Adam quoted in NY Times today

aikiman44 · Post by **aikiman44** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:56 am

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/fa ... mens-style

stumpy1972 · Post by **stumpy1972** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:18 am

aikiman44 wrote:http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/fa ... mens-style

"The tourbillon, he said, “is a testament to our ability to celebrate, and indeed cherish, obsolescence as art."

Nice. The man sure has a way with words.....

jad3703 · Post by **jad3703** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:23 am

Adam, you do indeed have a way with words, as Dan notes, above.

James

Sidheguitarist · Post by **Sidheguitarist** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:02 am

Good stuff; nice article too.

marchone · Post by **marchone** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:03 am

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:11 am

Impressive indeed Adam, to say all that in one breath

“If we accept that a mechanical watch is obsolete technology, which it is,” Mr. Craniotes said, “then an intricate escapement designed to address a problem that existed on an even more obsolete example of the genre, the pocket watch, is quite possibly the best way that we, as collectors, can telegraph to ourselves and others the permanence of watchmaking as a craft, particularly in the face of cheap, mass-produced and ultimately disposable tech.”

Such an eclectic place DWC is, and then we have people that only post: dig, want, need, bro, dope

craniotes · Post by **craniotes** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:18 am

Thanks, fellas.

What can I say, when The Gray Lady asks for a quote, you pull out the $20 words.

Regards,
Adam

Joeprez · Post by **Joeprez** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:29 am

Panerai7 wrote:Impressive indeed Adam, to say all that in one breath

“If we accept that a mechanical watch is obsolete technology, which it is,” Mr. Craniotes said, “then an intricate escapement designed to address a problem that existed on an even more obsolete example of the genre, the pocket watch, is quite possibly the best way that we, as collectors, can telegraph to ourselves and others the permanence of watchmaking as a craft, particularly in the face of cheap, mass-produced and ultimately disposable tech.”

Such an eclectic place DWC is, and then we have people that only post: dig, want, need, bro, dope

Captdave · Post by **Captdave** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:06 am

craniotes wrote:Thanks, fellas.

What can I say, when The Gray Lady asks for a quote, you pull out the $20 words.

Regards,
Adam

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:12 am

I dig it bro. Need some of that dope gear.

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:15 am

That was still too many words all together Ed

Post by **CGSshorty** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:22 am

That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:30 am

CGSshorty wrote:That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

!!!!

justsellbrgs · Post by **justsellbrgs** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:37 am

craniotes wrote:Thanks, fellas.

What can I say, when The Gray Lady asks for a quote, you pull out the $20 words.

Regards,
Adam

the Doc is gonna be happy all that tuition paid off.....

.....and yet the same mouth will be heard this eve yelling "give me another SHOT!"

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:16 am

I believe Mark calls his GILF doll "the gray lady" too.

craniotes · Post by **craniotes** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:48 am

CGSshorty wrote:That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

So long as it passed muster with their editor, I'm happy.

Regards,
Adam

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:55 am

CGSshorty wrote:That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

And I didn't even read it

craniotes · Post by **craniotes** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:02 pm

moishlashen wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

And I didn't even read it

Has he ever even used a comma?

Regards,
Adam

93 Turbo · Post by **93 Turbo** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:36 pm

craniotes wrote:
moishlashen wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:That sentence has more commas than River Rat has used in his entire life.

And I didn't even read it
Has he ever even used a comma?

Regards,
Adam

Why start now, I pick up what he's putting down.

Post by **1watchaholic** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:40 pm

DEEP my brother!!

serdal22 · Post by **serdal22** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:55 am

Panerai7 wrote:

Such an eclectic place DWC is, and then we have people that only post: dig, want, need, bro, dope

Don't forget the word Comrade. :-)

Serdal

T.R. · Post by **T.R.** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:17 pm

Very cool indeed.

Interesting thought that the mechanical watch itself is actually obsolete in today's world of high tech.

Quite true. The thought of them as more of a craft now is interesting as well.

I have long looked at my hand made knives with high regard as they are made by craftsmen, and I have always considered them more of a work of art and craftsmanship than just ..... knives.

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