Last week I introduced you the first watch in my amateur collection and asked for name suggestions.
You rolled your eyes and refrained from participating.
But I’ve started something, so I must continue,
This week’s piece is a strange and quirky one from the ‘70s, a Swiss-made Lucerne jump hour that belonged to my grandfather.
It is a mechanical, hand-wind watch which I currently have attached to a black rubber strap off of an Orient Kamasu divers watch.
What would you name it?
The Recovering Legalist 
Father Time 😀
Beat up!
The Safe box!
And also, I maintain a blog about watches, do show some love!
My recent post, https://theindianwatchguy.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/the-seiko-snka23k1/
Hey, thanks! That’s interesting! I’ll check out your site, too.
You know this makes you something of a horologist?
Yes! Yes it does!
Wouldn’t you like to have a wrist astrolabe?
Ooooo! I feel like Olaf from Frozen getting excited over something he has no idea about.
It’s a little pricey, but ART! https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19422/lot/159/?category=list
Just a tad above my budget.
Oh, yeah. I took astronomy in college after people said it would be an easy class. Freshman level stuff, you know. Easy “A.”
I nearly failed. Nobody told me I’d have to be good in advanced kinds of math!
I don’t really understand how they work, but I knew of a guy who handmade one, every bit of it, by hand.
Then I was interested in what they were and googled around and up popped a wrist astrolabe.
For about 5 minutes I was as big a watch fan as you!
I love them now because to me they are a tangible proof of the orderliness and creative power of Jesus Christ.
Job 38!
Good argument! I’ll use that!