Girard Sensoli
& Friends - 2006 |
When
we started the Wrist and pocket watch traders would arrive early
to the watch shows and try to buy watches from the people arriving
early to the watch shows (always hoping to find the little old
man with a Rolex or Patek on his wrist that he would sell cheap).
Other traders would bring their watches and jewelry to the lobby
of the hotels where the shows were being held and display their
items. Hotel management did not approve and would eject the traders;
however, they would again "open for business" in another
part of the hotel and again they would be ejected by the hotel
management. This scene would repeat itself endlessly. Thus the
need to organize this pre-wrist and pocket watch show madness,
and so WWT was formed. A room was rented in the hotel where the
show was being held, security and safes were arranged and membership
cards were issued with photo identification, so as to keep out
the crooks and the not so serious.
Today
our membership has grown so fast that we must now rent much larger
rooms, provide armed security and rental table-top showcases as
well as security safes as we continue to bring together buyers,
sellers and traders and advance the knowledge of horology to our
members.
To help us grow please bring a friend to our show
and if you are a member of WWT please display our logo on your
internet site to show your support. If you need a logo please
click here.
We hope to continue to grow and to add more shows
to better serve our members. For schedules see this site and if
you need to contact us, feel free to phone Girard or Clara Sensoli
at 734-878-9209. You can write us at World Wide Traders, 4312
Ridge Drive, Pinckney, Michigan, 48169 USA or email us at info@wwtshows.com |