Whenever Tony Gomes (clepsydra) our (vintage) Portuguese friend visits the Big Apple, we always try to have a GTG in his honor. This continues the tradition of meeting at the NYC IWC Flagship Boutique for visiting IWC Collectors’ Forum friends and family. This year Tony is here with his lovely wife, Camila, for several months to help out with his new grandchild.
We were very happy to have Edouard d'Arbaumont, President of IWC North America, join us once again. He is a great host and gentlemen. We are proud to have him with us for evening. The Collector vagabonds who came together to celebrate with Tony and Camila for the afternoon and evening were: Evan Nanos, Mark Fleminger and his wife Lynne, David Polakoff, Adam Craniotes, and yours truly along with my wife, Mary. Unfortunately, Hoa Huynh, the Boutique Manager, could not join us, but he was a very congenial host at the Boutique. He always makes us feel right at home in the VIP area.
I will let the pictures tell the story. I did not bring along my normal camera gear, so the picture quality is not up to snuff in some shots.
Here we are at the Boutique:
Early arrivals were Tony and David Polakoff.
Mark Fleminger dropped by soon afterwards:
Then we added Evan Nanos and Adam Craniotes:
Once again it’s Tony, David, Mark, and Evan:
The heavy metal table shot at the Boutique:
After a great conversational time at the Boutique, we migrated over to a nearby restaurant to complete a wonderful day.
Adam like a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming train:
Thanks again to the staff at the Flagship Boutique to hosting us for the afternoon. And, a big thanks also to Edouard, who takes time out of his busy schedule, to join us in greeting our guest of honor.
Remember, if anyone is traveling into the Big Apple to give either Evan Nanos or me a call. We are always up for another GTG.
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