Horological Meandering

LCDW
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IT ALL DEPENDS...

Jokes aside, individuals have to give certain considerations and respect to the sort of information published to elicit participation and comments.

 In the context of Singapore, women make up 50% of the population. Hence, there should be gender equality. The exploitation of sexism in media has been detrimental to the elevation of gender equality in today's world, all thanks to the patriarchal society.

In my personal opinion, watches that require sexism to sell inflict doubts and captivate mostly men, owing to their low neuroticism.

Well made timepieces do not require such media exposures that comes in tandem. For example, timepieces crafted by Philippe Dufour and Kari Voutilainen are classic and adequate examples. None of  these watches requires sex to sell.. as the intricate and impeccable finishing coupled with the contemporary dials continue to be a favourite, pursued, aquired and inspired the vast majority of connoisseurs and some novices who have embarked on fine timepieces.

These timepieces which are frequently referred to as masculine can be easily transformed into  feminine by a change of accessories (e.g. leather strap) , thus, there should be no compromise of one gender for the benefit of the other. The 'education' on such media portrayal should really come to a halt as these information are read by many, especially if the watch industry players are adamant to nurture the younger generation in horological appreciation, collecting and participating.

At the end of the day, I believe some readers  who see and read this website and its forums are parents themselves and they   would very much appreciate and value more positive and constructive inputs from the societies and there are always children of parents who post something somewhere that eventually read their elder generations input and reflect on it.

Regards,

Linda Widyarta