Horological Meandering

MTF
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I disagree with only one point

Andrew,

Thanks for the photo-report.

The current Mrs MTF likes the case shape too but it took her 8 years to convince me to make a purchase.

You stated: "...a design that hasn’t been copied extensively", that I disagree with.  Back in the late 1990s and through early 2000s, the most copied and faked watch brand behind Rolex was possibly F. Muller !  As Muller was one of the earliest "independent" watchmakers to re-emerge as a brand name, Nearly every fifth 'office lady' or secretary in Japan seemed to have one on their wrist but that is probably an over-estimate on my part! 

In fact, the headless chicken fashionista syndrome was the reason that I held out against the brand for so long.  Later, it emerged that the real owner was not Mr Muller and the designs got funkier; that did not endear to us.  It was only after the frenzy had died down and massive price "market correction" occured that I finally got one of the classic and brand iconic models for Mrs MTF.

She is happy with the design, I am happy not to have pandered to fashion frenzy, and the wallet is happy to have shelled out very little money for a new watch. Strangely, after 8 years of bugging me, Mrs MTF has only worn the watch twice in 2 years!

Regards,

MTF