Horological Meandering

On the other hand, artists like Pollock were most definitely 'crazy' in their day. But now they are considered, well, not classic, but hugely sought after for being so original and well, fantastically insane.

I suppose they are just different schools. 

Dufour being like Rembrandt or Michelangelo, classical etc.

MB and F and Urwerk, etc being like Pollock, possibly.

I have to say, I like Pollock for the energy found in his paintings. The madness that is palpable. The absolute pure personal vision, with no regard for anything but his vision.

With watches, though, I think because of the nature of a timepiece being an instrument of measurement... I don't want Pollock. I don't want a mad thing to measure something with. I want a thing I understand intuitively.

So FWIW.

Finally, Rolex Milgauss was mentioned, and other unpopular Rolexes from the past... these too are the epitome of conservative design. 

In the world of watches, in a mad world, a rushed world, a stressed-out world, I think we look to conservative-classic design to comfort us, as time goes by.

But then again, I have a wonderfully eccentric orange Longines Diver, an eccentric blue Heuer chrono... a very, very weird Longines Nonius... and I am comforted by them, too, because--I love madness! I love weirdness! I love something out of the ordinary! Objects like these help us to feel less alone in our own eccentricity. It is strange that a a person, in real life, may be very eccentric and even desperately crave and seek original thinkers and unique wit, and outlandish points of view.

Then, with a watch, prefer a Dufour.  I am kind of like that... shrug. 

But it is true, in the final analysis, with watches--I prefer conservative-classical design, ultimately. And so I think goes most of the market. But this is hardly a revelation. 

Happy New Year MB and F, Dufour, et al.

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