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Horological Meandering

Alpha watches for alpha people, and the best reason for SIHH (part 7 of 33)

 

Happy New Year to all and many decades of good health and wisdom!

When many are well on their way to SIHH this year, I will be missing it because I have to be at another place.

But one tip!!

Don't miss taking a bus to town, and along the main street of Geneva, it is just behind the big toy shop...a short walk!

It is the wonderful MB&F shop.

And...they have ONE of many beautiful things worth buying.

For me...this RED CAR from Nika ( a most beautiful lady artist, I have not met). The watches from MB&F are something else..but the lamps and the odd and ends I found were ALL without exception, damned wonderful!

And affordable!



See this car at home now in Singapore!!!
It is the ONLY car that I can afford to keep.
 
It is just the right size for a sense of humor!
BIG.
 
And the beautiful paintwork and it comes with a very sensous cover of thick velvet (red).
 
The watches are almost perfect matches for a beautiful toy like this.
 
Alpha watches with bulk..and a red car...hmm....a typical psychological tale?
 
And then...there is the BIGGEST reason why I will be busy this year:
 
The most alpha of all Freaks, the Alpha Freak, the Diavolo Rolf 75
 
 


And a whole bunch of toys piled on my desk, ...but a surprise from the Foundation of Haute Horology:

A book!!!





One advice, forget the Leica M8 for now..it's a very "acquired" taste for today.

I like it. But like many of my stuff..may not be for everyone.

It is certainly a keeper...and will always remind me of why I collect watches. Philosophy of making things in a world where many man made things are outdated with time. Some things really last, it's the charm, the weight, the physical form. And..the people who made it.

Mechanical things and all.

Happy New Year from a toy collector!



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Happy New Year Doc!

 
By: Cookies : January 9th, 2012-02:47
Good to read your colourful tales and see the nice pics. Be safe, good and healthy! Mike

Fujifilm makes fantastic cams!

 
By: Cookies : January 9th, 2012-07:35
I brought my x20 to Turkey and it performed remarkably. Will show u pics if u want. If the little brother(x20) is so fantastic, the X pro should be wonderful.

Wow.the X pro is bigge than I thought!

 
By: bernard cheong : January 10th, 2012-00:29
Now...I am begining to reconsider keeping to my old cameras for a while.

Alpha Toys

 
By: patrick_y : January 9th, 2012-10:22
Your NIKA wind-up car is quite impressive. And it goes perfectly with your other toys from Max, Felix, and DeGris.

Speaking of "small" packages..th Pentax Q camera is almost watchlke in build quality

 
By: bernard cheong : January 10th, 2012-00:34
and an excellent companion for a watch collector..for its message of quality and size. I realise that it is always the camera that one can carry at all times...and into very restrictive dress coded areas!

Good things .....in a small package

 
By: Steve R : January 9th, 2012-14:41
Hey Bernard, Enjoyed your post about the MBF store. I look forward to when I can visit first hand. Your Dottling Micro safe caught my eye as well....Looks like its built to the safe high caliber as it bigger brothers. Cheers Steve R

Happy New Year

 
By: emcquillan : January 10th, 2012-03:11
Applause to the appreciation of man made things in this day of automation. It is a pleasure to slow down and enjoy crafsmanship in any art form. PS. The grenade is awesome. lol. Best,