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May 06, 2019,11:43 AM
For me it is a fact you could easily observe, that aged subjects could gain additional beauty. But not any aged watch is desirable, this is misunderstood very often.
To explain this attraction with the famous 'Cha Do' (way of the tea) master Rikyo's philosophy and with Wabi, which is a Zen concept and which was initially adopted from the Chinese Tao philosophy, is a bit far away from reality.
But never the less, if it is a way to understand better what makes the appeal of a
truly authentic vintage watch:
'... In our Western culture, we often prefer the new, the clean. Even if a very small number of us have a passion for antiques, most of us will unconsciously proceed to polish an old bronze to make it shiny again, or clean a dial or polish a watch case, many times completely overdoing it...'
True beauty is imperfect
'... Just like our clothes becomes more a part of us each time we wear them, so it is with our watches. The bumps and bruises they pick up over time become a record of our lives. Sort of like the lines on our faces as we age. That is what makes them, and us, unique. We may long for youth, for unmarred beauty -- but the imperfections add a quality of shibusa, or bitterness, that looked at the right way is paradoxically sweet...'
Wabi and watches