Tell me you’re a watch enthusiast without telling me you’re a watch enthusiast…

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My birthday cake my wafe and kids baked for me
Could be a re-dial. I'd look at that alignment of the 6:00 marker, and the font on the 5 looks wonky to me.😁
 
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My wife has lost track of my collection. Whenever I wear a piece that's not part of my regular rotation, I get a passive-aggressive and scowling "you bought ANOTHER watch!"
Similar but with "Is that a NEW watch?"

And the response is always "No, I've had it for [pick one] months/years".

Omitting that it was sitting in a box waiting for parts/at a watch maker for months/something purchased that took months to arrive.
 
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My daughter's partner told me her co-worker was wearing a Longines with a Moonphase and date.
 
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When travelling, wife now asks "what watch thing do you want to do in (insert destination)"
 
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I have a set of really tiny screwdrivers that are labeled "Bergeon"
 
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You open photos app on your phone to find and show a photo to someone, and the photo stream is full of watch dials etc. among which you have to find that 'lone' non-watch photo... 😅 ( happened last weekend when I was trying to show something to a person that turned out to be a Speedmaster collector ).
 
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Your child gets a science kit in the mail but all you see is…. What do you see?
 
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Had to pick one of three beaters on the bathroom sink for boat cleaning 🧼 duties.
(Mrs STANDY is away otherwise they wouldn’t be there 🤫)
Winner
 
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Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon. One of only 20 prototypes. Closed door visit. Very difficult to get to see or buy this watch.​



Everyday carbon fiber


special client only orange band.



Our client relationship person who got the watch to this boutique and gives us backroom access.

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Are you holding up side down?
I think you are correct! I was holding it upside down! It's funny, she put it on my wrist upside down and I never realized. She said she would hold the watch for me, but really it is too thin and fragile. I imagined if I bent it by sleeping with it that the watch would never work again and with a price adjustment, it is too close to a million after taxes. There is a docking tool that is also needed to adjust the time and to wind the watch. There are gears on the outside for the docking tool so if you bent one of the teeth on those gears, the watch is going back for serious repairs... It's not a watch you wear. It's a strong statement watch and I really appreciate Bvlgari for allowing me to see it.

If you are interested the way to see the watch is through their VIP Client services.
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Some of these seem impractical but I realize that's not the point. The engineering for the whole octo finissimo line is astounding. So much so that I picked up one of the more "practical" references a few years ago, because I was fascinated by them.
 
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Whenever I am asked about my favorite mineral (happens all the time! 😀), I respond this way:

I don't really have a favorite, but Quartz is definitely my least favorite.
 
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Some of these seem impractical but I realize that's not the point. The engineering for the whole octo finissimo line is astounding. So much so that I picked up one of the more "practical" references a few years ago, because I was fascinated by them.

It's a handsome watch.