Anecdotes collecting watches
Anecdote; a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Apart form most members here wearing their watches exclusively for their personal pleasure, they are also male (fashion) accessories and can thus be subject of anecdotes.
Different form the satisfaction of looking at quality or the awarenes of the aesthetics of the technology inside or the associations with the heritage etc. which is all pérsonal.
The watch as a subject of anecdotes is a social experience involving others and as man is a social being it imo is an important aspect.
The watch fora are imo a clear illustration.
For me the real world anectotes are a part of watches I particularly enjoy. When I ponder about it, it is about as important as the other aspects together.
I wonder what anecdotal experiences you guys have and which watches, if any, stand out and how.
My Friend & His Gold Rolex
This is the tale of a solid gold Rolex with diamond encrusted dial complete with solid gold Rolex bracelet.
A good friend of mine (not me - honest) bought this watch new over 20 years ago. At this time he was single and used it shamelessly as a wrist adornment in his relentless pursuit of glamorous, aspiring, fun seeking women. Eventually he stopped chasing women, settled down and got married. Some years later he got divorced.
Today, whilst he continues to adore glamorous women, the watch appears rarely - usually at private functions in relatively secure locations. Oddly, it is his girlfriend who persuades him to wear it from time to time - she seems to take some vicarious pleasure from seeing him wear it, dependant primarily on the company present.
Years ago, whenever he wore the gold Rolex on a mates night out, he would invariably be ridiculed by us for its show business associations. Today, when viewed as an investment piece, it is no longer a laughing matter. In terms of weight alone - a MM300 seems as light as a feather in comparison to this baby.
As the remainder of his watch collection are all Rolex, I recently asked him if he had ever considered another brand - Jaeger-leCoultre perhaps.
As well as I know him, I was unprepared for the clarity and spell-breaking wisdom of his reply:
"Look Pete, watches are the only jewellery a man has got..... I like watches, but I'm not all that interested in them....besides, I can sell all my Rolex tomorrow and get back more than I paid for them".
Watches As Jewellery !!!! .....Perish the Thought.
Forpetesake.