Don Corson Dresdener Nr.3 Acquisition Story

Greetings to all, This past week, I had the pleasure meeting up with Don in Philadelphia and I was honored to be presented with the Dresdener Nr.3. I met Don last October during our trip to Switzerland. It was then that I happened to be seated during our first dinner next to Don. He proudly showed me the three watches that he had created. In the course of several further conversations, we discussed his passion for watches and the process by which he came to watchmaking. An American Ex-pat, a degree in music, he moved to Germany in pursuit of a career as an organ maker. He subsequently changed career by studying engineering. A job with Swatch Company led him to Switzerland. While there, he read a book by George Daniels several times (admittedly, the first time he didn't understand much of what he read) and concluded that watches (a long term interest) presented enough of a interest that he could attempt to make one. His attitude was, "I can do this so why not?" Now, a number of years ago, I wrote a book. A novel. Nothing came of it, not published, still sitting in my computer but nonetheless, it was a sense of accomplishment. I had started something heretofore I never thought that I could but wanted to. Listening to his story and looking at the Dresdener Nr. 3 I realized this was the story of my book. His watch was his version of my book. A dream, a desire and finally a finished piece of work. I had to have the watch,

Thanks Don. I love the watch and am a happy and proud supporter of your dream and your passion. More to come. Mitch

 

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This message has been edited by MTF on 2009-06-26 09:06:08