the bases covered - What a great collection!
I did notice the full set of stickers still on some of his watches which led me to ask him if he does indeed wear them all.

Next to me Arthur checks out the Explorer II. This has been on his wish list for some time. Here he holds it up to compare with his Daytona.

Here is Martin with a wristshot of his ExpII:

I think Eddie has it on in this pic.

Next up we have Steven sporting my DSSD – man that thing looks big!

After some time, our entrees came out & we had to clear the watches from the table. The waiter is putting some Parmesan on John’s pasta. Also in view are Martin’s oysters – kinda fitting to get oysters for such an occasion!

Ok, entrees are all done now and we can get back to watches. In this pic I think Martin is texting his wife telling her he just bought another watch.

Hey, is that the Roo in the background…

This daydate was one of my favourites for the night. This watch had incredible presence & one gets the feeling that this one more than makes up for the lack of bling in the rest of John’s (jac67) mostly vintage collection.

Another beautiful daydate there belonged to Eddie. Although I didn’t get a chance to wear this one, I thought the dial is simply stunning! I really like the feel & heft of a solid gold watch.

Eddie also has a Milgauss GV - a very nice piece - size, looks, versatility, the list goes on... As Arthur will attest to, it wears so well.

I think there were 2 of these there that night – Im not sure if this bluesy belongs to Eddie or John. In any case, what a striking deep blue dial this one has.

Courtesy of John, we had some very fine grails at our dinner. Here is his 92 Comex Sub – what great condition this one is in.

It was interesting to see the collecting path John has taken over the years. He started off with OPs, Dates, Airkings & datejusts and then moved to acquiring what would be grails in most Rolex enthusiasts’ collections - he has owned a 6264 PN, DRSD, red sub amongst others. Here is his 5513 Milsub:

Eddie’s box of wonders doing the rounds.

A nice AK that I think belongs to Martin (correct me if im wrong Martin).

Finally, we got to eat some nice deserts.

After desert was done and dusted we cleared the table for a group shot.

At the end, we asked the waiter to take a photo of us. From Left to Right: Eddie (DirectionEng), Arthur (Athas), Just in front of Arthur is Steven, Iam next to Steven, Next to me is Martin (Rolex Man) & standing in front of Martin on the far right is John (Jac67).

Thanks for looking and to all the guys there, thanks for taking the time to come out and bring some of your nice watches for all to appreciate!

John

Singslinger · 22 March 2010, 04:16 PM

Great pix - thanks for sharing!

limenko · 22 March 2010, 04:17 PM

Great pics John!! Looks like a good time was had by all. There are some nice watches there!!

Did you have a looksy at what Ricciuto was wearing?

davestan · 22 March 2010, 04:27 PM

Thanks for the photo's. That is indeed a nice box of chocolates

layne · 23 March 2010, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limenko

Did you have a looksy at what Ricciuto was wearing?

As there were such nice watches on our table, there was no need to see what others were wearing.

I think he glanced over a few times though. We actually planted him there as our security guard!!

JJ Irani · 2 April 2010, 04:32 AM

Thanks for sharing those wonderful pics, John..............looks like you guys had a great time!!!

And the watches seemed to be having the "time" of their lives!!

Lol-x · 22 March 2010, 04:48 PM

Wow there was a lot of watches on show, well done guys

Looks like it was a great night

Ultraman · 22 March 2010, 05:10 PM

Plenty of nice watches, glad you gentlemen enjoyed yourselves! Thanks for sharing the pics!

sakuraba · 22 March 2010, 05:10 PM

Nice pics!

Thanks for sharing! All watches were awesome!

chrislkb · 22 March 2010, 05:11 PM

Cool! Thanks for posting this up!

wildsidemtb · 22 March 2010, 05:17 PM

Tell me which restaurant you go to and the next time you go. ...I'll be the guy with the balaclava on filling up my back pack with 30 rolexs..............Nice collections guys

TSW · 22 March 2010, 05:22 PM

Looks like you had a great time -thanks for sharing!

Poom · 22 March 2010, 05:31 PM

Great pics. Thks.

gone-rolex-mad · 22 March 2010, 05:36 PM

Wow thats a lot of metal!!

Sweramic · 22 March 2010, 05:50 PM

Looks like you had a great time!

Thanks for sharing

Changmaisausage · 22 March 2010, 06:02 PM

looks as if you guys had a great night and some great watches love the Comex.

jamesw · 22 March 2010, 06:03 PM

All great looking watches.

J.Wong · 22 March 2010, 06:09 PM

That was a fantastic meet and I'm glad to see some pictures of it. Not often you see a 16800 Comex and a Millsub at the same table!!

ROLEX MAN · 22 March 2010, 06:36 PM

Thanks John for posting had a whale of a time, food was fantastic, company was awesome, we must do it again.

What a huge collection for 6 people in little old Adelaide!

I even needed glasses at one stage, to see all the goodies....

Gaijin · 22 March 2010, 06:57 PM

Excellent!

RollieNZ · 22 March 2010, 07:05 PM

Thanks for your post, John
Great GTG and photos.

Love Adelaide!

Sure you didn't need a security guard with all that metal?

Cru Jones · 22 March 2010, 07:29 PM

Wow! Impressive! I'm sure the waiter must have thought he'd be getting a good tip! LOL.

R1@160@alltimes · 23 March 2010, 07:20 AM

Great GTG...thanks for sharing

diversified · 23 March 2010, 08:06 AM

Looking good guys. With all those nice watches, there is something about that AK I like.

Athas · 22 March 2010, 07:49 PM

Thanks John for organising the dinner. I had a great time and the company was excellent.

layne · 23 March 2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROLEX MAN

Thanks John for posting had a whale of a time, food was fantastic, company was awesome, we must do it again.

What a huge collection for 6 people in little old Adelaide!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athas

Thanks John for organising the dinner. I had a great time and the company was excellent.

Guys I had a great time too. Indeed, Some great watches, excellent company & interesting discussions.

It would be great to do it again sometime!

Mr Soy sauce · 22 March 2010, 08:47 PM

nice~ i really like to gather up and talk nothing but rolex with my mates as well

swissautopro · 22 March 2010, 09:43 PM

Looks like a great time! Thanks for sharing.

Psmith · 22 March 2010, 09:54 PM

Looks like a fun evening

Cheers

Dan Pierce · 22 March 2010, 10:07 PM

Looks like a great time, thanks for sharing.

dP

22 March 2010, 04:07 PM	#1
layne "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: John Location: Australia Watch: Rolex Posts: 253	A Friday Night GTG in Adelaide! After a long working week it is great to unwind. Im not sure it gets much better than a couple of enthusiasts getting together and discussing not much more than watches for a few hours over a nice dinner and drop of red wine. For a group of six people, there was such a great array of watches on show and after everybody arrived, it didn’t take long for them all to come out & start circulating the table. I start with Eddie’s box. He pretty much has all the bases covered - What a great collection! I did notice the full set of stickers still on some of his watches which led me to ask him if he does indeed wear them all. Next to me Arthur checks out the Explorer II. This has been on his wish list for some time. Here he holds it up to compare with his Daytona. Here is Martin with a wristshot of his ExpII: I think Eddie has it on in this pic. Next up we have Steven sporting my DSSD – man that thing looks big! After some time, our entrees came out & we had to clear the watches from the table. The waiter is putting some Parmesan on John’s pasta. Also in view are Martin’s oysters – kinda fitting to get oysters for such an occasion! Ok, entrees are all done now and we can get back to watches. In this pic I think Martin is texting his wife telling her he just bought another watch. Hey, is that the Roo in the background… This daydate was one of my favourites for the night. This watch had incredible presence & one gets the feeling that this one more than makes up for the lack of bling in the rest of John’s (jac67) mostly vintage collection. Another beautiful daydate there belonged to Eddie. Although I didn’t get a chance to wear this one, I thought the dial is simply stunning! I really like the feel & heft of a solid gold watch. Eddie also has a Milgauss GV - a very nice piece - size, looks, versatility, the list goes on... As Arthur will attest to, it wears so well. I think there were 2 of these there that night – Im not sure if this bluesy belongs to Eddie or John. In any case, what a striking deep blue dial this one has. Courtesy of John, we had some very fine grails at our dinner. Here is his 92 Comex Sub – what great condition this one is in. It was interesting to see the collecting path John has taken over the years. He started off with OPs, Dates, Airkings & datejusts and then moved to acquiring what would be grails in most Rolex enthusiasts’ collections - he has owned a 6264 PN, DRSD, red sub amongst others. Here is his 5513 Milsub: Eddie’s box of wonders doing the rounds. A nice AK that I think belongs to Martin (correct me if im wrong Martin). Finally, we got to eat some nice deserts. After desert was done and dusted we cleared the table for a group shot. At the end, we asked the waiter to take a photo of us. From Left to Right: Eddie (DirectionEng), Arthur (Athas), Just in front of Arthur is Steven, Iam next to Steven, Next to me is Martin (Rolex Man) & standing in front of Martin on the far right is John (Jac67). Thanks for looking and to all the guys there, thanks for taking the time to come out and bring some of your nice watches for all to appreciate! John

2 April 2010, 04:32 AM	#6
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,317	Thanks for sharing those wonderful pics, John..............looks like you guys had a great time!!! And the watches seemed to be having the "time" of their lives!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

22 March 2010, 04:48 PM	#7
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,714	Wow there was a lot of watches on show, well done guys Looks like it was a great night __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

22 March 2010, 05:10 PM	#9
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	Nice pics! Thanks for sharing! All watches were awesome! __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

22 March 2010, 05:11 PM	#10
chrislkb "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Christopher Location: Singapore Watch: out kiddo! Posts: 1,033	Cool! Thanks for posting this up! __________________ Viva La Rolex

22 March 2010, 04:16 PM	#2
Singslinger "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: singapore Posts: 6,425	Great pix - thanks for sharing!

22 March 2010, 04:17 PM	#3
limenko "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Milan Location: Sydney Posts: 898	Great pics John!! Looks like a good time was had by all. There are some nice watches there!! Did you have a looksy at what Ricciuto was wearing?

22 March 2010, 04:27 PM	#4
davestan "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 504	Thanks for the photo's. That is indeed a nice box of chocolates

22 March 2010, 05:10 PM	#8
Ultraman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 2,175	Plenty of nice watches, glad you gentlemen enjoyed yourselves! Thanks for sharing the pics!

22 March 2010, 05:17 PM	#11
wildsidemtb Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Watch: Sea Dweller, 5512 Posts: 602	Tell me which restaurant you go to and the next time you go. ...I'll be the guy with the balaclava on filling up my back pack with 30 rolexs..............Nice collections guys

22 March 2010, 05:22 PM	#12
TSW "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: TSW Location: Le Brassus Watch: Rolex & AP's Posts: 27,449	Looks like you had a great time -thanks for sharing! __________________ AP Owners Club IG @swiss.watch.connection

22 March 2010, 05:31 PM	#13
Poom "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 349	Great pics. Thks. __________________ Watch is all around! I love the crown of achievement!

22 March 2010, 05:36 PM	#14
gone-rolex-mad "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Andalucia Spain Watch: WG daydate-Daytona Posts: 1,338	Wow thats a lot of metal!! __________________ Choose to allocate your time to imbeciles at your peril!

22 March 2010, 05:50 PM	#15
Sweramic "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Europe Watch: Movies Posts: 4,531	Looks like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing

22 March 2010, 06:02 PM	#16
Changmaisausage "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: David Location: UK/Qatar Watch: SeaDweller Posts: 470	looks as if you guys had a great night and some great watches love the Comex. __________________ Patek Phillipe / Rolex / Tudor

22 March 2010, 06:03 PM	#17
jamesw "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 209	All great looking watches.

22 March 2010, 06:09 PM	#18
J.Wong "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Jon Location: Hong Kong Watch: Tudor/Rolex Divers Posts: 244	That was a fantastic meet and I'm glad to see some pictures of it. Not often you see a 16800 Comex and a Millsub at the same table!! __________________ Member #88 Instagram : @jwlife37

22 March 2010, 06:36 PM	#19
ROLEX MAN 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Martin Location: Home and Away Watch: you? "YES PLEASE"! Posts: 3,744	Thanks John for posting had a whale of a time, food was fantastic, company was awesome, we must do it again. What a huge collection for 6 people in little old Adelaide! I even needed glasses at one stage, to see all the goodies.... __________________ *it's not just about telling the time...* *happy rolexing...* I'm just a man with a passion

22 March 2010, 06:57 PM	#20
Gaijin 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,243	Excellent!

22 March 2010, 07:05 PM	#21
RollieNZ "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: Auckland, N.Z. Watch: Day Date YG Posts: 320	Thanks for your post, John Great GTG and photos. Love Adelaide! Sure you didn't need a security guard with all that metal?

22 March 2010, 07:29 PM	#22
Cru Jones 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CET Posts: 35,703	Wow! Impressive! I'm sure the waiter must have thought he'd be getting a good tip! LOL.

23 March 2010, 07:20 AM	#23
R1@160@alltimes "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: ♛ Posts: 4,408	Great GTG...thanks for sharing __________________

23 March 2010, 08:06 AM	#24
diversified "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Jim Location: State College PA Posts: 1,694	Looking good guys. With all those nice watches, there is something about that AK I like.

22 March 2010, 07:49 PM	#25
Athas "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Watch: SD,Daytona,P233,PO Posts: 163	Thanks John for organising the dinner. I had a great time and the company was excellent.

22 March 2010, 08:47 PM	#27
Mr Soy sauce Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: migao Location: auckland Posts: 33	nice~ i really like to gather up and talk nothing but rolex with my mates as well

22 March 2010, 09:43 PM	#28
swissautopro "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Mike Location: South Carolina Watch: 3.3M 1655 Mk I Posts: 2,384	Looks like a great time! Thanks for sharing. __________________ "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a bandit, and scarcity like an armed man." Proverbs 24 "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt." Unknown "Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food." Proverbs 12

22 March 2010, 09:54 PM	#29
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Looks like a fun evening Cheers __________________

22 March 2010, 10:07 PM	#30
Dan Pierce "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,350	Looks like a great time, thanks for sharing. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

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