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It depends on what you have and how much you are prepared to maintain a watch. Since i collect fo enjoyment I do not intentionally buy watches I can't wear. Sometimes after I get the watch I find that it is too risky to wear. An example is fine English free spring keyless fusee. I broke in balance staff in a horrible example of mishandling and my repair guy said that staff was just too difficult to cut. It helical balance spring was made the staff so long the balance was too delicate and its regulating screws are worn so they are not stable so its too delicate to wear. The repair also took three years.
I heard of guy who had a very fine skeleton Audemars Piguet pocket watch. These things look like gold spider web. It was in his pocket when he leaned against a railing. He bent it and in the1980's it cost him $10,000 to fix.
I knew a fellow grad student who came from money and his very fine wrist watch was constantly breaking. The jeweler finally explained to him that the watch was made for a man who does not open his own car door.
What you wear depends on how you wear it , how you can store it when not in wear and your tolerance for loss. Railroad watches are made to be worn in hard use but even those do not belong in your pocket when you decide to compete in a chain saw sculpture contest. I wear dress watches when I am sure I am not going to engage in a football match or at least have a place to keep it when I do.
When I travel I bring along a fairly rugged fairly replaceable pocket watch and a water proof wrist watch that I never take off during the trip. I'll wear something better to a fancy occasion when I am sure I can keep it in safe place when I am not wearing it.
If you are a celebrity rep of a watch company you can and should wear a very expensive watch because the sponsor wants it shown and they will cover the repair if needed,
Different watches for different carry situations and spares for when you find you can't carry one. Why else would you need a collection? |
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发表于 2013-3-25 11:12:03
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