GLau
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I love the Patek slogan so much that I need my children to like watches. Hence, with the holidays, I continued to inspire or...
..."force feed" my children to move forward with their horological journey so that they will eventually want (or would not be despised) to take possession of my watches.
Fortunately, they love buying and wearing watches, just like their father ! I set the criteria for the selection (clear hour and minutes markers) so that they can learn to tell time properly, they chose, and I paid.
What do you guys do to inspire your children? How do you move them up the ladder to the top?
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Gordon
I love the Patek slogan so much that I need my children to like watches. Hence, with the holidays, I continued to inspire or...
..."force feed" my children to move forward with their horological journey so that they will eventually want (or would not be despised) to take possession of my watches. Fortunately, they love buying and wearing watches, just like their father ! I set the...
Hi Nicolas, they love the Chopard urushi jungle because of the ....
....animals ! Perhaps that is how I could get them to love artisanal dials? But who should do give the 5131G time ? ...
Now that is a real family portrait. Bravo.
Best wishes to you and your family for 2017. Enjoy Bill
Thanks Bill, my wife was kind of....
against buying more watches for the children ! I convinced her by saying the new watches can help our children to read time. She agreed ! LOL ! The horological journey may not be easy with my other half ! LOL ! Cheers, Gordon
Hi Alkiro, you are correct ! Last Christmas...
I got Hello Kitty Special Edition and Sophia the first Special Edition for them. Hence, they enjoyed wearing watches even though they could not really read time yet. LOL ! Cheers, Gordon ...
Hi Geross, for now I am feeling...
generous, However, if they eventually have no interest in watches or misbehave, should I change my mind. ? Cheers, Gordon
Wonderful photo, Gordon.
My 3yo little monster already has his eye on Daddy\'s watches (Omega 300M C Axial is the fave). Necessary features for him: crown he can wind, bezel to turn and display back to look through. Of course, he is a little rough on my watches now so I\'ve sacri...
Hi bounce, glad to hear that you started your son so early !
I was not willing to sacrifice any of my watches so I bought them the swatches below when they were 5 years old. Cheers, Gordon ...
Clever!
I should have given him a swatch or Flik-Flak but now only my old Seiko5 will do. Luckily, I am no longer into 2-tone bracelets so he can have it. Must say, Seiko are built to last. I can\'t believe that watch is still ticking after what my now-3yo puts i...
That's a charming topic Gordon
I don't have kids but as long as they have fun and it remains educational at the same time, it is perfect imho. It will be nice assisting them into this journey, especially as in the future it is not that natural for people to go toward the mechanical wat...
Hi Mark, so who will you...
pass your Pateks to eventually? If you want them to go to the next generation of PuristS from PuristPro, my children will volunteer! LOL ! Cheers, Gordon
So far...
It\'s still early days. The first watch my daughter got was a NOS Fortis Mini Flipper, so handwound, no date The next was a FlikFlak. But as she\'s yet to reach three, it\'s more play than anything else Thanks for sharing!
Hi KMII , impressive that your daughter is 3 and knows ...
how to wind a watch ! She must have your PuristS DNA. Cheers, Gordon
Not quite there yet...
A fake it till you make it attempt from daddy But she enjoys the sound it makes...
Yes Luis, I need to set the criteria, otherwise ...
they would buy something that does not help them to tell time at all. LOL! Cheers, Gordon
Great topic Gordon! Totally feel you ;)
Btw, does the back of your limited edition 6000r have a removable cover? Thought I saw a "lip" at the bottom of the rear side=) J
Hi J, the ear on the case back is...
...used for watchmakers to open the case. The 6000 is not designed as an officer case, hence in order to have the engraved map of one China (inclusive of Taiwan), a hard case is used. Cheers, Gordon
Hi nilfire77, your chopard is also...
a great piece as an heirloom watch! Cheers, Gordon
Looking good Glau!
And starting them on Maki-e and other stuff too? Your "avatar" photo caught my eye.
Thanks Patrick, simple watches first for the kids and then move up to...
...enamel, urushi, etc. In additional to developing their appreciation of mechanical watches, perhaps they could be inspired to be artisans for handcrafted dial ? Cheers, Gordon
Does anyone feel that crown edges on 5712 or 5711 are too sharp?
I love my 5712A but at times, light and beautiful, but feel that crown edges are too sharp and cut into the wrist. I wish the edges were a bit smoother like on some other Patek models or on all Rolexes.
As an enthusiast of all timepieces, I certainly do not discriminate!
All three of these watches are beautiful in their own light. lol The real question is which wrist will inherit the Patek...? ;-)
Very good question ! Umm...my Patek 6000 China version will go to the one who has better...
technical knowledge of watch movements ! The other will get the my wife\'s Patek ladies China version. Sounds fair? Cheers, Gordon ...
Darn, you raised a very good question ! Guess if they have the same level of technical knowledge, then they need to ...
compete on watch design, artisanal dial work, etc If still a tie, then I need to buy more Pateks! Cheers, Gordon
Nice family wrist shot!
Good to start appreciating the finer things in life from young. 2 thumbs up!
My 3 year old daughter wears it everyday
Sadly everything is 7 o\'clock. My 9 year old doesn\'t care...it\'s on his iPad!
Well, you have a watchmaker in the ...
making. The loupe on his forehead looks cute and quite professional! He might be the first watchmaker that does not like to wear a watch! LOL ! Cheers, Gordon
Congrats !, Seems like your son is destined to be a watchmaker, ...
surgeon, micro-mechanical engineer, or all of the above !
Great post
unfortunately my daughter doesn't like watches Fortunately my son like, so for his 18 birthday: ...
Thanks ch9698 ! You son seems to be
the heir apparent to your great collection ! He is a very blessed young man to have such a meaningful and wonderful birthday present for his 18th year ! May the father and son team in your household enjoy many memorable moments in collecting watches toget...
Very nice to get them started young Gordon. Thats a nice piece
That seems to be the trend at this year\'s SIHH!
Thanks CaptainCrunch! Your children are truly blessed with your not one but ...
possibly TWO Nauti 40th watches ! Cheers, Gordon
CaptainCrunch, assuming your daughter is still relatively young, you should start her on own ...
horological journey ASAP! Force feed if necessary! LOL !
