Sunil Hari wrote: > It's not a watch, it's a piece of jewelry that happens to tell time. No one > poo-poohs a $2k diamond ring, and it doesn't -do- anything.
Yup, and what makes it valuable is the craftsmanship and the exclusivity. It doesn't take much to turn out an accurate quartz watch, but a mechanical one that runs smoothly and accurately takes a high degree of skill. I don't even wear a watch, but I can appreciate precision mechanical devices.
