Mechanical = "Has Soul"

[CFR]

no correlation with this thread but co- incidentally picked up this blacked out Skyhawk today -told myself it 'wouldn't frighten the trout ' but that was an excuse i think - it joins three other eco drives i enjoy to have -i place it here because fortunately there is no 'dislike' button available -guess i am shamelessly 'soulless'Attachment 5954

No need for the dislike button. These watches are cool! With or without "soul".

[shameless]

No need for the dislike button. These watches are cool! With or without "soul".

thats praise indeed from 'Mr Cool ' thanks C

[mlcor]

Old story, but perhaps some here have not seen it before. Apologies to those who have.

I have two autos and no winders, so occasionally I have to reset one of my watches if I haven't worn it for awhile. This happened to me some time ago. My husband and I had just arrived at church and I glanced down at my midsize Datejust, only to realize it was several hours off. Since I hadn't worn it in about 3 days, I wasn't unduly concerned. I pulled it off, asked my husband for the time, and started to set it.

He glanced at my USD $5000.00 watch, looked down at his $6.00 Wal-Mart quartz, and, well, you guessed it. I let him go on for a while about value and function, yada, yada, yada. We've had similar conversations about my shoes so I'm kinda used to it.

Anyway, I then explained that my watch is an automatically wound mechanical and his runs off a battery. I purposely didn't use the words "cheap" or "soul-less."

I was patient. I was polite. He is, after all, the love of my life. My partner. My soulmate.

He's also a philistine, with no appreciation of the finer things in life (except, of course, when it comes to women).

I told him that his watch would run without him. That it would run lying in the back of a dark drawer with the same cold efficiency it exhibited on his wrist. That it didn't need him.

My mechanical on the other hand, has a symbiotic relationship with me. It requires interaction with its human companion in order to function. It has no life without me.

I was proud to see the light dawn in his eyes. Yes! He understood! Perhaps there was hope for him yet. Now, about the shoes...

And then...

"I get it," he said. "It's like a tapeworm."



Jeannie

Great story, Jeannie. I'm sure my wife (whose only watch is a tiny quartz Citizen that she's had at least as long as I've known her, 24+ years) would feel similarly to your husband...but I'm not sure she even realizes that my watches are mechanical.

In terms of soul, I think a high end watch (without parsing words, for the sake of this conversation let's assume anything over $1000), regardless of the type of movement, can have soul based on its design, fit, finishing, etc. I think it's just that since most quartz and solar watches tend to be well under $1000, they don't get the level of attention/detail in manufacture of a mechanical.

[happyscrappyheropup]

I like the Eco-Drives. No maintenance, always ready to roll and generally attractive styling. Enjoy the new soulless arrival.

[CFR]

thats praise indeed from 'Mr Cool ' thanks C

"Mr Cool"? Me?

[popoki nui]

"Mr Cool"? Me?

Yes, you C.

[shameless]

I like the Eco-Drives. No maintenance, always ready to roll and generally attractive styling. Enjoy the new soulless arrival.

thankyou buddy -fortunately i cannot read smallprint

[JAGtime]

If you think of "soul" in Buddhist terms, it is recognized as energy. So whether a watch runs from mechanical or electrical energy, it is the product of humans utilizing natural forces for their own ends.

There is probably more craft to creating mechanical watches. And we could argue over which type of watch has the least environmental impact. While disposable batteries have negative environmental consequences, I am not knowledgable enough to know how the metals used in either are mined, processed, and then disposed of after production.

Sorry to take this discussion in another direction entirely.

Jane

[pepperami]

Sent from my GT-I9505

[CFR]

Yes, you C.

It's official: I'm dangerously outnumbered. This must be a rebellion. I have to retreat, now!