Rolex'17 invitation to Coombe Abbey Hotel - Pics heavy

[kelv_w]

Been invited to another BaselWorld'17 preview again but this time over at Warwickshire. Since having attended the preview night over at Rolex Boutique London, I wasn't sure if I should go again. The venue was at Coombe Abbey Hotel which is a rather nice historic building, I thought why not and I'm glad I did.

I think it was a good idea to host it in one place by Goldsmiths Luxury, Watches of Switzerland and Mappin&Webb. The atmosphere that evening was much better and well put together. A shout out to Sam, Henry and Omar from Goldsmiths B'ham for looking after us that evening.


Coombe Abbey hotel


The reception, a chronological timeline of Goldsmiths and Rolex history


Champagne and canapés to start off the evening. Various ADs from Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham was there (I believe there were more)
We were brought upstairs shortly after where the watches were displayed.



I shall let the pictures speak from here





Since I've already checked out the Professional models in London, I thought I'd spend a bit more time on others as well. The Datejust41 on jubilee bracelet is gorgeous. My wife thinks so too and she loves the new DJ28.





The blue dial did it for me.




Food was served but can't decide between them both



A short brief introduction about the event and new releases





We've probably have seen these too many times now





The white gold Daytona is gorgeous





Previous models were on display as well and some were available to purchase but we can guess which ones were not.







The platona is another striking one







How many diamonds can you fit in a watch



Too blinged out. We should have a thread, 'will my diamonds scratch my sapphire crystal?



We stayed till closing and enjoyed the overall experience. Staff weren't pushy and was very accomodating. I guess it's more relaxed than being in a store.



Price guides and the new '17-18 catalogues



The chocolates was a nice surprise that night

[Etschell]

You said steel but I think you meant white gold daytona. Thanks for the pics.

[kelv_w]

Thanks...my mistake :)

[Old Expat Beast]

Thanks for the pics. Pity they put 1945 twice in that timeline by mistake, instead of 1954.

[kelv_w]

Well spotted sir! I didn't even realise that :)

[AK797]

Great pics! I would have much preferred to go that, Rolex's equivalent of Downton Abbey, than the one on Bond St. WG Daytona looks fantastic in that James Bond shot. And what are the fillings in the chocs?

[www777]

Wow. Nice.

[BadBoyR]

A D Blue to purchase!

[2th_doc]

It looks like they had the daytona c available for purchase. ???


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[kelv_w]

Originally Posted by AK797

Great pics! I would have much preferred to go that, Rolex's equivalent of Downton Abbey, than the one on Bond St. WG Daytona looks fantastic in that James Bond shot. And what are the fillings in the chocs?

It says on the box:

Champagne Crown
Salted Caramel Truffles
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Peppermint
Raspberry
Lemon
Rum & Raisin
Vanilla

[kelv_w]

Originally Posted by 2th_doc

It looks like they had the daytona c available for purchase. ???


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Nope... I've asked...also the DeepBlue is not available :P Don't get too excited there. I guess we were all feeling the same when we saw it.

[Eatapp]

Cool! Thanks for sharing! The DJ41 looks great.

[GB-man]

I would have gone twice as well given that awesome venue

[TheRolexKingofLV]

What a beautiful building to have such an event! Thanks for taking us along! Looks like a great time!

[Bob the brush]

Coombe Abbey is a beautiful venue for any function. I did not know this was on, I live in Coventry, and would have attended if I had known.

[THC]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Thanks for the pics. Pity they put 1945 twice in that timeline by mistake, instead of 1954.

Sheer genius.. well done

[thewolfofmiddlesex]

Excellent photos! Thanks for sharing.

[sea-dweller]

Nice photos!

[BoomerSooner]

Thanks for sharing!

[antbkny]

Great pics

[sensui]

Wow, now that's a Basel preview. Well executed. Thanks for taking us along....I never get sick of seeing that white gold Daytona.

[Alexwwjd]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Thanks for the pics. Pity they put 1945 twice in that timeline by mistake, instead of 1954.

Good eye!

[Alexwwjd]

Thanks for sharing!

[AS1]

nice to see the Midlands represented so well! thanks for sharing these great photos. as another poster noted, it seemed that they had Daytona Cs for sale according to the card in the cabinet... was that really the case?

[watchwatcher]

Very nice...thanks for this post.

[WAK4]

Nice... The case with the 116500 Daytona's... Did that say available for purchase, or preorder?

[Bigsykedaddy]

Awesome post, thank you for sharing all the pics

Originally Posted by WAK4

Nice... The case with the 116500 Daytona's... Did that say available for purchase, or preorder?

Wouldn't that be awesome if they were for sale?

[LuminousMaximus]

Originally Posted by bigsykedaddy

awesome post, thank you for sharing all the pics



Wouldn't that be awesome if they were for sale?

+1

[Louis (Toronto)]

Very cool pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Bobby Bushcraft]

Fantastic !!! thanks for sharing.. would love to have attended