Horological Meandering

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...  

Very well composed photo !! Am just curious, with your impressive collection, your avatar is of a Moser Mayu, wats the story behind that ?

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...  

After all these years, my first ever manual wind. Holds a special place in my heart....  

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...  

That one certainly is. Best, Jed

...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...  

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

. . . 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...  

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

. . . 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 ... 

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....  

prob'ly the AP RO 15300 that was worn on my wedding day and during the birth of my baby girl ......  

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