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23 July 2012, 08:53 AM
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Last Night Dallas GTG!!!
We had a small group for dinner in the wineroom of a cajun seafood joint in Dallas last night! Beaumont Miller (John), Springer (John), Bewithabob (Bob), an office friend (Mike) and yours truly. Drinks, seafood and stunning, collector grade watches.
Our treasure trove included (sorry for the bad pics - the lights were horrible and I was working the wine pretty hard  John (Beaumont, pic #1 on the right) - gilt, chapter ring, exclamation point 5513 (stunner...), Gold 1680, MF 5512, 1610 nearly NOS - the bracelet clasp was so tight, I did not want to put it on my wrist, 1665 Great White John (Springer, pic #2 on right) - 1982 Tudor Big Block, 1675 on a Jubilee with meaty case, bevels and lugs, Beaumont tried not to let Springer know he liked it but wore it half the night - thereby eliminating any negotiating advantage he may have had  , TT Zenith Daytona, random 14060Bob (pic #1 on the left) - came late and stayed late and brought his white gold meteorite dial Daytona - it weighs 2 pounds - the dial under a loupe is outrageous - a special watchMike - a non Rolex friend I am converting to the darkside - brought a gorgeous Pam and IWC chrono diver - both large, chunky beautiful watches. Mike had Springers 14060 on his wrist 1/2 the night Me - GMT-C, 5513 MF, a sweet 1970s Glashutte and a special pocketwatch. Great time, thanks for reading
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23 July 2012, 08:55 AM
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Very nice watches and great group of guys too!! Thanks for sharing Russ!
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23 July 2012, 08:56 AM
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That's a fabulous collection! I hope the seafood was good!
I'm also glad to put some faces on names, looks like great times! 
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23 July 2012, 09:03 AM
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Legendary Rolex references on that table! Crazy!
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23 July 2012, 09:03 AM
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That looked likenit was a blast! Thanks for sharing!
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23 July 2012, 09:05 AM
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Some great pieces there, looks like a fun time. Thanks for sharing.
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23 July 2012, 09:05 AM
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nice pictures !
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23 July 2012, 09:06 AM
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Thanks for sharing
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23 July 2012, 09:10 AM
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Very cool watches! Looks like a fun GTG.
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23 July 2012, 09:15 AM
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Looks like a good time...
I see a lot of stainless steel and No gold or DD’s, hummm? 
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23 July 2012, 09:18 AM
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Great pics and wonderful watches! It is nice to put some faces with names. A legend has been unmasked:Beaumont Miller. I definitely owe John a drink or ten for all his insight and advice.
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23 July 2012, 10:25 AM
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23 July 2012, 10:26 AM
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What a great evening. No one really understands watch guys like other watch guys. Put 5 WIS in a wine room for four hours and you would be surprised at the watch stories, life stories, and knowledge shared. For myself, small events like this increase the joy and pleasure of the hobby and take it to another level. Russ you are a gracious host. Thanks for taking care of the details. Do you think I weakened my "hand" with Springer?
Mike I am sure our paths will cross in the future. I look forward to toasting TRF and the people it has brought together.
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23 July 2012, 10:28 AM
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23 July 2012, 10:29 AM
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Looks like a nice GTG... and great watches too.
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23 July 2012, 10:30 AM
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Looked like a great evening!
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23 July 2012, 10:47 AM
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Looks like a great night.
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23 July 2012, 10:50 AM
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Awesome to see you guys and your watches here:), great GTG!
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23 July 2012, 10:52 AM
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Thanks Ken. Coming from you that means a lot.
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23 July 2012, 11:08 AM
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Wow! Looks like you had a great time. Thank you for sharing
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23 July 2012, 11:08 AM
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This evening was a like great novel. A page turner for sure, written by a great assembly of WIS. I have never heard so many wonderful watch chapters! What a pleasure! (too bad, missing from the photos is Russ who was busy toggling the camera). We enjoyed hours of good laughs and stories while gazing at some truly beautiful, classic stunners. Seeing them all, reclining together, as a great troupe on the table with cases and watch boxes all around was overwhelming. Passing them about with a chance to examine these great examples up close, under a loop, holding them, taking them for a short ride on your wrist was a trip to the moon. No casualties on the affair, but I believe Mike was completely infected with a ROLEX craving by evening's end. And my own enthusiasm for the classics has been completely fanned by this fabulous company (not to mention that enormous Grey Goose martini glass that had been twice emptied by the time photo#1 was taken). Nice after effects. Now I just had to explain this to Sharon when I got in- her first question- "did you buy me a watch?" More great WIS times for us together are sure to come.
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23 July 2012, 11:54 AM
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Nice pictures, thanks for sharing
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23 July 2012, 11:59 AM
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Looks like you guys had a fabulous time.
Great group of watches by the way. Thanks for sharing.
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23 July 2012, 12:02 PM
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Wow, wish I could have been then and seen my old 1665 JB
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23 July 2012, 12:07 PM
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Looks like a great GTG
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23 July 2012, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Beaumont Miller II
What a great evening. No one really understands watch guys like other watch guys. Put 5 WIS in a wine room for four hours and you would be surprised at the watch stories, life stories, and knowledge shared. For myself, small events like this increase the joy and pleasure of the hobby and take it to another level. Russ you are a gracious host. Thanks for taking care of the details. Do you think I weakened my "hand" with Springer? Mike I am sure our paths will cross in the future. I look forward to toasting TRF and the people it has brought together. Quote:
Hi All - PLEASE read Beaumont Miller and Bob's 2 posts carefully - they graciously define what our passion and this forum can be. PLEASE make the effort to attend or better yet, organize a GTG in your town. The personal experience from sharing our passion and meeting with others is so special
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23 July 2012, 12:10 PM
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Glad you guys had fun. Sorry I missed that one.
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23 July 2012, 12:10 PM
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That's an incredible selection of watches you have all assembled for your GTG!
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23 July 2012, 12:49 PM
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Incredible GTG and great time pieces!
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23 July 2012, 01:10 PM
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John is as honest and classy as they come, just like youNice pictures!! Really like the 1680/8 & Gilt 5512!! Always enjoy GTG reports!!
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