Watchlords

"Four specialists discuss everything from under-the-radar brands to learning to make your own timepiece.

You had been thinking about buying a mechanical watch — but then you started shopping around.

Hundreds of brands. Scores of resale sites. Thousands of models. It is enough to make you swear off wristwatches forever.

To help, The New York Times asked four watch specialists about the finer points of buying and collecting mechanical watches. Their answers have been edited and condensed."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/fash ... uyers.html

Imagine a maker of high end watch winders saying they are a necessity.