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

CAN EVERYONE JUST PLEASE STOP SAYING BL@CKF@CE!!!

My favorite "watch" mechanism would stunned any swiss match designer and was made more than 2000 years ago, by  a disciple of Archimedes if not the great man itself i dont know and nobody knows...

Have worn my dad's Oyster pretty much every day for twenty years- only had to have the strap repaired once and serviced occasionally- keeps spot on time and still looks new despite daily abuse. Don't own a mobile phone

Always been disappointed with my bro's twin reverb- always seems to hum too much despite servicing; maybe find a better tech

I don't know which model Daytona Clapton has.  Some rare ones are very valuable.  But it won't be worth anything like $1.6m.  Paul Newman's 60's Daytona fetched $17.8m.  Newman is not 10 times more famous than Clapton but his car racing exploits including at Daytona raised the value.

I cannot understand the recent fetish for owning generic kit that has been owned by famous people.  There has always been such interest, but currently the price premium has multiplied enormously.  Each Rolex Daytona of a particular model is the same as all the others.

Auction houses have latched onto this and now routinely sell the furnishings and personal possessions of the rich and famous either when they are down-sizing, need the money, or mostly their children cashing in after they pass away.

It is interesting stars can cash in on their fame, and make a lot of extra money merely for being famous.  Possibly they should game this by owning a lot more stuff than they need, even more than they actually do.

@keithsax      Yes Rolexes do seem to keep good time if properly regulated.  When you say 'spot on time' what do you mean?  I have a Submariner that gains about 1.6s a day.  I reckon that's pretty good.

@bdp24    Each to his own, please.  I have about 13 good watches and no guitars.   I suppose you think I'm missing out?