The (checks notes) "Purnell Escape II Absolute Sapphire" is a million dollars.
I hereby vote that the tourbillon be renamed "whirlygig." "Triple-axis double tourbillon" sounds like a tour-de-force; "triple-axis double whirligig" gets closer to outlining the utility at hand.
Well shit. I've never wanted a watch other than a Hamilton Ventura before, but this Rolex is lovely: And while I'd never wear it, the Luna Magna is quite lovely, too: Here's my core issue with 99% of those watches: They bury the important data in a sea of irrelevant data. I don't need a list of all the months of the year, or every day of the week, and a delicate little hand pointing to the current one. I need to know TODAY's month/day. Why present me with all the other months of the year, just so my eye needs to find where the hand is currently pointing, and then read the micro text there? Stupid. A design choice, yes. But still stupid. A watch is to be glanced at. And it should give you a little endorphin rush of happy to look at it... not make deciphering its face an onerous task, or obstructing the core information with flashy gee-gaws. Activate #grumpyoldmanmode Now to go yell at some clouds...
