The Conquest Of Time Prologue

It was a glorious Conquest Of Time - the largest ever watch exhibition in Malaysia organised by Sincere Watches. Definitely the event of the year and stylishly created, we had a blast. It was great to see so many top brands present showcasing their signature pieces as well as some new watches. The icing to the cake was the fact that I could catch up with many local as well as overseas friends from the watch community.

COT Preview Event

This was the launch of the event on 21st Nov 2006. It was a warm Tuesday evening but already Hall 2 of the KL Convention Center was filling up with dignitaries, celebrities and guests. I had the fortune and pleasure to bump into my friend, Hannah Tan, and spent much of the earlier part of the evening with her and her party.

Here we go... (click on the thumbnails for the larger photos)

We also met up with Tjeng Jaw, Revolution's Editor At Large...




And a few local Purists popped up!




Hall 2 was packed with guests...




All waiting to hear Tay Liam Wee's opening speech.




Then the show began! What would turn out to be a week of horological pleasure did not disappoint at all!




Interesting Omega booth...




As you can see, the setting was lavish indeed. Feels like a mini Basel in here!







One of the first stops was the Piaget booth. I stopped by to say hi to Janice who's in charge of the booth.

Then, the De Grisogono booth caught my eye. They had setup a gem setting atelier to showcase how the process was done. Most amazing...







Carla, the model at the DG booth was stunning! She was also very friendly and I look forward to seeing her again.







The Vacheron Constantin and Chopard booths respectively...







Tjeng Jaw commenting on Ti's stylish goatee...




The Panerai, Audermars Piguet and Girard-Perregaux booths respectively...










At the GP booth, an atelier was setup to showcase the intricacies of watchmaking.

Alain the young watchmaker showing off his skills...




Willy Schweizer, the GP Museum Curator, explaining the processes to Hannah...




Even the cops were impressed with the intricate workmanship...




Maxime Labey, Regional Manager for Jaeger LeCoultre, shows off the beautiful JLC watches to Hannah...




And Reena of JLC explains how the mysterious JLC Atmos clock works...




Reena and Hannah do the 'T'!




We ended the night with lots and lots of fine wine, champagne and drinks with the Brazilian models you saw up there... Splendid!

To be continued...

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