Review of Lange Datograph – Part 4
Review of Lange Datograph Part 4 By Peter Chong, November 1999 Movement finish As is typical of Lange watches, the finish is impeccable. Shown left is the detail of the balance cock, showing the...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World
These web pages will chronicle my round the world odyssey taking place in October and November 1998. During this trip I will meet many Timezoners, and attempt to insult as many of them as possible. If...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – New York
New York October 1998 byfoie gras As my plane touched down at JFK Airport in NY, I was eagerly anticipating my upcoming dinner in Manhattan. My journey started several hours earlier and was delayed by...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Part IIby foie gras Commerce. The name of the city “Hong Kong” seems almost synonymous with the word “commerce;” this is a city devoted to trade. Wherever you walk, whatever you are doing,...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Hong Kong (Continued)
Hong Kong – Part II (Continued) by foie gras Chris had told me of a watch shop just down the hill from the Peak Tram terminal, at which he bought his Lange and, it turns out, Andy coincidentally...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Auckland
Auckland – Part III byfoie gras Hong Kong to Auckland via Singapore and Melbourne. Now that is a routing only a masochist could love. I saved $1000 USD with this routing, but it was no bargain. The...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Melbourne
Melbourne – Part IV by foie gras Australia; the land of friendly people who talk funny. Want a coffee? Will it be a “long black” and or “short white?” Watching all those Paul Hogan commercials was...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Melbourne (Continued Part 2)
Melbourne – Part IV(Continued – Part 2)by foie gras Jas and Ms. Jas Jason is primarily responsible for organizing Melbourne watch collectors into a cohesive group, meeting regularly for an evening of...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Melbourne (Continued Part 3)
Melbourne – Part IV (Continued Part 3) by foie gras Melbourne Watch Lunatics Society I’m not funny enough to come up with a name like this, which I stole from Marshall Grosby, one of the inmates in...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Singapore
by foie gras Singapore is famous for its rules. Importing chewing gum for resale is illegal. So is jaywalking. Possessing live rounds (e.g. ammo) or drugs will get you the death penalty. And don’t...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Singapore (Continue)
(Continued) by foie gras Shopping in Singapore has been hurt by the “Asian Flu,” with a severe reduction in the number of Asian tourists coming from the harder hit economies. Nonetheless, Feder tells...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Israel, Jordan, France & Switzerland
Israel, Jordan, France & Switzerland Part VI by foie gras I’ve combined these destinations into one installment, due to the brevity of my visit or lack of horological interest. After touching down...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Israel, Jordan, France & Switzerland...
Israel, Jordan,France & SwitzerlandPart VI (Continued)by foie gras We then crossed the border at Aqaba to Eilat, and returned to Tel Aviv by plane. A day later I flew to Geneva via Swissair. The...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – San Francisco & Epilogue
San Francisco and EpiloguePart VII by foie gras The last long flight of my journey took me from Zurich to San Francisco on a Swissair MD11. Seating accommodations, service, and food were all fine in...
View ArticleFoie Gras Goes Around The World – Logo Contest
I am about to embark on a round the world voyage, during which time I will encounter many TZers. Occasional dispatches will be posted on TZ to chronicle my voyage. This series of postings will be...
View ArticleTimeZone Wrap-Up – 2/22/99
TimeZone Wrap-Up – 2/22/99 As you have unwittingly grown to expect and, undoubtedly look forward to myweekly recap of Timezone activities, I invite you below to once again relive theexciting highlights...
View ArticleTimeZone Wrap-Up 3/1/99
TimeZone Wrap-Up – 3/1/99 It was indeed another week and Id like to start by thanking all of you who publicly and privately conveyed to me how you thought last weeks wrap-up was the best ever. It was...
View ArticleTimeZone Wrap-Up – 3/8/99
TimeZone Wrap-Up – 3/8/99 First of all, I don’t know why I’ve decided to do this again. I have receivedthousands of cards and letters this week from Zoners begging me not tomention them in these...
View ArticleTimeZone Wrap-Up – 3/29/99
“Nothing says loving like the TimeZone Wrap-Up.” – William Shakespeare Week 3/29/1999 My Stepfather, with my Dad’s first wife! This week’s wrap-up may possibly be remembered more for it’s brevity...
View ArticlePerpetually Ludwig – Inside the Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual – Part 1 [3/10/03]
Image courtesy Ulysse Nardin Perpetually Ludwig – Inside the Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual Part 1 text and images by A Watchmaker, edited by Hans Zbinden I was pleased and also a bit worried when a...
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