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13 November 2011, 10:52 AM
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The London Christmas GTG 2011
Ok..
 Where to start!!?First of all I'd just like to say a HUGE thank you to Spudsy for arranging this and making it happen! Top bloke  Dan.. YOUR DA' MAN I also want to say it was absolutely fantastic meeting up with you all again, and find it brilliant how a source such as TRF can bring people together and build such great relationships (As friends Dan, don't worry).. For those that don't know, there happend to be a watch event on at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea called SalonQP. We (Me, Dan "Spuds", Steve "DiamondJack" and Paul "BH13GMT") thought this would be a great way to start the GTG so we made that our first stop before we met the others, I already attended the event on the 11th I thought another viewing won't hurt! Will it?!!  At the Saatchi Gallery there were some FANTASTIC watches, I mean guys.. really!!!  After meeting Dan and Paul at there hotel..  110 by goold1, on Flickr We headed over to SalonQP to meet Steve..  004 by goold1, on Flickr ...... Enough chatter.... More pics!!  005 by goold1, on Flickr ..... Ohhhhhh, look who it iss!! (Nathan aka Xenonphon)  112 by goold1, on Flickr   114 by goold1, on Flickr Nathan showing Dan his new baby... and Dan showing Nathan his new baby..   115 by goold1, on Flickr  044 by goold1, on Flickr  045 by goold1, on Flickr  010 by goold1, on Flickr  015 by goold1, on Flickr  016 by goold1, on Flickr  017 by goold1, on Flickr  034 by goold1, on Flickr  009 by goold1, on Flickr  008 by goold1, on Flickr Please.... For those with a nervous disposition please look away NOW!! I GIVE YOU.... OPERA!!!!  012 by goold1, on Flickr 300 Grams of yellow and white gold!  013 by goold1, on Flickr  014 by goold1, on Flickr Please may I have a try??!  116 by goold1, on Flickr  117 by goold1, on Flickr  119 by goold1, on Flickr  118 by goold1, on Flickr Ohhh sorry..  I forgot to mension the 240,000.00EU Price tag.. I then viewed Opera's "little sister"... the 30,000.00EU Stainless Steel version...  120 by goold1, on Flickr From left to right.. Steve(DiamondJack) Nathan(Xenophon) Paul(BH13GMT) Dan(Spuds) Me(Dingoo93)  121 by goold1, on Flickr All in all, a FANTASTIC day out for somebody with such a passion for watches.. On to the Dickens Inn!! Plenty of eyecandy availible here... For me personally, Steves WG (Blue Angel) was the star of the show!  126 by goold1, on Flickr Paul(BH13GMT) was sporting a beautiful Red Sub which I took quite a liking too...   158 by goold1, on Flickr Uncle Dan with his lovely EXP42!!  154 by goold1, on Flickr Time for a classic GTG group shot!  145 by goold1, on Flickr  147 by goold1, on Flickr Steve bought along some serious pieces!  150 by goold1, on Flickr  148 by goold1, on Flickr Shortly after a few others arrived but unfortunately I had to head of with Steve to catch a train home (which I missed).. Truely great people! Thank you again to Dan for doing all of this! And look forward to the summer GTG!!!! (More photos coming tomorrow)  -Dino
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13 November 2011, 11:01 AM
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Great pix and story Dino. Looks like you guys had heaps of fun.
So gutted that I couldn't make it this time, seriously thought the girls were coming back to the UK tomorrow night (my google calendar failed me this time  )
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13 November 2011, 11:30 AM
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Enjoyed the story and pics...Thanks!
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13 November 2011, 11:34 AM
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I really need to get to a GTG soon!!! Simply amazing timepieces all over the place! Dan you know I am biased towards the black dial 216570 and that is a stunner, however, Dino I am with you on the Opera! WOW, WOW! WOW!!! Thanks for sharing gents!
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13 November 2011, 11:40 AM
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Thanks for sharing.
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13 November 2011, 11:48 AM
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Great stuff Dino...I'd have loved to be there. The gallery is close to my apartment in London
 Good to see all your mugs again Great watches on show also.... Now where are all the shots of the party??? 
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13 November 2011, 12:11 PM
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Awesome pics of what looks like a great GTG! It is always great to see fellow TRFers sharing watches, food and fun!! Thanks Dino for sharing with us!
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13 November 2011, 12:30 PM
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Wow guys, what a cool day out..... watch heaven for me, good story and must of been a super day :-)
I must make this event some time!! I live in Denmark hope its OK to join in though?? Michael |
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13 November 2011, 12:39 PM
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Great pics Dino. Looks like you guys had a great time. Thanks for posting them.
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13 November 2011, 12:46 PM
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Dino, great shots! Looking forward to more too
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13 November 2011, 02:30 PM
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Great shots and looks like you boys had some fun!
Thanks for sharing!
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13 November 2011, 02:49 PM
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Looks like fun.
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13 November 2011, 03:54 PM
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Seems like you guys had a wonderful time, thank you for sharing that story as well as those pictures!
By the way, I'm kind of glad you didn't buy that Opera thing...I like gold as much as you do but there's always a limit!
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13 November 2011, 05:24 PM
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Beautiful shots - thanks for sharing!
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13 November 2011, 05:45 PM
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Excellent, thanks for sharing Dino
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13 November 2011, 06:02 PM
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Throughly enjoyed that Dino ... Thank you Good to see you again, roll on Summer
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13 November 2011, 06:10 PM
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Looks like another great GTG
But you look far to sober and where's the pizza Thanks for sharing this event Dino
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13 November 2011, 06:23 PM
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Great post and pix...well done, gentlemen.
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13 November 2011, 06:23 PM
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If I had the money I would buy the Opera just to sit and marvel at such a feat of engineering and design....Then I'd put on my WG Sub to go out with :)
Thanks for the report... |
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13 November 2011, 06:41 PM
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I wonder if the Opera would be covered by my health insurance,my arthritis just got worse ? I`ll have a word with my doctor next week.
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13 November 2011, 06:42 PM
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Great report Dino
More pics please
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13 November 2011, 06:51 PM
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fantastic! thnaks for sharing.
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13 November 2011, 08:04 PM
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Thanks gents!!! More pics
 100 by goold1, on Flickr  105 by goold1, on Flickr This is the gap where the Tower Bridge lifts up for large ships.. Big enough for a Rolex or twoo...  104 by goold1, on Flickr  101 by goold1, on Flickr My Hotel!  057 by goold1, on Flickr  065 by goold1, on Flickr A little more of London and its landmarks..  103 by goold1, on Flickr Tower Bridge is quite a structure! Attention to detail is fabulous.. (Note HMS Belfast battle ship in the background)  086 by goold1, on Flickr  084 by goold1, on Flickr  052 by goold1, on Flickr  051 by goold1, on Flickr Cheers! -Dino
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13 November 2011, 08:13 PM
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Looks like you had a great time! Dino, did you see the new Harry Winston Opus 11?
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13 November 2011, 08:15 PM
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13 November 2011, 08:17 PM
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Unfortunately she wasn't there this time... I would have LOVED to see it though!
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13 November 2011, 08:40 PM
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What a great day. First off it was Salon QP with some old favourite brands and some new ones but no Rolex there. Finishing off chatting to my current favourite brand, Bremont, I looked up and saw a rogues gallery of four familiar faces. Dan (spuds), Dino (Dingoo93), Paul (BH13GMT) and Steve (Diamond Jack). We spent a couple of hours wandering around and being fickle I was impressed with everything but in particular Bremont and Graham, strangely enough both British brands.
On to the good old Dickens bar at St Catherines Dock where we met Gabriel (Swearengen) and subsequently were joined by David (Illuminatus), Paul (AyeCaramba) and Stefan (StefanoA). As usual we drooled over each others watches and everyone was very polite about my Bremont ALT1-Z as I was the only person not wearing a Rolex - again. Steve's collection was fantastic - again but everyone had superb taste in watches, as would be expected. It was great to meet Dan, Dino, Steve, Paul and David again and real pleasure to meet Paul, Gabriel and Stefan for the first time. Well done Dan, once again and roll on the summer GTG. Great pictures too Dino.
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13 November 2011, 08:41 PM
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13 November 2011, 09:11 PM
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13 November 2011, 09:50 PM
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My Report ~ London Christmas GTG 12 November 2011
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