An aging juvenile delinquent of the Billy Herndon ilk. I usually run between 20 to 30 watches in my collection which demonstrates a pitiable lack of self control. I like independents (Habring, Parmigiani, Speake-Marin, Ketelaars and RGM) but I also have a fondness for the entire range of Seikos (which includes Grand Seiko even though many new converts in the GS crowd are getting uppity and trying to distance GS from Seiko out of some form of stupid horological shame) as well as G-Shocks and I have places in my watch box for vintage pieces as well as some classics like a hand wound Panerai Luminor Marina with a sausage dial and the Speedmaster Mark II chronograph. The greatest figures in popular world horology since 1900 in my opinion (humble or otherwise) are Kintaro Hattori and Kikuo Ibe. The greatest “suit” in higher horology since 1900 IMO was Gunter Blumlein. The greatest dynastic figure in Swiss horology since 1900 IMO was Nicholas Hayek. The greatest watchmaking talent who has suffered because of the misogyny of the watch industry is Carol Forstier-Kasapi. The two people I would most have wanted the opportunity to meet over cocktails were George Daniels and Gerd Lang. Daniels because of his greatness and Lang because he had 850 chronographs in his personal collection and worked at Heuer during its heyday as the premier motor sports timing organization.