Red Bar Report: This last month was a busy one for Red Bar, not just here in New York City, but in Philadelphia as well. While historically we’ve had a pretty good lock on the Northeast, with Maine, Boston and New York in the network, the City of Brotherly Love was a nut that we hadn’t yet cracked.  Well, I’m pleased to announce that this is no longer the case.
Our inaugural Philly event took place on a perfect spring evening, with our host and sponsor, Govberg Jewelers, opening its flagship store to the new members of our latest chapter. There, amid two levels of fabulous timepieces, hors d’oeuvres and fine scotches, we celebrated the birth of Red Bar Philly and toasted the chapter’s founder, Seth Tilli, who was tireless in working with Govberg to make this happen.

Our after party at a local club, 1925, included yet more drinks, blackjack and, as always, excellent conversation. For my part, I was gratified to see that many familiar faces from the original NYC group made the trip down to see Red Bar Philly get the sendoff that it deserves. Indeed, for many of the original NYC chapter’s New Jersey-dwelling members, Red Bar Philly will be an easier trip. I’m not sure how I feel about Seth poaching my members, though…  Just kidding.  Sort of.  But seriously, the City of Brotherly Love more than lived up to its reputation, and I, for one, can’t wait to go back.


































MB&F Starfleet In other news, Red Bar NYC was fortunate enough to help launch the Cool Hunting Edition Starfleet table clock from MB&F and L’Epee 1839, which was made expressly for Cool Hunting Magazine. To say that this was a one-time trip to the moon for most of us is an understatement of gross proportions, as the clock is nothing short of breathtaking.

What’s more, the new color fits the overall aesthetic perfectly. (The Macallan co-sponsorship was also greatly appreciated…) To those ten lucky souls who are able to snag one of these beauties, all I can say is congratulations. We also played host to Pierre Dubois, scion of Dubois Depraz and founder of Pierre DeRoche watches.  In particular, his TNT timepieces, with their trademark retrograde second hands, were stunning to behold; the “baton” hand off is nothing short of mesmerizing. As expected, our members were quick to take advantage of the opportunity, and spent the evening learning more about his inspirations and future plans for his brand.

And finally, this past week we welcomed Chase Fancher, who, in addition to being the founder of our Chicago chapter, is also the founder of the new brand, Oak & Oscar. Chase has been on a Red Bar tour of sorts, with stops in Chicago, Toronto, NYC and Minneapolis, to share the Burnham, his first watch, with Red Bar enthusiasts.  He’s got a winner on his hands, and folks, if you’re interested, don’t wait to order one, since after the 300 are sold, that’s all she wrote. So, what’s coming up?  Oh, I don’t know, how does Parmigiani Fleurier, Seiko, Dietrich, Omega and Tudor sound?  Sounds good, right?  And then we have Red Bar Miami…  This is going to be a busy summer.