Horological Meandering

First, profound apologies for the tone of previous posts in this thread; it was not typical, but was prompted by a somewhat knee-jerk reaction to content which was personally a little difficult to take. As our founding father Thomas Mao would have it: this forum is like a dinner party to which we have been invited by him. Our discussion, language and tone online should be no more and no less than we would deploy as a dinner guest. You will have seen the apology to him for breaking that rule in an earlier post in this thread. It is a matter of keen personal embarrassment that his admonition was briefly forgotten today.

Second, this is a place for some very serious, very insightful and very passionate consideration of all matters horological. We have all spent time on other fora; many of us, like you, are members of other fora as well, but the content and (usually) the tone here are without peer. 

Third, there is no doubt that Bernard is an eminence grise of watch collecting. There are watchmakers whose work would barely be known but for his patronage; pieces which would be unheralded but for his review. Have a look back on some of his terrific reviews, particularly in the AHCI forum. For years his posts would be the first that any ardent collector would open and devour - there are now much-loved watches in the personal watchbox which would not be there but for his illumination of their worthiness. There are times, though (as shared with him privately, and more publicly today) when our sensibilities could not be more opposed. Again, sincere apologies: it is regrettable that you should have witnessed such a moment. 

Do hang in there - you won't regret it.

Cheers,

pplater.

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