Salon QP Photofest!

The inaugural Salon QP watch exhibition was held over the 5th and 6th of November at One Marylebone on central London.

Brands participating included: Backes & Strauss, Blancpain, BRM, Bell & Ross,Charles Oudin, De Bethune, Girard-Perregaux, Graham, H. Moser & Cie, Harry Winston, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Ladoire, Linde Werdelin, Maurice Lacroix, Panerai, Parmigiani, Perrelet, Romain Gauthier, Romain Jerome, TAG Heuer and Vacheron Constantin.


One Marylebone was formally a Holy Trinity Church built in 1826-28 to the designs of Sir John Soane to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon.


While the sculpture outside added a splash of colour, I am not sure that it fits with the traditional architecture.


At night everything looks much better


The team from Frodshams talking to Peter Speake-Marin. Frodshams' new watch is about 6 months away, and you will want one (I do)


A good crowd readying and waiting to enter for the invitation-only opening evening


Much more relaxed and civilized once in, on the ground floor at least




Here's a Vacheron you won't miss
















Bonhams had many great watches, but this beauty caught my eye.




The Harry Winston stand was full of surprises


Opus 9 and Histoire de Tourbillon


Opus 8 and Opus 3 (more on this next week)




Romain Gauthier




Demonstration of poising and regulating balances










De Bethune


I want, I want.




Romain Gauthier






Bell & Ross had so many models it was overwhelming
















Ladoire had a very interesting presentation case and a superb, though very large, watch.




Blancpain










Maurice Lacroix's clever Memoire 1 looks nearly wearable from the top, but . . .


. . . it has serious height issues side on.




Perrelet


Perrelet's Turbine collection looks to be a hit for the brand


One thing shocked me when looking at watches at the Panerai stand . . .


. . .they don't look grossly over-sized anymore.






Linde Werdelin is an upcoming brand these days . . .


. . .and I suspect that it has more to do with making nice watches . . .


. . .than watch-borne instruments


Which would you prefer?


James Gurney (right), editor of QP magazine and organizer of SalonQP


Author of Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking, Micheal Clerizo was signing books and . . .




. . .attracting high-calibre visitors including Michel Parmigiani and . . .




. . . a collector with a beautiful . . .


. . . look at the page . . .


Roger Smith Series Two on his wrist (though I soon had it off)


Watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, author Michael Clerizo and a clean-shaven watch journalist, Ken Kessler


BRM




Girard Perregaux


Parmigiani Fleurier


Romain - you will believe a man can fly - Jerome




Backes & Strauss


TAG Heuer


Tag V4


Graham


Moser & Cie





And that's all folks.


edited by markS : fixed typo issue in titel

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Edited 8 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2010 02:25PM by MarkS.

thanks for sharing this with us.

the standouts for me would be the skull pocketwatch, simply too cool. the opus 3, finally realised by AP R&P and the book. I want one! thanks again.

cheers
raph

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great report Ian, thanks!

beautiful Roger Smith there and a lot of great other pieces...hmmm, curious for the news about the Opus 3 next week!

cheers, Wim

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Thanx for sharing Ian ! It looks like a marvelous event, wished i could have been there...

Cheers,
Frank
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my head is still spinning.
this roger smith is to die for.

Wonderfully reported Ian. It made me wish I was there to see and feel all the stuff there.
But your report comes close to being there. Appreciate the time and effort.

Cheers!

Horolographer
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Great report indeed.

Thanks for sharing.

Massi

Ian, many thanks for such a brilliant photo report, I throughly enjoyed it.
I also know the gentleman with the Roger Smith timepiece.

Thanks Ian for sharing the lovely pictorial report. Lovely watches including some of my favourites.

Cheers, Jim

Absolutely awesome report Ian. I had the invitation at home but unfortunately time and money prevented me from participating - next time I will be there for sure.

What was the attendance like? Is this an annual event?

Claus
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It was packed both evenings, but understandably quieter during the day. If you want to see beautiful watches in a stress-free environment then the early afternoon is the time to go.

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London is well overdue to have a top quality watch exhibition like this.

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I am ashamed of concentrating on the skull watch when Bonhams had so many other superb vintage timepieces - including an original Polaris - but the fine detail in the small sculpture mesmerized me.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2009 05:55AM by IanS.

I hope to see you at the next one.

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Hi Ian,

Thanks for the excellent report and pics!!
Looking at the size of the watches from other brands, it's not surprising that Panerai watches do not look big anymore...

Cheers!

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as I am sure that each watch has ended up costing much more than the initial price quoted - HW has not passed on the difference - they may well end up gaining in publicity.

I think that Harry Winston has earned itself a good few kudos for not giving up on a very demanding project and for sticking to their original commitment to Opus 3 collectors.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2009 10:44AM by IanS.

ciao Ian,
thanks for this really wonderful report, a lot of interesting people and a lot of beautiful watches !

I wonder why these events never took place in my city !

Regards,
slide68

it really is always a pleasure to have a chance to handle anything Roger Smith have crafted.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2009 11:02AM by IanS.

I was happy to have the chance to participate.

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Thanks for the post Ian . Great report and some awesome watches there

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