Northern Kentucky Vintage Rolex GTG

[mike]

I'm packed and ready.

[therolexguy]

Originally Posted by mike

I'm packed and ready.

I feel like I'm 12 years old again going to camp tomorrow. WHOO HOO!

[eagle_lex]

hey Dan!!!! im in big man! see you proabably a little before noon. ill call ya on the way.
both rollies are cleaned and boxed up along with the breitling SA. SAR on my wrist.

[Mosco]

Dan,

I am in!

Greg

[jdc]

Have a great time you all, and a raise a glass to those of us who can't be there but wish we were

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by jdc

Have a great time you all, and a raise a glass to those of us who can't be there but wish we were

Thanks, Martin. But if we raise a glass for each of those who can't make it I'll be passed out by 12:30.
dP

[Dan Pierce]

Latest list update as of this morning:

1-PhPuser -John
2-Sunburst- Joji
3-Mike
4-Vadehat- Joe
5-theken-Mark
6-Eagle Lex- Ed
7-slc1310- Steve
8-kelly56- Mike
9-brit78- Tim
10-the rolexguy- Todd
11-dp- Dan
12-unclesallie- Dan if schedule permits
13- mosco- Greg

Just a few hours from now.............
dP

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Thanks, Martin. But if we raise a glass for each of those who can't make it I'll be passed out by 12:30.
dP

Drunk at a GTG, know that would be strange Dan

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by jdc

Drunk at a GTG, know that would be strange Dan

It would be downright.........................
dP

[Brit78]

See you all in a few hours. I will be there around 2 probably. Looking forward to it.

[eagle_lex]

hey dan thanks for the invite and i had a blast. sorry i had to duck out on lunch. i met alot of good guys and got to see a ton of great pieces. thanks again to everyone involved. we should do it again sometime.

[Dan Pierce]

Ed, great to meet you and glad you could make it. Just got back and working on pics now. So many people, watches, stories, info, etc....
Thanks to all that participated, it was a great turnout.
More to come...........
dP

[sunburst]

Dan, another great KY GTG with great folks.
Thanks for all the work behind the scene and Charlie Cleves for the hospitality.
This GTG has worked out very well for me.
I've dropped off my wife and daughter at Newport Aquarium before the GTG and picked them up after the GTG for shopping at Trader Joe's (I'm posting this message in the parking lot of Trader Joe's) and will stop by at our friend's house in Florence on the way back to Crestwood.
Got to see the Marathon SAR in person and tried it on to make sure that it's not too big for my wrist. I'll be placing order for SAR on Monday (it's a great looking tool watch).

[kelly56]

Thanks to Dan Pierce for organizing this GTG and to Charlie Cleves for picking up the tab for lunch. A great outing.

[garyk]

Great to meet everyone and thanks to Dan for the Paul Newman picture to go along with my Paul Newman Chrono.

Gary

[eagle_lex]

wait a minute!!! i missed a free lunch! wtf! ok Charlie Cleves get my business first on my next watch purchase or service. thats crazy and nice of him to do. ok you guys stay in touch with me. some really good people for sure!

[Dan Pierce]

Welcome aboard, Gary. I told you the water was warm.
What a great time made possible by everyone who traveled and took time out of their schedules to participate.
Many thanks to Charlie Cleves and everyone at Cleves & Lonnemann [a name I constantly misspell] Jewelers for their hospitality [coffee, lunch]. Also, no suprise of the TRF generosity exhibited by John [PhPuser] and Todd [therolexguy] for bringing Spirit and Silletto mags. Then Greg [mosco] shows up with a very cool Orbita travel case to donate to the proceedings.................... [that mysteriously ended up in my possession.......... .thanks again, guys!
Great to meet Mike [finally!!!] and see his stunning collection and checkout that amazing Omega Polprof [spelling??], what a hoot!
Great to see old friends from an earlier GTG, Joji, Mike, and Steve.
Thrilled that Greg got to join us at the last minute, we enjoyed his eclectic and exotic examples, plus a couple of Red Stripes, mon!
Todd brought a Bond, a real Bond, sporting an 18mm authentic Bond strap. Not to mention a wealth of reference material.
Mark [theken] came away the proud new owner of a couple new [no, old] pieces, congrats.
Tim [brit78] was a late comer but made up for it with his very cool Panny.
Ed, nice to match a face with the voice. Keeneland, brother!!
Y'all made this GTG a great success and a blast, so thanks.
Ok, here's the pics........but a disclaimer: sorry no multi watch wrist shots, no TRF group shots, I guess we were really into the watches. But there's one nato shot to piss off JJ!!!!
dP

[jdc]

Great pictures Dan, some lovely pieces at the GTG

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by jdc

Great pictures Dan, some lovely pieces at the GTG

Thanks, Martin. It was a year ago today I was flying home from London.
dP

[R1@160@alltimes]

Thanks for sharing great pictures Dan!!

Looks like you all had a great time. Some very nice vintages pieces

[sleddog]

Great pics Dan..! looks like lots of great vintage there.!
Even JJ was there......
Thanks for letting us in,
Rob.

[therolexguy]

Dan, I had a GREAT time. Was well worth the drive and the guys were all great. Thanks to Dan for setting this up and anytime I'm in the market for a vintage piece or need one fixed, I'm going to Charlie. What unbelievable hospitality. Totally unexpected. Thanks.

[mike]

What a great time!!

Dan, I can't tell you what an honor it was to meet you and all the guys at the GTG. What a great bunch of guys with an amazing collection of watches.

A special thanks to Charlie and his staff for opening up his shop and making us feel so at home (not to mention picking up lunch).

All you guys just re-enforce what a great bunch of people we have on TRF and what a great hobby this is. The watches, the stories, the friendship, it just doesn't get any better.

Thank you so much for the Paul Newman photo...uh, my wife won't give it back. If fact she asked if I got any wallet size.

[unclesallie]

hey dan, great pics! looks like you guys had a great time! sorry i couldn't make it....but do think about York in June...NAWCC National and I think we can arrange for a tour of the National Watch and Clock Museum across the river in Columbia(Pennsyvlania).

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by unclesallie

hey dan, great pics! looks like you guys had a great time! sorry i couldn't make it....but do think about York in June...NAWCC National and I think we can arrange for a tour of the National Watch and Clock Museum across the river in Columbia(Pennsyvlania).

Dan,
I'd love to make it. I'll do my best. Btw, your name came up more than a few times..........something about an unpaid bar tab or somethin' or other......
dP

[unclesallie]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Dan,
I'd love to make it. I'll do my best. Btw, your name came up more than a few times..........something about an unpaid bar tab or somethin' or other......
dP

uhh, you must have the wrong guy?

[Lowflight]

Wow...I sure like that 5513

Looks fun

[theken]

Thanks Dan, Mike and Charlie for everything you did to make this GTG a fun afternoon. This is a great group for a new guy like me to learn from and get expert answers to all of my many questions about vintage Rolex.
Count me in for the next GTG which I hope will be in the not so distant future.
It was fantastic to meet all of you. Best regards to everyone who attended. Mark

[PHPuser]

I should be poting some pics tomorrow,. I have a film camera and they need to be developed. Anyway thanks to Charlie and the people from Cleves and Lonne???????.
Had a great time, It was really nice to finally meet some of the gang from here.

[diversified]

That Seamaster looks huge!