Every year, WatchBuys hosts a Road Show in Pasadena so that watch enthusiasts can learn more about the various brands they offer and for a chance to see the timepieces in the flesh. Last month, WatchBuys held a special Road Show event just for the #LAWatchGang. The brands included: Sinn, Hanhart, D. Dornbluth & Sohn, Nomos Glashutte, Jochen Benzinger, Bruno Sohnle Glashutte, Thomas Ninchritz, Junghans, Stefan Kudoke, and a few other German brands.
This was an exciting event for me since it was my first time seeing most of these brands in person. And it is always extra fun to play with watches that you have never seen or even knew existed. Overall, I was quite impressed by the quality of most of these timepieces. Many looked a lot more expensive than their retail price. Some had crazy and odd designs… some were more traditional. Some were definitely for me (Zurich Worldtimer from Nomos Glashutte, 99.2 from Dornbluth & Sohn, Vice Versa II from Thomas Ninchritz, and EZM 13 from Sinn) and some not so much. Without further ado, please enjoy the photos from that evening.
All prices shown in this post were provided by WatchBuys.
Started with Hanhart...
Primus Pilot Survivor Limited Edition, $2,970.
The limited edition comes in this special travel pouch.
Primus Pilot Desert Sand, $2,820.
Racemaster GTM, $3,080.
MonoControl, $2,490.
Hanhart Pilot watches.
And of course there was Sinn!
140 St, $4,180.
857 UTC TESTAF, $2,570.
103 St, $1,640
EZM 7, $2,730.
EZM 10 TESTAF, $5,290
U2 EZM 5, $2,650.
U1000 EZM 6, $4,590.
The Sinn divers...
The understated Nomos Glashutte...
My favorite Nomos Glashutte, the Zurich Worldtimer, $6,100. Prefer it in blue though...
And the other German brands...
Benzinger Regulator, $9,940.
Zeitsprung, $7,580.
One that caught my eye, the Thomas Ninchritz Vice Versa II. The movement is beautifully decorate, the case is perfectly sized at 42mm, and the price! Wow... for $5,380 this watch is a bargain in my opinion.
Thomas Ninchritz Vice Versa II, $5,380.
It tells time on both sides of the dial!
Kudoke KudoKtopus, $9,170... interesting, but too much even for me ;-).
The Junghans section...
Junghans Chronoscope, $1,860.
A very clean dial on the D. Dornbluth & Sohn 99.2, $6,460.
WatchBuys hosts this annual Road Show across major cities in the United States, for more information please visit their website. Special thanks to WatchBuys for hosting this exclusive event for the #LAWatchGang.
Earlier this month I had the honor to attend the very exclusive Officine Panerai Dive Into Time VIP event in Beverly Hills. I had the pleasure to talk and dine with Giovanni Carestia (President of Panerai North America), Alessandro Ficarelli (Product Development Director), and several others from the Panerai team. And as if that was not awesome enough, we also had the chance to view and play with some newly released Panerai models. Needless to say, it was one heck of a night and one worth sharing with the rest of the watch community.