Originally Posted by
Koyote
genejockey ,
He told me that they sold one every now and then… Most recent had been to a Chinese woman, buying one for her father or grandfather – I forget.
I could never, ever imagine wearing a watch that valuable, but knowing somebody takes the trouble to make them - I like that.
I’m pretty happy with my citizen watch: solar powered, syncs to the atomic clock each night, even has a perpetual calendar. I bought it seven years ago for $350, set it up, and have not touched it since. It is dead on accurate, all the time… And the calendar readout will be accurate until the year 2100. That should be long enough for me.
I have an absurd number of watches, so many that any given watch doesn't see much wrist or pocket time in the course of a year. And because they're mechanical, and because they're 60-150 years old, and because they're serviced by a fumble-fingered hobbyist, they generally keep time well enough to get me through the day I wear them on time. Some of the best ones keep time to "railroad standard", of +/- 30 seconds every two weeks. The Casio I wear when riding is a lot more accurate. And sweatproof. But there's no craftsmanship or history in it.