You're not alone if you think other's don't share the same passion for watches:)

Went into an insurance centre and tried to get some of my watches being insured. Since some watches can be really expensive, it makes sense to insure them if one is wearing it regularly.

It's most unfortunate that there is a lot of people who doesn't understand one's passion for watches. So when I told the lady I was going to get the watch insure...she asked me why buy something when you're so scare of losing or damaging it in the first place?

I do truly understand why she asked because she wasn't the first. If I have to put it into perspective for her, why would people still demand for diamonds after watching the movie "Blood Diamond"? (and unlike watches, human's lives were at stake when "Blood diamonds" are involved) I guess that can only be explain that human can be ignorant if they choose to be.

Anyway, I simply told her it's a status symbol for people who have serious passion for watches and some people just admire the beauty and workmanship of fine time telling mechanism which is not as uncommon as she thinks. There are wealthy collectors who spend significant amount of money in watches and most likely keeping them as heirloom or collection.

If you're a serious watch collector, you will share the same frustration when a person tells you that you are wasting money on watches; better off buying a property or a car. First of all, when a person purchase a watch more expensive than their sports car...it's most likely, he/she already has got everything they need in life (material strictly speaking); another property or car won't give them much satisfaction.

In terms of the accuracy of time, yes, mostly a mobile phone does the job well enough or you will have friends telling you time (if you're a social butterfly). But try looking at you mobile phone during a board meeting, a secret meeting, at an examination or even attending one of the live TV performance show...your phone would have either offended someone or being confiscated. 

Best of luck to those of you who still cling onto your phone for time telling...because to me a phone does it best by connecting people and other features are just secondary.

Slowrunner

Slowrunner as its name suggest has the slowest heart beat (at 1hz) in a watch-to-date. This model caught my attention because unlike most watch in trend (46mm and above), this size of the case is just nice for me (as I have a pretty small wrist). Most watch purist would argue that other than fitting in a bigger dial to improve visibility and making it a statement piece; is there a real reason to have a big watch? I am perfectly fine with anything from 42mm ~ 46mm with a dark coloured dial, anything bigger than that I will see the lugs extending too much over my wrist and it just looks weird on me.

Furthermore, I do like the concept of the slow heart beat incorporated in this watch because I would like to think that is more closely related to a normal person's heart beat rate. From past experience, I have friends who don't understand why watch enthusiast would spend so much time and money dedicate to understand timepieces and its accuracy. I tried explaining to them that there are guys who likes fast cars and would dedicate time to modify its mechanics to make it faster (not that it really matters on a day-to-day drive); they are guys who are just more interest to have a machine on their wrist that is very accurate and have functions on it that a normal person won't use. In this case, the uniqueness of the heartbeat rate on Slowrunner makes it more humane and it shows workmanship of the watch that even with a slower heat beat, it still ensure accuracy of the watch.

House in a 36 mm case, it has 199 individual parts with 23 jewels freely oscillating balance spring; 96-hour power reserve; sapphire crystal back with all parts polished and chamfered. This watch might just be my next target:)

IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Issues

Got my IWC Perpetual Calendar recently and found a smudge on the sapphire crystal plus some particles inside the case. Furthermore, there was some hairline scratches on the dial.

The retailer won't give a refund or exchange and simply send me off to IWC to get it repair. In my mind, I have paid a fair bit for a watch and it's going straight back into factory for warranty repair, I mean I was suppose to get a new watch without issues...annoying.

IWC Perpertual Calendar Portuguese or JLC Duometre?

Just wanna know which one would a collector go for? An IWC Perpetual Calendar Portuguese or JLC Duometre?

Both have a similar price and sophisticated complication.