The fun part about not being on anyone’s payroll is being able to say whatever you want. Last Thursday, I was invited to the Bell&Ross Christmas Party. They rented out a wonderful venue in the center of Brussels, and gave us a chance to discover the controversial BR05 line. I have never owned a Bell&Ross, […]
Last Friday, we hosted a GTG with Van Bricht Watches. Van Bricht is a new, independent watch brand, founded by two young Belgian watchmakers. They brought two prototypes of their first model, the ‘Old Mind’. Both dials are hand made by master-guillocheur and co-founder Bernard Van Ormelingen. The specific dial patterns are moiré and barleycorn […]
Last friday, we had another great GTG. It’s always great to see new faces, meet new people and observe the most interesting watches!
This saturday, the first (and certainly not the last) BWC road trip happened! With 5 guys in 3 cars, we explored the best roads Belgium has to offer. Basically, that just means the only roads that aren’t jammed 24/7: the Ardennes. It was a day filled with hairpin turns, exhaust crackles and judgmental looks from […]
Last friday, we hosted another great Belgium Watch Club GTG. This one was different, because I organised it. I remember joining my first gtg a few years ago, and remember being super nervous. A few years later, I’m the schmuck in charge. How the tables have turned. It was great to see a lot of […]
Last April, I was in Gothenburg with Longines to watch the Jumping world cup. When I was chatting with Achim, the Belgian brand manager, we talked about the history of Longines. He quickly noticed how passionate we were about Longines’ history, especially the divers from the sixties. A few weeks later, last week to be […]
Last weekend, we were invited to the Longines Jumping World Cup final in Gothenburg, Sweden. If you are here for a full in depth review of the horse show, I have some bad news: I don’t know anything about horses. I went for the watches. We flew to Sweden with Achim, the general brand manager […]
In december 2018, the annual Belgium Watch Club birthday dinner took place in Brussels. I went with 2 watches, and came home with 3. Mister Tudor gave me his Tudor Black Bay bronze to write a review on. I don’t know whether his decision was based on genuine care for the website or fishing for […]
Sadly, no Salon QP for me this year. This happened, well, mainly due to horrible planning from my side. The good news was that I could finally attend Passion For Watches in Brussels, wich happened the same weekend. The fair is only about 40 kilometers from my home, so no overpriced London hotels this year. […]
Hooray, another watchspotting post at a Belgium Watch Club gtg. How original. This time I was properly prepared, wich basically comes down to a charged camera and decent lighting. Now I was the weirdo who brought way to much camera gear to a bar on a saturdaynight. I am not going to ramble any longer […]
