Dear Mr. Miller: I was for many years, until I retired and moved away, a staunch member of the Seattle (Washington State, USA) Bow Tie Club. The current President is William Maschmeier ([email protected]). You may wish to establish reciprocal relationships.
I expect to be in Blighty in the new year, and will let you know when that is. If it would coincide with a Club meeting, I would feel privileged to join you. "The advantage of a bow tie is it will never fall into your soup. The disadvantage is you have to keep your shirt front buttoned." Best regards, Jonathan Hayes Chairman, American Branch, Richard III Society Vice President, Richard III Society (UK) ________________________________ From: BOB MILLER <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:40 AM Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re:Bow Tie Club UK Dear Barry The above club meets for luncheon tomorrow [Sir Winston's birth] at The Churchill Hotel, Portman Square, London W. Any member who wears a daytime bow [self-tie] who wishes to join the club should contact me, Yours sincerely, Robert Miller One Old School Field Springfield Green, Essex CM1 7HU 07787535881 -----Original Message----- From: Editor, Finest Hour <[email protected]> To: churchillchat <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:03 Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Churchill’s Watch Posted on behalf of Barry Singer: Your email inquiry about Winston Churchill’s watch was forwarded to me by churchillchat group. According to Emanuel Breguet, current Directeur of Breguet, whom I spoke to directly about this, Churchill’s pocket watch, known as “The Turnip,” was “a rare N° 765, minute-repeating split-seconds chronograph bought in 1890 by “the Duke of Marlborough” (uncle of Sir Winston).” Thanks to your close attention, I see that I erroneously rendered the Duke of Marlborough in 1890 as Churchill’scousin. He was, in fact, Churchill’s uncle (the 8th Duke of Marlborough, George Charles Spencer-Churchill). However, Breguet’s records are clear that the watch does not go back to 1818 and the 4th Duke (who, in fact, I note, died in 1817). I believe that the Churchill Museum is quite wrong as well. Personally, I will fix my mistake in the next edition of CHURCHILL STYLE. Thanks you very much for bringing this to my attention. Best wishes, Barry Singer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
