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I am originally from Peru, but I've lived in Chicago for the last 35 years. I am a Spanish Editor and work for an educational company based in Boston. I started liking watches since I was a child, but I didn't collect them because they were/are quite expensive. Now that the market has so many choices, I decided to collect those that have a connection with my childhood and youth.
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Chicago, IL, USA
7.00” / 17.78 cm
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Marco
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There is some information about Mark Twain. He even was in the watch business for a while, and a movement had his name in it. Smithsonian published an article about this failed venture. Also, Voltaire was deep into watchmaking, and his company still exists: Manufacture Royale (extremely expensive watches, by the way.) I should mention that Twain wrote a short story titled "My Watch", and it is very funny. One of the things that amazed me about War and Peace, is the presence of watches and clocks in the Bolkonsky's villa. There is also a meaningful watch in Elective Affinities, by Goethe. And thousands of ideas on time in Proust's novel.