Re: [Leica] Forbes article on mechanical wristwatches

[khmiska <khmiska@umich.edu>]

Jeff,
I agree wholeheartedly. I have one of the original Omega Speedmasters which
I bought in '69 or thereabouts. In the late 80s it stopped working. Recently
I paid about $140 to have it repaired. I understand the original ones are
worth nearly $2K now. I wear it almost every day, this wonderful throwback
to analog devices. Long live analog watches. Long live analog Leicas and
Rolleiflexes. By the way, my Märklin trains are all analog also.
Regards
Kurt
Ann Arbor



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Jeff S wrote:

> An excerpt from Forbes Magazine Sept 18, 2000 article, Time Is Money:
> The more they cost, the more obsolete their technology, the more you
> want one. What is it about Swiss watches?
>
> ..."It's an antidote to the technology I work with every day" says the
> semi retired techie. "These things are made by hand by people sitting at
> benches, not computers. When you look at these things through a
> magnifying glass, you can see that a human being worked on it. It can
> never match a $50 Swatch, but I really like the futility of
> that--there's something noble and tragic about it"
>
> A very good read. What does this have to do with Leica cameras? Hmm.
>
> Jeff Segawa
> NO ARCHIVE
>
> PS: Does the world of wristwatches have it's own circle of master repair
> persons who have clients worldwide? Please advise via email--I've got a
> quality watch dating back to the mid-70s and it needs a CLA along with
> minor repairs and a polishing of the externals wouldn't hurt either.