Cazalea offers a delightful glimpse into his extensive watch collection, humorously recounting his 'Phase 1 Search' for a misplaced Grand Seiko. His post not only showcases a vast array of timepieces but also sparks a community discussion on the motivations and eccentricities of watch collecting.
my wife asked "And what are you doing with that, in there?"
"Taking a picture of my watches, so the other PuristS can use me as an example of someone more watch-obsessed than they are."
"Ah, that's alright then" she sighed, and went back to her reading.
I haven't done an inventory for some time, so since it's back to school month I decided to collect all the watches (and pens) from bookshelves, dressers, watch cabinet, safe, vault, etc. and arrange them. This is what I came up with:
I got almost to the end of the arranging and realized I had lost a precious Grand Seiko. After a cursory look around the house, I made another serious attempt, but this Phase 1 Search failed to find it.
Those of you who were around when the first Star Trek came out (50 years ago!), might remember a "Phase 1 Search".
[A Phase 1 Search is a painstaking, thorough attempt, in and around a starship, to find a person who is presumably injured and unable to respond. However, since the basic assumption of the search is that the subject wants to be found, a capable and determined person knowledgeable in the layout of the location being searched can evade the search.
In 2267, a Phase 1 Search was initiated on the USS Enterprise in an attempt to find Lieutenant Commander Ben Finney, who was presumed to have been in ion pod, ejected to save the ship. Finney had actually faked his disappearance in an attempt to frame Captain Kirk for criminal neglect. They found him {sorry, I won't spoil it for you} (TOS: "Court Martial")
In 2369, Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered a Phase 1 Search when Data detected a warp engine breach from the Shuttlecraft Justman during Dr. Beverly Crusher's attempt to prove Dr. Reyga's metaphasic shield worked. However, the Justman emerged from the corona of Vaytan before the search could be implemented. (TNG: " Suspicions")]
Sorry, I digress.
As I was sure the watch was not ticking, I could not use the "turn up the microphones" search approach employed by Spock, so I headed to the computer.
After scanning through a few thousand images on the hard drive I confirmed I had not taken the watch on summer trips to Vermont, Washington, etc. so it must be in the house. Its last appearance was July 16. So I hunted again around the basement, looking for an unexpected place that a canny watch could hide. Sure enough, at some point in a long movie evening I had taken it off and the watch begged to be parked (for safety) on the end of the sound bar in our home movie theatre. Gotcha!
Here's the final inventory.
The colored microfiber cloths are used to differentiate western and eastern countries of origin. I know this will disappoint those who think I am a 100% Seiko nut, but so be it.
Cazalea
