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My wife has issued a "No more watches" warning!
Jul 30, 2014,02:35 AM
It was just about two weeks ago that I ran into a Rolex 116610LV, which I presented in the thread "The Hulk has found me". Fellow purists might still remember my conclusion:"There is no need to go after a watch, if it is meant to be yours, it will come to you."
Yesterday I and my wife went to a watch shop in central Taipei, as my wife has been interested in getting a SEVENFRIDAY watch as a fun weekend wear. I've never been to this shop before, but it is well known for being an authorized dealer of many brands.
After trying a few, my wife found SEVENFRDAY too big for her, but agreed that it looked pretty good on my wrist, and encouraged me to get one.
While the saleswoman was handling the payment with my wife, I walked around the shop and looked at other brands. All of a sudden, a watch behind the ZENITH shelf window caught my eye. It was a NOS of the discontinued El Primero Chronomaster Moonphase, classic 40mm stainless steel case, and equipped with the new 4001 (an updated and refined version of the already wonderful 410) movment.
I could hardly believe my eyes (and luck?), and immediately asked to try it. The very moment it was on my wrist, I knew there was no way back. I must have it! The sales woman offered a reasonable (but not heavy) discount, and to my surprise, my wife agreed the deal!
ZENITH is a brand that I highly respect and admire, and I've been falling in love with this particular timepiece since I first saw a photo of it. I don't buy pre-owned watches, so finding a NOS of this discontinued model is something that I could only dreamed of.
So, the story is: I went to the shop to look for a USD$1000 SEVENFRIDAY for my wife, went away with that watch for myself, and unexpectedly got another ZENITH that cost many many times more.
On our way back home, my wife suddenly recovered her rationality and issued me a warning: "No more watches!"
Here are a few quick phone shots. The photos absolutely can not do the watch justice.
Well, this is the SEVENFRIDAY that led me to the ZENITH one.
This message has been edited by Ornatus-Mundi on 2014-08-05 11:47:45