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Albert and his GP Laureato Infinity
Jun 19, 2021,04:21 AM
Albert is a German Teddy Bear. He was made in 2005 to commemorate a great German scientist. These days; he has retired from nuclear physics, and prefers the simplicity of wristwatches. In his thoughts: “wristwatches represent immortality, because they can keep working long past the human lifespan. The represent a microcosm of the universe, encased with everything it needs to work fully.”
I cannot disagree further with the Professor.
Today the Professor was talking about the GP Infinity Edition made for Wempe. He gets excited about German limited editions. He says his favourite part of the piece is the dial, of a mysterious black.
He likes dimensions. It is not a 2-dimensional black, but rather, a 3-dimensional black. How is this possible, I asked him. “When a substance has a deep microscopic structure, it allows light to enter, and the light gets trapped in the microstructures, to be refracted more, than reflected.” He mentioned vantablack as an example - I scratched my head.
With his mohair paws, he lifted the piece, to show me the sleekness of the design. He wouldn’t take a look at my Tudor Blackbay or Grand Seiko - said they were too thick. But this is Goldilocks just-right.
And he reminded me to take out my AP RO from the 80’s. “Which do you prefer, young man?” He said in his thick German accent.
“Professor, I don’t know. What about you?”
He didn’t reply directly, but pointed out that the RO was released first, followed by the Laureato, and subsequently the Nautilus. In a witty way, he asked if I could complete the collection by adding a Nautilus in, for comparison.
“Err...professor, times have changed. The nautilus is no longer obtainable without a king’s ransom.” He replied:”Sad case, of people hoarding supply and demand to create an artificial scarcity. Don’t bother looking it up. It’s not sensible.”
I nodded in agreement.