Ping,
You put into words what I must have known...was doing.....but not articulated.
Like MKVC's and Ling's experience with their spouses, the current Mrs MTF was the mechanical watch collector before we got married. She had assembled vintage cast-offs from older family members like a magpie.
I only had a quartz Casio. My engagement present from her was a Citizen quartz grand complication
It was a chronometer, 'perpetual calendar', double split seconds chronograph, count-down timer, alarm, en passant grand sonnerie....hehehe.
I progressed to mechanical watches and although my collection now outnumbers hers, her pieces are better and selected carefully.
Who says IWC are only for men?
She also likes quirky watches and Independent watchmakers.
There are perks like meeting other watch collectors and elephants at PuristS GTG.
Unfortunately, sometimes my watches get kidnapped.
Finally, here is the obligatory Couples' Wristshot; there should be 4 wrists but I had to use one of them to take the photo!
Regards,
MTF