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Mark Etinger
It might seem strange that museum would be dedicated to something as functional as watches but that is obviously a little silly. There are museums all around the world dedicated to far stranger and less interesting things than fine watches. There are museums dedicated to specific canned meat products and museums dedicated to the life style of the hobo. Houston, Texas is home to National Funeral Museum, one of the more morbid strange museums in the world. There is even a museum of trash. Yes, trash. So that there would be not one but a number of museums specifically dedicated to the history and craft of luxury watches is not surprising. In fact it might even be a given. When you look at the fine craftsmanship of Philip Stein watches for example you're likely to be taken aback by the work that's been done. Not only are these fine watches well designed aesthetically in a way that might rival some great sculpture, they are also engineered with a focus and precision worthy of it's own praise. The variety and depth of the world of luxury watches ensures that any institution dedicated to preserving and presenting a history of these devices would have a million options for the sort of story they might want to tell and how it should be presented. The history of the watch industry is full of innovations that have happened over time and design styles that have changed year to year for decades. The precious metals and implicate real world value of some of the highest end of watches ensures that for many this will be the only chance they have to see some of the best luxury watches up close. The National Watch And Clock Museum in Pennsylvania is likely the most well know n watch museum in the United States. It's collection is wide ranging allowing you to trace the development of time keeping technology from it's inception. This will surely give you a greater appreciation for the already beautiful Gucci watches you have always admired. It is a great service to a device that remains a cornerstone of fashion and of daily life planning. Watches are a great thing to explore and understand. They are intricate, often delicate and speak to the ingenuity of the human race. After all we not only invented watches but the entire concept of time. It might in fact be the moist significant product of the human mind in history.
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