wristwatches

[Serial_Apologist]

#56, Jonesey!

Tut tut - should have clocked that...

[Forget It (U2079353)]

“Music is the best means we have of digesting time." — Igor Stravinsky

• The poet, through the poem, entreats time to stand still – Brodsky

• A poem: A momentary stay against confusion – Robert Frost

• Great literature: News that stays news – Ezra Pound

• Worshipped language can't undo damage time has done to you – S. Heaney

• If I could tell you I would let you know … Time will say nothing but I told you so – WH Auden

[kernelbogey]

[...]
O let not Time deceive you,
You cannot conquer Time.

In the burrows of the Nightmare
Where Justice naked is,
Time watches from the shadow
And coughs when you would kiss.

- W H Auden

[greenilex]

Yes, but is it circular or more like a helix?

[Richard Tarleton]

Most annoying advert - for that make of Swiss watch that you don't own, but merely look after for the next generaltion.

[gradus]

Most annoying advert - for that make of Swiss watch that you don't own, but merely look after for the next generaltion.

A bit precious maybe but having invested £xk, it seems natural to want to pass it on to the next generation. For some this strongly appeals - an enduring investment in a beautifully made object that can easily last 100 years plus.

[french frank]

Most annoying advert - for that make of Swiss watch that you don't own, but merely look after for the next generaltion.

My cousin went to Hong Kong for a holiday. Brought back a Rolex watch for herself, but all I got was a rotten Gucci T-shirt.

[Zucchini]

My cousin went to Hong Kong for a holiday. Brought back a Rolex watch for herself, but all I got was a rotten Gucci T-shirt.

But the T-shirt will last longer than a Hong Kong Rolex

[french frank]

But the T-shirt will last longer than a Hong Kong Rolex

I don't know what happened to the Hong Kong Rolex, but the T-shirt didn't last long. I never wore it in public.