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Thanks, Jaw...
Looked like a spendid evening's festivities. I enjoy these fly-on-the-wall looks that you provide us with of these events.
Rolf looks like a very charismatic individual, and I would have liked to have heard his talk on the Sonata and UN's approach to watchmaking generally.
Something that I appreciated from the photos in the article was that I was able to glean some idea as to the proportions of the Sonata itself - it looks like quite a sizeable watch (probably a good thing in an alarm watch).
Regards,
Andrew
Many photos of Singapore Purists Dinner (Part 1 Cocktail)
The dinner starts with cocktails, here are some of the photos. To respect individual privacy, I will not name the guests although I though encourage each of you to identify yourself: (Michael Tay, Re-Engineering Manager of The Hour Glass on the right) (Al...
Many photos of Singapore Purists Dinner (Part 2, Speech)
Rolf Schnyder, President of Ulysse Nardin gave a clear overview of the industry. He touches on ebauche, movements and the Research and the tehnology behind the UN Sonata. If you take a close look at all the invited guests. There is no doubt that every sin...
I am sure frequent readers will recognize ...
... the beautiful lady with the Freak-wearing gentleman at her side .... Marcus
Many photos of Singapore Purists Dinner (Part 4, Dinner)
Dinner is served! Excellent food and fine wine. But everyone was chatting away happily. Fine watches makes the already good food taste even better: (Michael Tay) (What a loving couple!) (Happy meal)...
MTF...that piece of bisqiut you have halfway between your lips...
reminds me of the cute little guy in Bart Simpson's class, you know, the son of the police chief?
Many photos of Singapore Purists Dinner (Part 5, Quiz)
It was Quiz time, and everyone had a lot of fun. MTF and HTF were the star and yours truly managed to answer most questions right, NOT! (Richard Lee, Individual winner, won a hand painted Sonata) (You have to agree it was fun)...
MTF and HTF were more than stars of the quiz
Great scott...these two people knew details that astounded even the most seasoned WIS.....things like the ratio of the weight of the fourth wheel to that of the escape wheel, or how the diameter of the tourbillon affects the rotation of the mainspring as ...
You exaggerate, Sir >>
Those were 2 questions that we did not know the answers to! WISdom is not required for other questions like: What is a gnomon? Which city does the original design for the Jacque-Marts on UN's minute repeater come from? Just an interest in etymology and to...
Many photos of Singapore Purists Dinner (Part 6, Sonata to my ears)
When the Sonata alarm rang on porcelain bowls, the chime was sweet. The minute repeating hour gong like chime, was clear and LOUD. So loud that you can hear it from far in a noisy room like this Rolf, your demonstration is impressive and certainly appreci...
Thanks, Jaw...
Looked like a spendid evening's festivities. I enjoy these fly-on-the-wall looks that you provide us with of these events. Rolf looks like a very charismatic individual, and I would have liked to have heard his talk on the Sonata and UN's approach to watc...
