amanico
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Very nice topic, Fouad
Seems we are Romantic Purists..LOL
Well,n we also can say that we have 2 kinds of Soul:
1/ The objective one, which be summed by all the intrinsec qualities of the watch, as its patina, for example.
2/ The Subjective considerations, the personnal pedigree of the object, the history of the Family, of its previous owner, etc...
But the price doesn't matter, I agree with you..I have an Omega SM 300 from year 64 which has these 2 kinds of soul.
Objective: Its patina.
Subjective: It was relelased the same year I was born...LOL
Best, and thanks for this topic!
Nicolas
...........what is a watch with a soul............
Often we say that a particular watch has a soul while another, no matter how elegant, expensive or complicated just does not seem to possess that quality. In my opinion a new watch no matter how accomplished, and others may disagree, may by association wi...
Very nice topic, Fouad
Seems we are Romantic Purists..LOL Well,n we also can say that we have 2 kinds of Soul: 1/ The objective one, which be summed by all the intrinsec qualities of the watch, as its patina, for example. 2/ The Subjective considerations, the personnal pedigree...
Thank you Nicolas. And thank you for looking deeper....
into this subject. Your thoughts about the objective and subjective qualities of the "soul" of a watch lead me to the observation that perhaps these two "types" or soul are merely the two sides of the same coin and that they really exist because of and in...
Great discussion...
however, I can see where Nicolas is coming from. The watch itself can carry a soul that is not subject by nature of the piece being a mechanical, thus 'inanimate' object, that is not a self sustaining sentient organism such as ourselves (I use those terms...
