>>>>A fine watch is the sign of a real man.
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>>>I have a fine watch, my Dad's Jaeger-le-Coultre, but I never use it, nor I use my other cheapest watch, I wonder what does this reveal about me. Three or four years ago I went to Argentina with my family on vacation, and when we came back I had 1000 dollars that we did not spend, so I thought I would by a watch that I am keeping my eyes since forever, the Blue Angels, and I went to the store, I had the cash in my pocket, the watch in my hands and was about to pay when I realized that I do not have a plane and more importantly I have always my cellphone or I am close to a computer to check the time, so I saved the money (saved being an euphemism for "I do not remember how the heck did I spent it") I still love that watch though.
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>>What it says about you? Is that you stopped looking at women (just kidding) and only at your wife <g>. I think a watch these days is not to show the time but rather a piece of jewelry. And if wearing a nice piece of jewelry does not make you comfortable or you don't care about it, then you can spend the money on something else. E.g. iPad <g>.
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>For me it is not without some techie aspects: in the 80's I went with Rado,
>as they pioneered sapphire glass and had nice designs, esp. in special models.
>Early nineties I switched to Maurice Lacroix, as Rado design went nowhere fast.
>I like to chose between several not too expensive, but in a way special watches from day to day.
>Although nowadays more special functionality (diving, titanium for jogging, solar to cut down on batteries)
>is getting more importand than make, style and price.
>
>Similar to textile wear: going on 30 I distanced more of the bell curve by wearing expensive stuff
>than by having a well formed and trained body.
>Nowadays wearing something from Armani to Zegna is not that uncommon in my age group,
>but having a waistline smaller than leg length (again, to be honest...) and clothes that fit
>are more of an exception from the norm than a more expensive make.
>
>regards
>
>thomas
>
>P.S.
>When Corum had a special model, coupling some aspects from the Romvlvs line with Eagle gold coin line I was really tempted
> - whereas their gold bar line doesn't strike any chord at all with me. Wonder what that says about me...

That you know a lot about good things.