Our hosts were Dr Frank Muller and David Ponzo of SWATCH Group.

The location was Long Beach (Seafood) Restaurant @ Dempsey; the former British Army camp.

The guests were watch-friends of Glashuette Original:   Customers, Moderators from three horology websites and Journalists from TimeWerke magazine in Singapore.

There was little notice: got a telephone call on Friday afternoon saying Dr Muller was in town and we all turned up the next evening. It had been a sweltering, tropical day so the mugs of Tiger Beer were very welcomed.

All the usual "watch" crowd from the old days were there - it was like a school reunion

 

PEOPLE and WATCHES

 

 

Dr Frank Muller, CEO Glashuette Original

Frank's GO Sport Evolution Chronograph

 

 

 

David Ponzo (now President SWATCH South-East Asia) and now fiancee, Svetlana Zavgorodnyaya

Congratulations on both counts, David!

 

 

 

 David's Omega Seamaster Co-Axial Chronograph rated to 600m

 

 

 

Genii Koh, SWATCH Group SEAsia GO  & J*D brand manager

 

Genii's Jaquet Droz

 

 

Peter Chong, Lange Owners' supremo and website forum moderator

Peter's GO Karree Perpetual Calendar

 

 

Zach Toh, website forum moderator

 

 

Alan Teo, our 'supplier' who fuels our addiction.

 

 

Tay Kok Choon, website forum moderator

Example of Kok Choon's GO Singapore 40th Anniversary (SS case and Meissen Dial)

- PuristSPro Archive Photo

 

 

Eric (SWATCH), Jeffrey Sim, 'Jokoh' and Kok Choon

Out of shot was Vernon Lim - Watch Friend, with his GO Senator Navigator but another Watch Friend - Jefferey had a similar watch on....if you squint, you may spot it !

 

 

'Jokoh'

 Watch Friend

 

 

 

Your secret squirrel Wine, Food & Epicurean Delight forum moderator......er......testing the crab  

Kong, website moderator, is out of shot

 

Kong's Sinn 144 Chronograph and MTF's GO Panograph (recently discontinued)

Two PuristS' German Pieces.

 

 

SJX, website moderator

Timmy Tan, TimeWerke Magazine

Timmy's Rolex Milgauss from Geneva

Much admired for it's unobtainability and premium pricing anywhere else in the world.

 

 

PHOTO SESSION

With Peter Chong, Harry Tan, SJX, Kok Choon and Zach Toh toting half-a-trolley full of photography equipment around, things soon got out of hand as they set up an impromptu photo session with 1, 2, 3 and finally 4 flash-gun set-up.

Genii was the congenial 'model' sporting a number of different watches.

 

 

 

REST OF US

Whilst the photographers were playing with their toys, the rest of us were enjoying the company, drinking a little wine, talking about watches and just having fun as watch friends.

Our thanks to GO and SWATCH Group for bringing some of the Singapore Watch Friends together with a lovely meal.

Also thanks to all participants for their company and watch talk.

Our personal thanks and photo-credits to Harry Tan, SJX and TimeWerke Magazine that helped with this account of the evening.

Regards,

MTF & Kong

 

 

 

 

 

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To read the rest of MTF & Kong's report, please CLICK HERE

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