SG GTG 28 Apr 2012 (pics)

Thanks to the organising committee for this wonderful event : Pauline, John, Pat, Zameen, Terence, Jimmy, Yeu Huan and others!
The GTG was help on 28 Apr 2012, Sat. The turn-out was overwhelming...over 60 ristis joined (incl ristis from Philippines, Indonesia etc), plus others from overseas via video recordings.
There is even a charity auction for one of Eng Tay's work.

Here are some pics for the event...


Ristis sitting at their tables waiting for the event to get started :





Some nice straps from JNS :



Alex admiring Jomp's 372 :




Charity auction :



Horo...the eventual winner :






Lucky draw (thanks to all the sponsors....all attendees have something to take back.. ) :

Antonius giving away prizes :



Jomp receiving his prize from Antonius :



Antonius receiving his lucky draw prize :



Derek Siew giving the lucky draw prize to Ben :



Eric giving the prize Jason :



John receiving the prize from Jimmy :



Sainthan giving away prize to Alex :



Sainthan and Zameem....yes we are still in the lucky draw event :



Jimmy getting his prize from Sainthan :




Guess whose wrists are these....yup none other than Yu Ying :




Table shot :





Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Thanks for the pics Chua. What a BLAST you guys had! I must not miss the next GTG with the bros!

Zach T
Forum Moderator

And what a collection of PAMS there were.
I honestly had no idea that the Panerai community was so large in Singapore.
Great to have GTG's like that.

GEO

CARTIER forum moderator
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I agree that the organizers did a good job for the SG GTG 2012 and glad that everyone enjoyed it .

Cheers,

and your Bronzo...
Yes, another excellent job by the committee for this successful GTG.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

I believe Singapore has one of the highest concentration of Panerai collectors in the world, given our population of 5m...
It's amazing to see so many collectors in a GTG.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Really nice to catch up with all the bros and collectors...
Hope to see you in the next GTG.
Thanks Zach.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Hopefully, can join you guys in the next gtg..

Cheers,

I had to attend a seminar that day glad I could still enjoy your pics

Zach T
Forum Moderator

Ciao Chua,
it must have been a beautiful evening, it is a pity it is a bit far for me fine pix as usual, love the last one... The Panerai circle !!

Ciao from rainy Milano,
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I'm actually quite surprised at myself for knowing most of the attendees. Some are old friends, some are FB friends before this event.

But as I was working at the registration table, I found I was able to hand out name tags to people without asking for their names!

Its a wonderful afternoon indeed, with so many passionate collectors coming together...
The circle shot needs a lots of watches and is a must for all big GTG...
Hope there will be a GTG in Milan someday...

Ciao,

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Kudos to you and the very passionate organising committee for such a wonderful event!
PS: I see you got another strap during the event ...good choice...I was with Jason and that is one of the nicest strap that he brought along.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

And thank you for giving your support!! Glad you enjoyed yourself !!

it was a great gathering. Thanks for organiising this wonderful event.
Good to catch up with you.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

That looked like some GTG!! Thanks for the pictures! It still amazes me how much a different strap can change the look of a Panerai! To me this has always been one of the major draws and "secret" weapons of the brand! I really wish I could have been there!

Martin Green
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Contributing Writer
Moderator
Revolution Online

Many collectors love to change the straps to make the watch more vintage looking, especial with the ease of changing straps on Panerai watches.
Most collectors have a wonderful strap collection that could have been used to purchase another watch...
Thanks Martin.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Nice to see u there bro...

Cya soon again!

Cheers!

Thanks Ben. Hope to catch up with you again soon..

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Reminds me of our old GTG --- met new people, and turned into friends :-)

Cheers

Certainly. Hope to catch with you in gtg soon.

Cheers!

chua
Panerai Forum Moderator