Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, They just had a big spread in Forbes. The prices are not for the faint of heart. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lorenzo" <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 10:28 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch? > I can't understand who would want a mechanical watch. I spend a> fair sum > having my wife's Rolex cleaned and calibrated from time> to time. I suspect that your wife's Rolex is in fact an automatic unless it was made prior to IWC developing the self-winding watch in the early 1950's. For an example of a current true mechanical watch see here: http://www.alange-soehne.com/en/watches/lange_1.php The attraction to a fine time piece is something that either you 'get' or you don't. Greg Lorenzo Calgary, Canada _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information