God doesn't need to know what time it is.

One of the posters made me snort my morning coffee.

When I retired it was about the same time my son left school and was looking for work.

Since I had 3 wristwatches I told him he could have whichever of mine he wanted?

"why wd I need a watch?"

So you cd know the time"

He held up his I phone -I stared at it for maybe 5 minutes before the penny dropped

Wristwatches were made so one would not need to to reach into their pocket for the time. Now it has come full circle where people reach back into their pocket. I’ve been a watchmaker for years, hence my ID "isochronism" (So I have more than a few) I also have a few vintage guitars and amps also. Funny Clapton story: A friend who only gave guitar lessons and was a big 50’s Strat collector, received a call from Eric’s people as he was to appear on Letterman show in a few weeks and was looking for a Tweed Twun to borrow. (my friend told me of this a couple weeks prior to his appearance) My friend said: "you know I don’t have one but even if I did I wouldn’t lend it. I told his people I don’t have one, but Eric can come in for lessons anytime" 😄 True! And my friend was THAT good! Such is life.

I would put watch nerds and vacuum tube nerds in the same category.  Both very detailed and chasing some version of a perfect synergy.  Please take "nerd" as a term of endearment.  

I do appreciate a unique watch but would never spend good $ on one, and I agree that they are not about the current time.  I visualize an independent watchmaker at his/her bench with the same level of skill and enthusiasm for craft as all the images of Nelson Pass at his bench.  Both take science and turn it into art.    

Probably the best and most functional watch I've ever owned was a "Casio - Moon Phase" back-lit LED, I think that was the name.  Cost was $12.95.   Never had to replace the battery.  I would use the stopwatch function to race myself  to work every day, got to be a real "thing".  I realized it was really getting reckless and so I took the watch off my wrist while riding and tossed it in the woods.  Pleasant trips after that.  Haven't worn a watch since...that was 1982!

Regards,

barts 

You can buy a nice house for$1.6 million.  Perhaps, call it the House Collection on a Wrist?