Perpetually Perplexing

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Have you ever wondered what makes a watch collector so passionate about his or her hobby? I have a feeling that many people do not. Maybe grandpa left that special Elgin manual wind strap watch to you, sure it did not keep the best time, but it was a “real” watch. Regardless of your reason, “you have the bug” as one customer put it to me not so long ago. It made me think, as a collector, what one timepiece would be the perfect gift of inheritance for my offspring after I get shown across? The watch would have to have style, it would have to be unique, its functions flawless, I was perplexed to say the least. Then it came to me, Glashuette Perpetual Calendar, Brilliant! Maybe four or five watch companies can produce a Perpetual Calendar watch, fewer even can say it was done all in-house with their own movements. The watch would have to be Platinum, of course, oozing richness and class. Still, to set it apart even more, the perfect movement, the Perpetual Calendar. A Master watchmakers Opus is the grand complication Perpetual calendar. Here are the stats on my favorite. Automatic movement with there special caliber 100-02, hour, minute, and second display. Moon phase display, panorama date, croc. strap, the works. This would be the watch they fight over, he loved me best etc. What watch would you pick? CTWG

2 comments May 3rd, 2006