Bites: The past and future of WC, 'The most beautiful watch in the world' and does WR count in beer?

Great post as always! Your thoughts on beauty really have me thinking. I don't know what to say, I've sat thinking about something snappy to say, but I just can't.

Take my Lucerne Digital Jump Hour as an example. It's not beautiful by any normal standard, but it seems to have reached such levels of quirkiness and avant garde design that it appears beautiful, or somewhat intriguing. I think beauty might have something to do with experiences and other nonsense locked up in our neurons that we'll never be able to figure out the cause of it. The Golden Ratio is as close as we can get, because I don't think anything designed with those proportions has come out ugly. As for the most beautiful watch in the world, I'd like to say the Omega Aqua Terra and Constellation lines. It's a little plain to some, but I think they're both neat and examples of well executed simplicity.

I’m stuck with, “Beer Spa!!!” And soaking in a tub full of beer !! Dunno if I should dive with mouth open or not!! Oh man!! Beer spa… beer spa… tub full of beer … 🤤🤤🤤🤤…

I was also zoning in on the fun massage! Do they use stout oils for a deep tissue massage?!

Asking for a friend...

Sorry, but that really sounds like a waste of beer to me.

As far as Prague is concerned, I spent some of the happiest days of my life there, and learned that I cannot go back.

Woohoo! Highly appreciate being one of the photo winners. Thanks and here's a quick video of the actual experience 😎

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CplZTStAHhd/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

To have my post featured here is an honor to me, but you've really outdone yourself; talented AND knowledgeable? I feel a sense of impostor syndrome to be included in such an esteemed group. Thank you for feeling I have worthily contributed to this great community.

As far as a most beautiful watch in the world? One could be excused for thinking my answer would be the Speedy (I certainly share my lust for it often enough). While it is beautiful, I do not know that it is the most beautiful watch in the world. The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Reference 1518 you mention certainly has to be in the conversation, but there is absolutely no way I could actually pick just one as the most beautiful. There are so many choices available and all of them would be as equally deserving as the Patek.

My opinion's going to change depending on the time of day, but right now I feel like this is one of the most beautiful watches out to date: AP's Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar in rose gold.

Thanks for the great write up as usual. I don't think you should feel guilty about not taking your watch into the beer bath. I would not have taken my watch, not at all. I agree with you Prauge is a gorgeous city, historic and devoid of a lot of modern clutter as well (billboards etc...).

Regarding the most beautiful watch in the world I have two comments.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

"Love enters through the eye, and leaves through the eye"

Cheers!

Another great newsletter, thanks.

I’m grateful to be one of the photography competition winners. Although I suspect it is slightly cheating to win a photo comp not for the photo, but the text! 😁

Can’t say it’s THE most beautiful watch, but it’s definetely up there in my book. I had the pleasure to try it on last time in London.

Thanks a lot @Deeperblue to mention me and using my photo as the cover. 🙏

Very interesting read. I am somewhat in agreement with @Ryan_Schwartz that there must be some element of "the eye of the beholder" that applies outside pure aesthetics. I am not sure if it is aesthetically beautiful, but one of my watches that gets quite a bit of notice is Brown Lump, my 1977 Citizen CQ Solar Cell. I have heard it called cute, cool, quirky, nifty, and a number of other descriptions. It may not be aesthetically beautiful, but it certainly seems to be eye-catching.

It was my wife that gave Brown Lump its name. She calls it an ugly brown lump of s**t, so she definitely disagrees with me on its appearance, because I think it is just strikingly beautiful. 🤣

David Penney dropped the mic in 1932.

Oh wow,a bath full of Budvar that sounds like heaven(did they provide straws).Personally wouldn't have worried about WR,100m is enough, mine survived a Cuban holiday when going into the pool,swam up to you swim up bar and overheard a guy telling his mates " I've sat here for four hours and haven't been to the Jon yet" yep fermentation doesn't even get close😱, needless to say my head never went under the water, the watch did though and survived.

'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' one of the oldest sayings out there,and one never more truer in the world of watches. But there are classics and we've all got our personal tastes from the aged faces on vintage to the gorgeous modern crafted faces on things like Grand Seikos. I keep seeing beutiful watches whether like recently in the flesh or on the screen and that's one of the aspects of this hobby I love. There's always something 'more', another hill to climb (in a good way), something else to take your breathe away and whilst that happens it keeps the interest up at ten, and the journey continues. It also helps when you can find beautiful watches at the more affordable end of the market from makers like Farer etc, where you can wear a lot of beauty for the price of a big weekend in the big city.

That beer spa sounds like a fun time 🍻

Glad you had a great time in Prague!

Thanks again Kaysia for your time and effort for this post.

Best @jcwatch

Well I do appreciate you. It would be a loss to this community without your contributions.

Hang in there.

Enjoy a 🍺

Best

John

One, welcome back. Two, another excellent write up.

Biver is an interesting character. He has been close to many very nice watches and several more misses. In this case, I have to agree with his take. To me, that look of the Patek is beautiful. Is it the most beautiful? That is subjective, there is so much beauty in the world, I have no idea what makes what qualifies as most. However, I am on the record that the 5270P to me is one of the best looking watches that I will likely never own. Obviously takes inspiration from the 1518, but in a more modern package. (Photo: Monocrhome)

Yes, I heard somewhere that steam is worse for a watch than water, so having a watch in a steamy shower room for example would be a bad idea. I have no clue if that's true though!

I think I definitely need to get hands on with some of these high-end pieces at some point.

I'll investigate the special department in Harrods that everyone talks about next time I'm in London.

I agree it's an amazing watch...

Great post Kaysia! 😘🙋🏻‍♂️

One of my grails! Dimensions and proportions perfect, has the cute little moon phase, beautiful salmon color, very practical (perpetual calendar), movement is nicely finished. What more could you ask for besides a discount!

For me, this is pure sex. Rose gold and black contrast, the Roman numerals gives it a bit of class and mixes things up instead of pure baton indices, and of course somewhat arguably the most beautiful movement in the world. I'm happy to rebate this with anyone!

Thank you my friend! 🍻

Beauty is emotion and passion. Beauty is spark and connection. Beauty is standards and logic. Beauty is criteria and preference. Beauty is intuitive and illogical. Beauty is objective and subjective. Beauty is personal and biased. "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." What may be jaw dropping and "God tier" to one, can easily be jaw dropping "meh... ho-hum" and "anathema" to another. What is stunning to Jean-Claude Biver, can be so-so to Jean-Claude Van Damme or Justin Bieber. To each his own. No one... and I mean NO ONE... can ever say his or her appraisal or preference is better or superior than another. Beauty is perception and reality.

As always, cool article @Deeperblue 😎

Oh wow Hakki.

I can always count on you for the crazy, next level insights.

Hehe... crazy can sometimes be my forte when sleep deprived, over caffeinated... or when Real Madrid win, or I win a new contract. 😜

Here's one last: "Wonder is in the eyes of the wearer." This line is hereby copyrighted as mine. 😎 Definitely beats any quote from Dick Van Dyke, Coenraad Johannes van Houten, or any similar sounding Van name. 😂

What makes a watch beautiful for me? I guess its your standard, conventional factors of the piece done well to make it more appealing.

I love watches with textured dials (AP Royal Oak, Seiko Presage Sharpe-edge, anOrdain model 1 fume etc). Texture would be one of the main factors that could grab my attention, as I remember in your last post of the new watch releases, the first watch my eyes shifted to was the Straum.

Dial proportion is also important. Cramming in too much detail in a watch kinda gives me a whole "messy" vibe. However, having some unorthodox features, such as asymmetry, would intrigue me, once again without going haywire with it.

Dial color. For me, some dial colors are more intriguing than others. Green is an amazing colour imo that I would like to mention. Dial color also depends on the style of watch, like, I tend to prefer Dive watches with some pop of color (Doxa does 'em very well).

Yeah, these are just a few of the factors I consider when selecting a "beautiful" watch, but to be honest, its a sensation one gets when he/she finds that watch. A sensation that just can't be described entirely.... (As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder)

Great comment. 🍻

Totally agree, 'messy' dial is definitely something that turns me off, but when done right... Just gorgeous...

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