cc Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I woke up on a beautiful Sat. morning feeling a little sluggish after a night of fine dining with member R2D4 who happened to be on a business trip here in lovely Southern California. Went to Roy's and had a *few* drinks also accompanied by my wife. Thank you dinner btw..... you were supposed to be OUR guest..... Arriving at BJ's 6 mins late, I walk in to find R2D4 already assembling a table for 8......while enjoying a Nutty Brunette. I sat down and asked if his navigation system gave him anymore trouble (went 40 miles the wrong direction the day before) lol!! Next up to arrive was CarlsbadRolex with his gear full of watches to show off. After ordering our first round of beers and a diet coke, I see this gentleman walking in as if he was looking for party when he immediately notices our watches on our table and courteously comes over to introduce himself as "bdocili". Next was Jake48 always with a smile and ready to satisfy his thirst after a long ride to the restaurant in his new car (congrats btw). Last to join our group was LegendofSpeed....... fashionably late, as he always likes it.... We all mingled and had a blast. It was great to see new and old faces. Like the previous meet, all attendees were saturated rich in knowledge about horological timepieces. I was again, overwhelmed with such great information but was all ears. I think there was about 500-600k worth of watches on the table. Soo many watches to try on. Man....MANY beautiful watches.....gens and reps. Can you spot them?? Of all things, I forgot my camera at home so i had to bribe my wife to bring her camera that she happened to carry on her. I want to apologize for the horrible pictures. Her camera sucks. I tried saving some but they just came out too damm blurry due to the dark lighting in the dining area. I would have taken more pictures but my many Nutty Brunette Brown Ale's tasted too good..........i just need the beer to touch my lips and that's it... KEEP THEM COMING!!! Ok Ok.... enough of me yappin. Here are some pictures of the GTG. Introduction of the "Socal Mofo's" R2D4 & Jake48 huh?? lol!! LegendofSpeed Carlsbad Rolex bdocili...trying to give me five. i forgot to take a picture of myself...... so here is my pup Tato for Potato with my The Zigmeisterfied UPO Gen 250 The Zigmeister relumed MBW AP Roo Which one's the gen??? Wristcheck anyone?? FYI: did you know that Chopard rubber straps are vanilla scented????? OOOohh........1st Gen Ti Avenger..... She's a beauty!! Gen? This Gen Navitimer bracelet feels like BUTTER!! R2D4 walked out with an extra watch for his collection from Carlsbadrolex.... Jake48 and his Gen *cough* SSD....this IS a beauty LegendofSpeed with his 188 me 5 hours later.....................(table was cleared a couple times) Cheers!! cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 ......while enjoying a Nutty Brunette. Now this sounds interesting...... No really nice GTG, looks like you guys had a good time and with some very nice watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks great guys! Can't wait for the upcoming EU GTG.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like a great time guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like one of the best yet and I'll bet you had a few curious onlookers with all those watches on the table. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleobis Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 very nice watches and pics Also cool to see a californian liking Sauber. I was sad that they got bought by BMW~. Though I like bmw team I miss peter sauber on the paddock... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 just imagine there was a hold-up in the restaurant. Some guy walks out with what he thinks is the steal of his life.... and a group of pepole who have a hard time explaining to the cops what was stolen..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleobis Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 just imagine there was a hold-up in the restaurant. Some guy walks out with what he thinks is the steal of his life.... and a group of pepole who have a hard time explaining to the cops what was stolen..... In all the bad that would be...it would still be funny lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like it was a success and a Blast. Some nice timepieces there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Ah man, I wish I could have been there. Looks like it was a good time. The best thing about these GTGs is that you get to test drive (for a few hours) the many many watches you've been thinking about but haven't pulled the trigger on. And from the looks of it, there were several watches there I've had my eye on for quite some time. Next time for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Great showing, guys REALLY sorry I missed this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 jealousy here bro, looks like yoy all had a great time, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyphis Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Very nice. Let's hope there are more GTG's in different locales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like a great GTG, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Holy envious collection Batman! Thanks for the great pictoral! It always makes a difference when people make the effort to share a great GTG experience. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Looks like 1 of the more successful GTGs. Thanks for the picturelog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake48 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Chinkie... Nice job getting everyone together - we really need to get that camera thing sorted out... And how come I have that happy look like I have been drinking - Oh wait - I see the empty glasses - I HAD been drinking :D :D Nice to see everyone and share our hobbie. Don't be shy. Come out for the next one. See you there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta8088 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Wow! Looks like you guys had a great time. What a nice collection of reps and gens on that table. I can only imagine how many people were breaking thier necks to look at everything on the table as they were walking by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Congrats to all on a very successful GTG. And I am glad to see that at least one person left with a new watch. Trading is half the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 OK, If the FBI shows up at my place asking about this I am going to use one of my three year old sons FAVORITE sayings... " What were we talking about???" (from Chicken Little). Jake48, you motivated me to do my CG's last night. After a late night trip to Home Depot, and about 4 hours of asking if I really wanted to try it. I have to say I am fairly impressed. Your technique worked well!!! The whole dremel and sanding disc thing was a bit scary, but it really worked. I will post some pics later. It was a GREAT TIME... Sorry I had to leave early to pick up my buddies. BUT, I got a SuperBowl ticket out of the deal, so it was worth the trip to LA! Cant wait to have another one! By the way, I am also VERY pleased with my acquisition from R2D4. I had never thought to pick up a SuperOcean, but I like it alot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake48 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 OK, If the FBI shows up at my place asking about this I am going to use one of my three year old sons FAVORITE sayings... " What were we talking about???" (from Chicken Little). Jake48, you motivated me to do my CG's last night. After a late night trip to Home Depot, and about 4 hours of asking if I really wanted to try it. I have to say I am fairly impressed. Your technique worked well!!! The whole dremel and sanding disc thing was a bit scary, but it really worked. I will post some pics later. It was a GREAT TIME... Sorry I had to leave early to pick up my buddies. BUT, I got a SuperBowl ticket out of the deal, so it was worth the trip to LA! Cant wait to have another one! By the way, I am also VERY pleased with my acquisition from R2D4. I had never thought to pick up a SuperOcean, but I like it alot! Congrats on the CG's - It is no easy task and when you consider you are one misstep away from your watch looking like the lid on a garbage can it takes some stones to give it a try! Look forward to seeing the pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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