Good day all,
Last Saturday I went to the Boutique in Sao Paulo to see if they had the steel strap for the Aquatimer Automatic. I initially purchased it with a rubber strap and wanted to have to steel one also, to have a different look and feel. Especially since changing the strap literally takes less than a minute.
For those who remember how it looked...
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and the new look...
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Isn't that a cool transformation?
The attendance from the Boutique was superb and being there I took the advantage of trying out the Portugieser Chronograph 3714 (and some others timepieces as well). I had my eye on the Portugieser for some time, but was in doubt because I was also tempted to get the Jaeger Lecoultre Geophysic. Getting both was a bit too much, hence I had a tough decision to make.
I ended up ordering the steel bracelet for the Aquatimer, but left it at that.
Today I went to the Boutique to pick up the steel bracelet and Carlos put the Portugieser Chronograph back on my wrist. Very smart, as over the weekend I had decided that I was going for the Portugieser Chronograph.
Just for the fun of it and because I looked with interest at Carlos own watch he also let me try a Portugieser Automatic 5007.
And that's where doubt came up ... The next 20 minutes I was changing my mind on which watch I would take home several times ... how many times I can't exactly say, but surely people have gone crazy for less..
At the end I stuck to my first intention and told Carlos he could wrap the Portugieser Chronograph 3714. I am really happy with it and so relieved that the decision is taken :-)
Hereby a picture of the new family member
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And one together with his bigger brother
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A picture of Carlos (on the right) and myself - with my new watch :-)
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And some more pictures of the Boutique in Sao Paulo, which definitely is worthwhile to visit. The staff is super friendly and has a lot of patience with people who can't decide what timepiece to take home.
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Thanks to Carlos for the assistance, I am very happy with my purchase and I am sure I will be there again in a few weeks time to ask for assistance to change the strap for the niece brown strap I received as gift. So that I can see how classy the Portugieser will be with brown shoes.
Happy me...
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