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A Watch Parabel - analogies in decision making on your next watch or camera purchase.
Dear All:
Michael Reichmann from the camera website Luminous Landscape wrote a very entertaining story about making a decision on this next watch (he opted for a Sinn 756 Diapal), to epxlain that it is important follow you own assessment instead of what others say you should:
www.luminous-landscape.com
A quote from the introduction:
"Look at your left wrist. It probably has a watch on it. Typically, people don't think all that much about watches. For most people they are utilitarian devices, and other than when they break down or need a battery replaced they are pretty much taken for granted. But for some people, myself included, watches are objects of interest beyond their strictly utilitarian nature.
The same of course can be said by many about cameras. For some, these are simply utilitarian devices to be used for family snapshots and to record vacation memories, while for others they are objects of great interest, even fascination."
Have fun!
Cheers,
Magnus
Michael Reichmann from the camera website Luminous Landscape wrote a very entertaining story about making a decision on this next watch (he opted for a Sinn 756 Diapal), to epxlain that it is important follow you own assessment instead of what others say you should:
www.luminous-landscape.com
A quote from the introduction:
"Look at your left wrist. It probably has a watch on it. Typically, people don't think all that much about watches. For most people they are utilitarian devices, and other than when they break down or need a battery replaced they are pretty much taken for granted. But for some people, myself included, watches are objects of interest beyond their strictly utilitarian nature.
The same of course can be said by many about cameras. For some, these are simply utilitarian devices to be used for family snapshots and to record vacation memories, while for others they are objects of great interest, even fascination."
Have fun!
Cheers,
Magnus
"And ignore the forum fan-boys..
And ignore the forum fan-boys. They typically
only know enough to be dangerous, and are tribal in their
enthusiasms."
only know enough to be dangerous, and are tribal in their
enthusiasms."
:-)
- SJX
Tribes...
Indeed there ARE some strange tribes out there that do make one shake ones head in wonder...
At what point did the ancient druidical beliefs get associated with the sea? Who was the forgotten king who lives on in obscure reference? Why did the octagon become their cult symbol? What level of deprevation (famine? drought?) lives on in their race memory to make all their cult objects unique or limited? Jung would have a field day with the symbology.
When did homo rolexus break away from from homo sapiens?
Why does homo patekus not name the objects of his worship, but instead use obscure numerology?
...
nick
