Elbow
86
Thanks for asking
It's a watch for every day and every occasion. I feel as happy wearing it at weekends in jeans and a t-shirt as I do to a formal function in a suit. It successfully manages (as other people have noted) to blend a vintage style and a modern look together without compromise. All this makes it a very difficult watch to take off. My only concern is knocking it/scratching it in the street. But over time I have learned to keep my left wrist out of harms way.
Arriving tomorrow
I am sleepless. Tomorrow I will be collecting my dream watch, a 5970G. To me this is the pinnacle of my watch collecting ambitions and I just hope that I can now rest easy without feeling that yearning every time I walk past a watch store (at least for a ...
It's here...
...and I can't take my eyes off of it. It is stunning. Pictures to follow. Thanks for the good wishes
Some early pictures
Hope you like them. It's difficult to describe the feeling I have putting this watch on. It's a wonderful piece of micro engineering and beautiful to behold. I feel lucky and very privileged to be about to indulge my hobby to this extent. But in some ways...
I know what you mean (I think...)
When I bought my 5970, the 100K factor really made itself strongly felt. In some ways it overwhelmed the experience of ownership. That's a very nice watch, you will decide if it is worth the expense. Then, if worth it, if you can relax while wearing it! (...