Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know this guy, but I sure like him....... Walt On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Martin Howard wrote: > Matt Morgan jotted down the following: > > > I've had my Rolex Submariner for a dozen years now, and I absolutely love > > it. However, although its long overdue a service, it's hardly ever accurate. > > I forget the exact measurement, but it always gains time. But I don't mind, > > taking it off and winding it is part of the tactile relationship I like with > > many of my mechanical possessions. > > I'm with Matt on this: I have a Swatch mechanical automatic watch, one of > the metal ones. (Yeah, go ahead watch snobs, poo poo it all you like.) It > gains about five minutes every month and perhaps once every six weeks I > reset it to something more in line with the rest of the planet. But my > philosophy is that if you need timekeeping that is accurate to two seconds > every month in your everyday life, you're better off getting major surgury > to remove your head from your ass before spending the money on another > watch... > > Time be time, mon. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | Jonesboro, AR; Denver, CO; > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | Washington, DC; Mount Morris, MI. > email: howard.390@osu.edu | Bear arms, or bears harm? > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- > > >