Sometimes stuff just happens

I was rushing around on a Sunday. I was driving out of town for a three day trip, my wife was out of town for the day, I needed to go to the office for a while . . . arghhhhhhhhhhhh!

I threw a bid on Ebay at an expensive new Omega at a ridiculous price -- ridiculously low. I had drooled on the watch at the boutique in February and had never seen it at a retail store. Shut the PC and rushed out the door.

Got to the office and continued rushing around and hit the road about 90 minutes behind when I planned. I got about an hour out of town and looked at my bare wrist. BARE WRIST!

It got worse when I realized because I hadn't gone through my usual packing routines I hadn't packed any watches.

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes stuff just happens, I guess. When was the last time I left the house without a watch, and I NEVER pack without packing watches . . .

One complete business day with nothing on my wrist. I only looked about 73 times -- AT NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wrist itched, I rubbed it constantly.

I made it almost 24 hours before hitting the friendly neighborhood Omega AD. Remember, I'm out of town at a location you wouldn't consider a major metropolitan area. They had a watch I had always wanted, which I really didn't expect to see in this relatively out of the way place. We wheeled and dealed --28% discount, no sales tax. Peace came upon my soul and my wrist stopped the incessant itching.

Sometimes things just happen . . . no way I expected to find that watch and no way I expected to get such a good price.

Got back to the hotel room. Admired the new watch, opened the PC and checked e-mail. E-mail from Ebay . . . an out bid notice I was sure.

Nope -- I won. What's more, I won about $700 less than my ridiculously low bid. I got the watch for 37% of MSRP -- that's not a 37% discount, but a 63% discount -- delivered price. Box and papers, warranty cards, serial numbers intact.

Sometimes things just happen . . . .

Both watches have chronometer certificates inbound from Bienne as both were legitimate purchases.

That's how I bought two new Omega GMT watches on the same day.

I love the Deville brickworks. This is a perfect business travel watch. Substantial, businesslike, an imposing yet not blingy piece of jewelry. Durable enough to carry a 100 meter water resistance.

I have always wanted the "Great White" and am delighted to have one now. Perfect for less formal and vacation travel, 300m water resistance.

Two very different watches with the same functions, each well suited to their purpose. The cost of these two watches is less than $200 apart, but the MSRP of one is more than double the other. So now I have a watch -- or two -- to travel with. Sometimes stuff just happens . . . how do I explain this to my wife?