CaliforniaJed
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The One
I had a difficult time coming up with a response to Daos' post below. see home.watchprosite.com
I didn't respond to her post, but I did some thinking. Trying to determine my answer to her question as to the one brand I would collect if so limited, I asked myself this question: If I could have only one watch for the rest of time, and if it must come from my current collection, what would it be? My answer: The Panerai my wife gave to me many years ago. I have others of precious metal, with more decoration and of greater complication, but, fundamentally, for me, that Panerai is, quite simply, the one. What's your one?
Best,
Jed
This message has been edited by CaliforniaJed on 2009-07-20 23:11:18
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Explore the bespoke journey of a new Aaron Becsei round watch with a custom movement. See design renderings and community insights on this unique haute horology commission.
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Explore the personal journeys and diverse reasons why collectors fall in love with watches, from mechanical fascination to art and heritage.
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The One
I had a difficult time coming up with a response to Daos' post below. see home.watchprosite.com I didn't respond to her post, but I did some thinking. Trying to determine my answer to her question as to the one brand I would collect if so limited, I asked...
Excellent Pic
Very well composed photo !! Am just curious, with your impressive collection, your avatar is of a Moser Mayu, wats the story behind that ?
Seems we both enjoy the Moser Movement!
I am definitely enamored of the Mayu. No story behind the avatar, except that I count the Mayu among my favorites. How about you? Best, Jed...
Likewise
After all these years, my first ever manual wind. Holds a special place in my heart....
That is an extremely tough call!
I'm surprising myself with this conclusion, but it would be this one: Probably surprising as well to others who know a few of the pieces I passed over in picking this one -- but the things that made the EOT my first super-duper watch purchase (a perpetual...
Made by Richard...
...for Daos. This watch may be engraved with the name of its maker, but it was made for me...literally. That's why my Habring2 Jumping Seconds is "the one." The entire experience of collaborating with an Independent -- from my first friendly, but hesitant...
Daos, that's an experience I've yet to have.
But I hope maybe one day I'll get to experience a made to order watch. Until then, I'll just have to admire yours. Best, Jed
Easy call, Jed - it would be the watch that launched my . . .
. . . inexplicable journey of horological appreciation . . . . . . and it's effect on me today is as compelling as it was eight years ago when I first laid eyes on it . . . cordially, Art...
Compelling indeed!
Art, it seems that was the One for you from the get go. If you care to indulge me, how did you come to pick that beauty as the one to launch the journey all those years ago? Best, Jed
QED, Jed . . .
. . . the Karree perpetuals have perfect golden ratio proportions, which I find aesthetically compelling, and the perpetual complication is the one that imbues a mechanical device with intelligence; Glashütte's implementation (using apertures) is to ...
This would be it .....
The house of JB 1735. Rich history and heritage the main attraction for me. IMHO, very much underrated, in view of the other other more "marketed" brands....
Tough one ...
prob'ly the AP RO 15300 that was worn on my wedding day and during the birth of my baby girl ......
