It's a tough business... and aside from changing batteries on their precious Movado, not too many have older mechanical clocks... even grandfather clocks have become as popular with the new generation as Queen Anne dining room sets you can't give away...
Such a pity. Typically place a grandfather clock at the dead end of a hallway, where it can tick slowly like a languid metronome. Comforting on a silent night. Never fails in a power outage. (One of the reasons I like a mechanical wrist watch.)
I hate quartz watches! The "tick-tick-tick", of a quartz is just cold and sterile. On the other hand, the fine continuous movement of the sweep hand of a mechanical watch, is alive.
I had two very nice Seiko digital watches, but they made no sound at all. I had to give it up because its bracelet wristband would interfere with my typing on my computer keyboard.
I pray that Trump's remark at AF1 yesterday about "we're gonna be so rich" happens sooner than later! Also:
Good, once America is back they can become horologists! Benefits include:
-Respectable profession
-Decent salary
-Academically inclined
-Working on watches instead of looking at her own watch
It's a tough business... and aside from changing batteries on their precious Movado, not too many have older mechanical clocks... even grandfather clocks have become as popular with the new generation as Queen Anne dining room sets you can't give away...
Such a pity. Typically place a grandfather clock at the dead end of a hallway, where it can tick slowly like a languid metronome. Comforting on a silent night. Never fails in a power outage. (One of the reasons I like a mechanical wrist watch.)
I hate quartz watches! The "tick-tick-tick", of a quartz is just cold and sterile. On the other hand, the fine continuous movement of the sweep hand of a mechanical watch, is alive.
I had two very nice Seiko digital watches, but they made no sound at all. I had to give it up because its bracelet wristband would interfere with my typing on my computer keyboard.
They buy Ikea pressed sawdust and leave on curb when they move
Curb alert!!!
I'm thinking it's going to take a year to really feel it.