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#TimeWellSpent – GTG by The Matick Blog x The Flowerpecker Bangsar

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Ken

A fortnight ago, it was a cloudy Sunday afternoon when we held our second watch get-together event. Despite being held at a neatly tucked-away corner of Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, and the (annoyingly) limited parking space, our fellow Malaysian watch enthusiasts managed to find us nonetheless. And judging from their smiles upon the event’s conclusion, we as Team Matick can proudly call the event another resounding success.

Just like our first GTG, we had a fantastic spread of both vintage and modern pieces on display, owned by extremely knowledgeable watch lovers. As a budding enthusiast, there are few things more satisfying than witnessing so many experts sharing their love for their hobby, and the camaraderie on display was nothing short of breathtaking.

With little doubt, the highlight of the day was having our very own Malaysian rap-god, Altimet, join us for the event. While he couldn’t stay for the event’s duration (such is the busy life of a celebrity, we would imagine!), his love for watches and humility was clear and infectious; just ask anyone who had a chat with him!

To those who spared their Sunday afternoon to spend some time with us, thanks so much for coming and we promise to the make the next one even better! This means if you have any suggestions for what we could do to make these meetups more fun for everyone, we are happy to hear them and will personally thank you for it. Finally, we would like to extend a very special thank you to Charles and the team at The Flowerpecker for graciously hosting us for the event, and providing us with some very interesting alcoholic concoctions as excellent accompaniments to our watch talk!

Thanks again for coming and see you at the next meet!

Meanwhile, have a browse through some snaps taken on the day.

Enjoy!

For Team Matick,

Ken, Marshall

 

#TimeWellSpent – SevenFriday GTG at the Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Marshall

Exactly one week ago, Meor and I both had the privilege to attend a GTG hosted by Sevenfriday Malaysia with the CEO/Founder of the brand – Daniel Niederer. It was held at the Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. All we can say was that evening was truly a memorable one as it was filled with nostalgia, laughter, cool watches, great conversation, delicious cocktails and some amazing company.

For many of those who attended, it was a night of discovering and celebrating the launch of Sevenfriday’s latest releases – the P3-07 ‘Kuka’ and the Q2-03 ‘Choo-Choo’. But for us, it was instead an opportunity to catch up with our old friend Daniel and the rest of the Malaysian division as well as the crew from Red Army Watches – Tri, Derrick as well as Julianna.

Some of you may not know, we go waaaay back with Sevenfriday. They are actually one of the first few brands we actively followed and covered during the early days of our humble beginnings (we were previously known as Chronomatick, if you recall), and that actually opened up for us many doors of opportunities. Fast forward 2 years, we’re right where we are today, and for that we’re truly humbled and grateful to be in this position and for the opportunities that came along the way throughout this amazing journey. Anyway, here’s a big shout out to our good friend James Jackson for your friendship and for bringing us into the SF scene!

Overall, the evening ended on a good note. It was really nice seeing everyone again after so long, and for that we’re very grateful to Sevenfriday Malaysia for the invitation.

That said, here are some pictures from that very night. We hope you enjoy them!

And ’til next time, Danimal and Co!

 

For Team Matick,

Marshall

 

 

#TimeWellSpent – GTG by The Matick Blog x Sean Song Watches x Ingrained by Ironwoods

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Marshall

Earlier this week, Team Matick hosted our inaugural vintage watch meetup (We have still yet to decide on a name for this)  in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia to celebrate our good friend, Sean Song’s, launch of his new website (ssongwatches.com). A big shout-out to the good folks at Cellar Eighteen and Charles from Ingrained by Ironwoods who were cool enough to have us for the evening.

The night ended on great note. What was initially planned as a four-hour meetup eventually ended up in us shutting the whole place down while our geek-out session and shenanigans continued well until closing time! Personally for me, it was probably one of the most fun I’ve had as a watch enthusiast since my return from London. Why? You may ask. Well, unfortunately, unlike those held in Europe, most watch events held by boutiques and brands here in Malaysia are purely sale-driven, in other words, they’re more concerned about getting you to buy something off them, rather than quenching the desires and wishes of truly hardcore and obsessive watch enthusiasts such as ourselves.

At some point during the event, I was so overcome with emotion and joy, I remembered just sitting down and thinking to myself – this was exactly the feeling I’d been chasing for for so long from my days with Red Bar London. It was great to witness people from so many walks of life, sitting over a couple of beers and coffee, and just simply having a great time together. Seeing them all eventually leaving with smiles on their faces was such a rewarding feeling!

In case you’re wondering, most of the watches seen in the photos below are actually available for sale on ssongwatches.com. As some of you may have noticed, Sean’s site was recently featured on the ‘dink’s (Hodinkee’s) Bring a Loupe segment. In our opinion, probably one of the best, if not the best, vintage watch websites coming out of the Malaysian watch scene. If you haven’t already, be sure to check them out. You’ll thank us for it.

We’re really hoping that these casual get-togethers will become a regular installment for all our fellow Malaysian watch enthusiasts. Rest assured, we here at Team Matick are doing our very best to make the next one happen, so please bear with us while we do. Stay tuned and we look forward to seeing you at the next meet!

In the meantime, here are some photographs from that night.

Enjoy!

For Team Matick,

Marshall