Vintage
It has only ever seen two incomplete days on my wrist and I often get heat over that decision. On the other hand, coming across something like this that has not seen the light of day in over 15 years and still represents the exact condition of what it looked like since creation is like looking for a
Your only option is to build yourself a climate-controlled vitrine and live inside it.
This is true high horology at it's best.
it will only make sense for you to wear it and build its history that's truly yours. I wear mine often enough and because of the way the watch is designed, it doesn't attract scratches. Plus, even if it has scratches, the look of this piece handles such scratches with elegance. Not all watches can do that. Most early Journe pieces look better when the condition is more used.
though it's not the scratches I worry about. The marks of the engraving on the caseback and that of the crown are still fresh. I fear rubbing any of it off.
What you can do, which I will do... is to put a small magic tape over those engraving. I had done that on some watches in the past and you will never know that it's there to begin with.
You should enjoy it often!
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