Patek Philippe

mendezj
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The power of traditions...

A few days ago I was watching a TV program where several "enlightened" intellectuals were discussing what they always discuss, how to fix the world. Anyhow, one of the guys at the table was wearing one of those watches that look as if he had just stolen it from a church's steeple. Not only did the large watch on his puny wrist looked poorly and ridiculous, what is worse is that he soon started loosing credibility in front of my eyes. Something about the watch was distracting and made him look like a clown of some sort. I switched the channel because I know that a man's watch is no measure of his intelligence and I didn't want to fall onto that bias.

Indeed, it amazes me to see all too often men wearing these gigantic and stupidly expensive Patek Philippe watches, and other brands, on their small wrists while looking proud yet oblivious of how silly they look to the eyes of others. What irks me, though, is that Patek Philippe, knowing full well that elegance is understatement and moderation (and moderation has been in vogue ever since the Greeks invented it), well, no, they have no qualms to sell watches that make their buyers silly just because they sell. Instead of Patek Philippe playing the adult when the market is undergoing a Freudian hiccup, they blow the flames of bettleheaded flamboyance just for the sake of money.

But then, people keep on talking about how to fix the world while wearing immense $100,000 watches, never realizing that with what they spent in the watch, they could build a home and feed for a year some 35 of those children you see on TV eating next to vultures and with flies on their eyes.

Oh, nice watches, by the way. Enjoy.

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