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Swiss GTG in Lausanne JULY 16th

  1. Jonatan May 18, 2016

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    I've been seeing a lot of GTG pictures and I'm prompted to try to make one in Lausanne.

    In order to give us enough time to check our busy schedules, let us try to make this happen in mid-July.

    Just checking how many of you would be interested?

    We can keep it simple with a few beers.

    Anyone interested?
     
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  2. JimInOz Melbourne Australia May 18, 2016

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    I would love to join you Jonatan, but distance overcomes desire.

    If you do get it off the ground we would like to see some pics of the event.

    Good luck with it.

    PS: If I win the lottery I'll be there :D
     
  3. Jonatan May 18, 2016

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    Even if I plan some local wine tasting, vintage watch shop visits and factory visits? I'll make an event out of this!

    Oh, the temptation!

    I hope you win the lottery, so that you can join us.
     
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  4. fibonacci086 May 18, 2016

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    I would be interested !
    How about heading to Bienne on Saturday to visit the Omega Museum ?
     
  5. Lonestar insert Schwartz joke HERE May 18, 2016

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    I'm in if the dates work

    (which is always a challenge...)
     
  6. Bienne2998 May 18, 2016

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    If date works I'll be in too.
    I also like the idea of meeting at the Omega museum. But Lausanne is also fine.
     
  7. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member May 18, 2016

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    Could be fun if you can get participation, but I don't think the Swiss are very much into watches :unsure:
     
  8. Tony C. Ωf Jury member May 18, 2016

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    I'd consider it, if given enough notice on the date. I like any good excuse to travel to Switzerland!

    Cheers,

    Tony C.
     
  9. fibonacci086 May 18, 2016

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    Beers at my place if it happens in Biel ::psy::
    Could be possible to organize a little something with a local AD
     
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  10. Lonestar insert Schwartz joke HERE May 18, 2016

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    I'm sure the OB rue du Rhone would be more than happy to greet us, frankly :) at least for some moderate amount of time.
     
  11. Jonatan May 18, 2016

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    Well since you guys pretty seem to be taking the lead, we can move the venue. Let's see how many more people we can gather before we decide the venue.

    I know a great spot for vintage Omegas in Lausanne! However, since I know nothing about Omegas they could all be Franken's BUT MAYBE NOT! :whistling:


    @benh93 interested?
     
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  12. fibonacci086 May 18, 2016

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    Can you share ??
     
  13. Jonatan May 18, 2016

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    In person, of course!

    It's a little hole in a wall. The guy has no website and doesn't reply to any emails. I've dropped by his shop a couple times to talk about Universal Geneve. The shop is filled with watches but he has a wall dedicated to Omegas.
     
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  14. Jonatan May 18, 2016

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    Without pictures, who knows if it's true or not?
     
  15. Tony C. Ωf Jury member May 18, 2016

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    That's definitely added incentive! Let's keep the gathering small. :whistling:
     
  16. Jonatan May 23, 2016

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    Let bump this backup and try to fix a date!
     
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  17. fibonacci086 May 25, 2016

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    How about first weekend of July, say Saturday 2nd ??
     
  18. Bienne2998 May 25, 2016

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    what about the idea of starting a doodle request?
     
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  19. SwissZ May 25, 2016

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    Maybe it's on a bridge, below a church, very small but full of Omega watches. And the quality is incredible. Franken, please, no such thing exists there.

    Wait until you are invited to see the upper floor of the shop, which is storage... ::stirthepot::

    I'm in for a GTG, if you like to see 1980s NOS Speedmasters :)
     
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  20. Jonatan May 25, 2016

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    OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH! I've never been invited upstairs. It's good to hear that it's good quality!

    Doodle sounds good to me! @Bienne2998 would you like to be in charge of that?

    Both watch shops I know of, close at 12 noon on Saturday which means that visiting will most probably be out of the question.