After a lifelong interest in wearing a watch, I broke out of my single daily dress watch mode and bought a cheap solar beater for travelling and fieldwork purposes and a Max Bill as a timeless design classic I knew about thanks to my best friend in architecture. Unbeknownst to me at the time, that opened the door to collecting, though it took a bit more time for me to fully admit and embrace that, facilitated by quality microbrands. I'm drawn to the less usual, but value wearability.