A small get-together today, met another collector for the first time, and then there were these 2 beauties...

Straight off the bat we had something in common :)

and through our common facebook IWC South East Asia group I knew that forummer F-22 was bound for Hong Kong for a few hours, and I took the opportunity to swing by HK Flagship after being home-ridden for a few days because of a bad case of flu.

then a few new marvels crept in...

and reacquainting myself with this one since January in Geneva...

with this particular one admittedly very (too) big (for me), but sensational ! I will be thinking about this one ;)

Shing,

Terrific GTG. Those three watches were all well received at SIHH. The gold (but very pricey) Spitfire is a wonderful piece. You know how I feel about the DFB. The ceramic BP is stunning but even I find it too big for your( or my) wrist.
I hope a steel Spitfire big date will be a future offering.

Lovely lovely watches together again. They are quite rare to see in Basel.

A gtg seems to be the new flu remedy........I keep it in mind ;-)

Hi Shing,

Nice GTG, once again you make a post to wet people's appetite...
Its just too much to contemplate! ;-0

Thanks!

Wow, very nice, thanks for the report and great pictures! It's good to see you got rid of the flu!

Kind regards,

Clemens

rumour has it a few wrist curls, very slow pull-ups, and a protein shake a day can fix that! =P

"Straight off the bat"??? Maybe straight off the foot! :-)

Nice photos, Shing.

I agree with Alan - a steel Spitfire big date would be great!

Certainly was an enjoyable few hours of time meeting up with Shing,
and had a little tour inside the Flagship.
Saw quite a few limited pieces that were hard to find in BKK.

Not as much tho on the flight back. 2 minutes after takeoff, things gone bad.
Thick cloud, thunder storm on the horizon, took 20 minutes to fly through it.
Really though we were gonna crash, the whole cabin was absolute silent during the 20 minutes.
Few little girls cried and tear burst, in silent as well.
Happened once again during landing, but not as violent compared to takeoff.

Told the Thai cabin staff, today's flight is not "Smooth as silk" at all. =(

F-22, glad to see you safely back in BKK. Fellowships like these are one of the things that we are all happy to see. One forummer who flies in to check the flagship for 5 hours and another who plays host. That's the spirit!

Agreed. Shing is the perfect host for a visit to the Flagship boutique.

Shing, well which of three beauties besides the DFB did you take home this visit?
LOL. I think the BPP works for you, keep trying it on and in no time it will fit just fine.
Thanks for the great photos and have a good week.

Regards,
Kevin