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- Flash! Tom Swift Customs enters the Swiss market! (Swiss trip 2011)

Ricky Lee

July 26, 2011 06:52PM

Labeling this a Travel Report

of the (Swiss trip 2011) might be pushing things a bit, I admit. Oops!

However. If ye hold your mouth just right and think about it a certain way, it makes sense. The raison d'être of my Excellent Swiss Adventure was the validation and sign-off of this machine tool, after all. So the logical conclusion of the story is its installation and startup in Memphis, right? I am confused

Of course it is! Smile

Here's the Swiss Crew who came over for the installation:

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That's Martin on the left, and Ueli on the right. That is, of course, the machine tool in question in the background.

But, you say, "What's all this hoohaw about Tom Swift Customs entering the Swiss market?" Glad you asked, Dear Constant Reader! Smile

See, after the hospitality that was shown to me by Martin and Ueli personally, and Monnier-Zahner AG in general..

..how could I do any less? Crazy! Loco!

Hard act to follow, though. Oops!

Here's the best I could do..

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Sure, you might recognize the watch. I know it's a bit of a stretch to present a WOMP Watch to someone who's not actually a Registered PMWF Member, much less a WOMP. But although he might not realize it yet, Martin is a WIS, rest assured! I mean, we're talking about a man who owns a

Moon Watch and an

Dynamic, among others. And not only does he love talking about watches, he's very knowledgeable on the subject. If that doesn't qualify him as a WIS, I'll eat me hat!

Heck, he can even do the JJ Homage thing!

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Rolling on the floor laughing my a.. off

And, yes, I managed to get a little Swiss content into this one.. Wink

No, not the entire strap! It's a "genuine leather" and Hong Kong made. Smile

That's a sure-enough Swiss buckle, though! Laughing

But of course I couldn't forget Ueli! Turns out he's an avid angler..

..which meant he fit right in with the ol' Southern boys 'round here. Smile

Those Zanders in the photo are a lot like a Walleye - only bigger! - and more than one of the aforementioned ol' Southern boys swear they'll take their rod & reel along, should they ever get the chance to visit Switzerland. Ueli mentioned that our selection of fishing gear is quite a lot more extensive than what he can find at home, so..

..we'll see how those Zander react to Bass and Crappie lures, I reckon. Laughing

After a spot of dinner..

..at yon churrascaria, we took a stroll around Beale Street.

You do meet some characters down on Beale..

..and characters of all races, creeds, sizes, shape, and ages. Wink

Time it right, you might even see some exceptional street performers, as in this short video clip.

And, of course, no visit to Beale Street would be complete without a few bars of The Blues!

That's "Miss Nikki from Holly Springs Mississippi" shakin' a tailfeather there and, Son! WIS Honeymoon

That ol' gal can sing! Clapping!

You can DL a roughly 3-minute clip of Miss Nikki HERE.

So. While I feel bad Oops!

that we don't have anything in the league of a Musée Omega or an Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle, much less..

..any natural beauty to approach Switzerland, I think I still managed to give my guests a pretty good taste of The Memphis Experience. Blushing

Thanks for readin' y'all!

Cheers!

-Ricky

"A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going." - William Penn

Messages In This Thread

- Flash! Tom Swift Customs enters the Swiss market! (Swiss trip 2011)	Ricky Lee	515	July 26, 2011 06:52PM
The highest compliment I can pay any travel/visitor post is >>> that it made me wish I'd been there. Man I need to get myself down to Memphis one of these days. Great stuff Ricky! “I am tired of all this sort of thing called science here.... We have spent millions in that sort of thing for the last few years, and it is time it should be stopped." --Sen. Simon Cameron (R-Penn.), on the Smithsonian Institution, 1861”	DJM	246	July 26, 2011 07:03PM
Re: ..that it made me wish I'd been there. It was a good time.. I wish ye'd been there, too! Quote DJM Man I need to get myself down to Memphis one of these days. We'll leave the lights on for ya...	Ricky Lee	173	July 27, 2011 06:17AM
Great Hospitality Ricky,... and that watch design... well, I may be biased, but that design is the Top Dawg in the "Tom Swift" pile, for sure! Biased? Moi?	Flasharry	246	July 26, 2011 08:09PM
Cool photo-essay! Thanks! (n/t)	StefG	184	July 26, 2011 08:15PM
Made me all homesick and stuff sniff sniff Good job Ricky! (n/t)	BobbyMike	170	July 26, 2011 08:53PM
Thanks Ricky ! (n/t)	DRFP	177	July 26, 2011 09:59PM
What? No Graceland?? (n/t)	JFK3531	214	July 26, 2011 10:42PM
They did the Graceland Thing on their last visit. (n/t)	Ricky Lee	179	July 27, 2011 06:18AM
Phew! Had me worried there for a sec. Because everyone everywhere knows Elvis. (n/t)	JFK3531	210	July 27, 2011 09:43AM
great post! That last swiss mountain pic...amazing! (n/t)	Octopi	196	July 27, 2011 07:12AM
Thanks a lot Ricky! Ueli and me had a great time in Memphis. Thanks again! At home my wife identified my new watch from Ricky as "railway watch" without any hint or tip (of course she knows only the swiss railway watches )! Today we had our national day I am back from the celebration	Tinu	204	August 01, 2011 05:51PM

Part One - Prequel	Part Ten - Travel Day, Giant Swiss Knife
Part Two - Arrival / Fribourg	Part Eleven - More Window Shopping
Part Three - Biel / Bienne	Part Twelve - Swiss vehicles
Part Four - Window Shopping	Part Thirteen - Homeward Bound
Part Five - Neuchatel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Jura mountains	Part Fourteen - Bumotec and Hysek tours
Part Six - Swiss Cows, Misc.	Part Fifteen - Musée Omega
Part Seven - Starting Gun	Part Sixteen - Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle
Part Eight - Side trip	Part Seventeen - Martin and Ueli do Memphis
Part Nine - M-Z factory, Patek	< Return to Watch Blog Index >

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- Flash! Tom Swift Customs enters the Swiss market! (Swiss trip 2011)

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Re: ..that it made me wish I'd been there. It was a good time.. I wish ye'd been there, too!

Great Hospitality Ricky,... and that watch design... well, I may be biased, but that design is the Top Dawg in the "Tom Swift" pile, for sure! Biased? Moi?

Cool photo-essay! Thanks! (n/t)

Made me all homesick and stuff sniff sniff Good job Ricky! (n/t)

Thanks Ricky ! (n/t)

What? No Graceland?? (n/t)

They did the Graceland Thing on their last visit. (n/t)

Phew! Had me worried there for a sec. Because everyone everywhere knows Elvis. (n/t)

great post! That last swiss mountain pic...amazing! (n/t)

Thanks a lot Ricky! Ueli and me had a great time in Memphis. Thanks again! At home my wife identified my new watch from Ricky as "railway watch" without any hint or tip (of course she knows only the swiss railway watches )! Today we had our national day I am back from the celebration

Re: ..that it made me wish I'd been there.
It was a good time.. I wish ye'd been there, too!

Great Hospitality Ricky,... and that watch design...
well, I may be biased, but that design is the Top Dawg in the "Tom Swift" pile, for sure!

Biased? Moi?

Thanks a lot Ricky!
Ueli and me had a great time in Memphis. Thanks again! At home my wife identified my new watch from Ricky as "railway watch" without any hint or tip (of course she knows only the swiss railway watches )! Today we had our national day I am back from the celebration