100% Passion.....

Well guy's... what a weekend..... pfff..... Philipp and i organised a little and very private gathering.
And invited some of the great guy's and friends we met the last 2 years... guy's with which we shared so much passion, fun and the depth of our 'HOBBY'... well just such crazy idiots like us LOOOOOOOOOOOL

So we had the meeting this weekend.... 22 crazy guy's and the lovely wife and friend of the family.
People from Germany, France, GB, Netherlands and the USA.

Crazy people... a lot well known in the community!!!!

And most important... so nice, warm and sharing people. The vibes where fantastic.. the weather perfect and the location all set for such an event.


First of all...... Philipp and i want to thank you guy's for the most amazing weekend.... well my highlight in my collecting time.
The passion, the fantastic atmosphere and the knowledge and watches you guy's shared..... i'm still can't find words for that.

It's so amazing... magic!!!

I have seen so many fantastic moments and sympathy between us all!!! That's the most beautiful thing i remember..... next to the unforgettable watches i was privledged to touch, feel, look at... in detail and put on my wrist.

You guy's put all so many energy in the watches.... you can feel it.
It was total relaxed..... all we hoped for... and as Matthias mailed me... Passionistis forever !!

Mike arrived one day earlier... and Philipp, Maurits and I had the great privilege to be able to smell, touch, feel, wear and study this sooooooooooo amazing watches in all rest and peace before... Mike... so big respect!!!!!!!!!!!!! Each and every watch a killer... so nice.... just perfect. But the passion you put in collecting is just amazing!!!!!!! Seeing you wrapping, well taking care of this watches time after time... you can just feel what they mean to you. I'm so, so impressed by that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So kind, gentlemen and willing to share.

Just like all of the guy's!!!!! Kamal... Roger... yes Roger... came all the way by car!!! and brought all the treasures... and all the paperwork to the Comexes.... sooooooo amazing to see all the letters from COMEX, others.... so many energy put in these watches!!!! Grail-Hunters you are!!!!!

But best was the spirit of the group!!!!! All relaxed, fun and happy people..... well enough talk... hit it.. images!!!!

The Location.....













First meetings ....












































So many great watches... a box of vintage Panerai and my favorite of them.






Something else... very special... but more about that later ;-))








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Well the sun was so tempting... and more people arrived!!!








And the watches... well ohhhhhhhhhh they were so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!






Well not really good to see in the boxes... but like this... wooooow for me the best (next to Mikes 3-6-9 Sub).... the 6200 made me dream... dream... maybe one day!!!!!!






6543 tropical brown from kamal and the guy drawling in his blouse... LOL










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All relaxed...
















Great watches......







Ahhh almost forgot....





Complete Marine National Commando Hubert Gear set... with knife, flippers, gore-tex suite,... re-breather, mask,... camouflage,.. well complete!!!! So rare... so cooooooooooooool and ONE CRAZY ANONYMOUS member wearing it LOL
























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Ahhhh more fun.....







And watches...











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Watches????????



Dream watches....




Calling all GMT's...... !!!!!!!!








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Calling all Newman's...............!!! (on that special sad day! we lost our hero!)









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Callling all Bigcrown's ............!!!!!!















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Calling all Patend Pendings.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!






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Calling all Milsubs (all references are there 5515.. 5513/5517...5517 W10's...)






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Calling all Comex......!!!!
















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Calling..... what are you guy's looking at..... ?












Calling allllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!











Then the sun went for a sleep.......











But the meeting went on.....LOL









More Deep Red...








More fun... more passion







And some of us got .... well call it overconfidence

Pressure-testing a BIG CROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOOOOOL








Well the night was still young..... some 'most amazing' little meetings outside...LOL (P,M,K you know what i mean LOOOOL) and some more drinking at the bar....




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The next morning was great again... very relaxed... sun, sun, sun...









And again a lot of great fun and talk... in the park.






Till afternoon when all friends packed and went for their homes... back to real life again... well... will be hard for me.. i guess it will still take a couple of days to be back on this planet again!!!!!
I'm still on drugs..... vintage Rolex drugs... the strongest stuff there is!!!

Guy's again sooooooo many thanks for joining us! Sharing and the fun you bring!!!!!