Horological Meandering

The statement could be about any product that evolves or is updated. Knowing you it is probably a car or a watch, but the specific product is essentially irrelevant.

PuristS know that perfect products are rare, if not nonexistent. I am always suspicious of the advertising slogan: "one size fits all". We look for products that best suit our preferences, priorities, interests and biases (which hopefully we recognize, but often we don't).

The 'nostalgic eccentric' is a valid category. We see it amongst watch collectors. These individuals place 'value' on the history, the significance or perhaps the design of products from a particular period.

So I agree with the statement you quote. None of us have any reason to feel superior. What is upsetting as a (capital P) Purist is when people close their minds and believe that they have personally found the holy grail and attained enlightenment and no one else can do so unless they follow the same path.

What is great about PuristS is that we know there is no best sports watch, best dress watch, etc. There are many good (for various reasons) watches out there, but it is up to us to provide the tools that will allow people to ask the right questions, consider options that might not have previously been on their radar and make a completely informed decision.

Nothing like a bit of old (PuristS) school analysis. Thanks, Thomas.

Andrew

Ps. While there is an old saying that 'new isn't necessarily better' the opposite is also true: 'old isn't necessarily better' ... either.

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