Re: Nicest watches I've ever seen...



Wendy wrote:
> Well today I went into a really nice jewelry store and saw the nicest/best
> quality watches I have ever seen. The store had all of the nicest brands.
> They were a dealer for Blancpain and I asked if they had one with a display
> back I could look at. The salesman pulled out a heavy gold watch which would
> be hard for me to go into all the details but it had a display back with a
> hinged gold cover over the display back. The inside of the cover was also
> machine turned I think they call it but it may have actually been done by
> hand. I looked at the movement under a powerful magnifier to appreciate the
> fine detail. I told the salesman that it was the finest watch I had ever
> seen. Of course the price of $14,500 was a little rich for my blood. I asked
> another salesman who was also there if they sold a watch that had even a
> finer movement than this. We moved over to the Patek counter and he showed
> me another watch. Again I cannot describe all of the details but it too had
> a display back that one could open by hand by just lifting up a raised edge.
> It opened sort of like a glass door. No I didn't open it. I also didn't try
> either of these watches on as I didn't want to bend the straps on them. The
> movement showed a really small gold rotor maybe a third or half the size of
> a dime.I also looked at the movement which was a little more detailed than
> the Blancpain but didn't blow it out of the water by any means. About the
> time I was finished looking at the watch I saw a tiny price tag tucked into
> the band. Just curious I looked at it and saw that it was $51,000! Yes this
> was definitely out of my price range. Believe it or not I still liked the
> Blancpain better. I thought even if I had the money to buy either watch I
> would be worried about banging it into something. Setting under a long
> sleeve shirt and under a suit jacket would be the most protection the watch
> could be afforded other than a safe. This reminds me of a really expensive
> knife I bought some years ago, a handmade custom job. It is so expensive
> that I only take it out about twice a year to look at it and then put it
> back up. It has never cut so much as a string. What a shame. By contrast, my
> everyday carry knife which has been carried everyday and used almost
> everyday has provided me with much enjoyment.
>
> One interesting note... The store also sold Rolex watches which actually may
> have been considered one of their mid grade watches. I went over to look at
> the Submariner and Sea Dweller, which I've always liked. They had way more
> Rolexes than any other brand watch there which leads to believe that more
> people buy Rolex watches more than any other brand there. There are better
> watches there for more money and also less money. What do I conclude from
> this. People like the snob appeal a Rolex carries. I must confess I would
> like it too when people would say "nice watch".
>
> One last thing and I swear this will be the end of this never ending post.
> What watch am I considering some may ask? A windup watch with a plastic
> crystal...AKA an Omega moonwatch. More on Omega in another hopefully shorter
> post. ;)

Wonderful post. You are really a watch lover and know how to appreciate
the difference in quality & execution, the nuances in taste, justifying
the huge difference of prices, between the Mc Watches and the Great
Swiss Brands. Congratulations.

Lookind forward to reading your further post on Omega!

- watchmaking & shoeshining: both a love affair -

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