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db darien
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Kudos to You

Art, it was great to meet you in NYC last Sunday.  You really are really to be commended for setting-up the day.  I learned a lot and enjoyed meeting you and everyone else.  My wife had speculated that the folks who would likely show-up would probably be a very bright lot (she used the phrase "Mensa-types") and I certainly got the impression that there were a lot of very smart people at the table (though the beer hopefully killed a few brain cells).

The two highlights (watch-wise, that is) for me were (a) getting to see that amazing collection of old Omega watches (going back to a vintage RAF pilot watch) -- an amazing and priceless piece of history and (b) getting to see a Richard Mille watch on someone's wrist -- a true object of technological lust.  I also got a sense that people who gravitate toward horology as a hobby seem to fall on to a spectrum between two extremes.  On one end are those who find the high-art of crafting complex movements to be addictive (e.g., those who love tourbuilon watches, skeleton watches with complex movements, e.g., like the Mille).  On the other end is the fascination with the history of watch-making (as evidenced by that amazing collection of Omegas and the way they traced their lineage down through the decades).  I thoroughly enjoyed just sitting there and listening to the conversation.

I also wanted to pass along an interesting side-bar I had with a few guys - I think you were involved in this one.  We talked about "why expensive watches?" as opposed to, say, sports cars.  One of the comments I heard was very insightful.  Someone pointed out that, apart from the fact that cars lose their value the second you drive it out of the lot (and continue to depreciate if you actually use them), you really can't take cars with you everywhere you go.  One person (it may have been you) said that when he is in some business meeting and gets bored, the fun of having, say, a G.O. on your wrist is that you can just tune-out the bull____ and just stare-at and fiddle around with your watch.  How true.

And congratulations on getting the Karree!!  It is a wonderful watch - it was a lot of fun just having a few folks just wind mine to feel how seamless and smooth the Caliber 22 movement is.  It remains my favorite Karree-Tonneau shaped watch I've seen on the market. 

But not to worry, my new Cal 100 Navigator is currently winning the wrist-time war with me.  I absolutely love that watch.  Thanks to Al (you know who!!!) for getting it to me as quickly as you did. 

Regards.  Hope to see you all soon.  And I look forward to seeing the pictures.

David