nicolas.b said:
hmm, i have to say it's hard for me to be impressed by these 'modern hightech' watches. they all look the same to me- like aviator/deepsea diver watches sold thru fancy catalogs whose wearers never intend to use the functions on the dials. maybe another way to say it would be "pretentious".
That's quite correct. Very few people ever have any use for the chronograph function for example......
or take their Omega Planet Oceans any deeper than a swimming pool......but those watches are
interesting from the horological point of view......and people like their looks....they're luxury items.
Pretentious....? Yeah maybe....for some people...but for real collectors and watch fans it's just
a hobby like any other. If you want to "impress" someone....there are much more
effective ways to do it.....nobody rarely notices what watch you're wearing....it's mostly just for
personal pleasure.
It's the same thing with cars....from a functional standpoint I'm sure nobody would need a Ferrari....
or even BMW, Mercedes or Audi........but people are willing to pay for the brand...the history....
the luxury....it has little to do with common sense.
World would survive without luxury items for sure.....but it would survive even better without
humans. Sometimes common sense is just boring....life can't be that serious.
PS: About those pocket watches....they have their own collectors.....and lots of them are
beautiful and have rich histories. Here's my grandfather's (he passed away a few years ago)
wristwatch....bought in WW2 from a Russian officer. I sent pics of this watch for the factory....
which still exists.....the co-owner named Jean Pierre Dus was all over it....and said it's extremely
rare model....and they completely restored it......for free....they just wanted to take pics of
this piece for their museum.....My grandfather bought this one in WW2 from a Russian officer. It's
an old automatic Swiss watch "Montreux Choisi"....they only make pocket watches these days.
It's very valuable to me.....and the value isn't measured in money.