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Mark Etinger
Someone who owns one of the luxury watches often touted in the highest halls of success is a true appreciator of craft and design. People do not enter into the world of brand name watches lightly. Instead they pour over their purchase decisions and wait until they are truly confident that they might hope to spend the rest of their lives with particular gold or diamond watches. That's right I said the rest of their lives. These watches are made to last and the value that they carry is not entirely measurable in the precious metals that went into making them or even the expert craftsmanship that went into their construction. These watches matter to their owners on a far deeper level. This value that luxury watches enthusiasts share is obvious if you take a loot in on any watch repair shop. Inevitably you will see an older gentleman presiding over a wealth of dress watches of all different shapes, sizes, brands and values. That gentleman will be tinkering with one of the models carefully making sure to treat the internal mechanisms that are in many ways incredibly fragile but in so many more ways expertly designed, with complete and utter church-like respect. These watch repair shops continue to thrive even as less people wear watches or at the very least less people rely on them for the practical purpose of telling the time. In these shops people who have an unending respect for the art of watch making continue coming in again and again, stubbornly clinging to the hopefully never ending life of their favorite watches. The inherent craft in each and every one of these fantastic pieces is absolutely vital for the collectors. It is what they seek from their favorite time pieces. A sense of true craft that is built around decades and in some cases more than a century of minds and hands dedicated to crafting the best brand name watches possible. The watch repair man is right in line with these traditions making him a valued adviser and touchstone for anyone interested in luxury watches. Tuning those brand name watches and keeping them ticking is a valuable service that all of the great watch fans in the world appreciate. The continued relevance of the craft of watch making is in many ways the thing that will surely keep these pieces alive and available deep into our digital age. Honestly as things get more and more automated it just starts to seem vital to remember that people and their general ingenuity was once responsible for beautiful items working perfectly.
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