The Sewing Mom

How many watches do you own? I have one. If I’m wearing a watch, it’s on my arm. My husband on the other hand, has somewhere in the number of twelve watches and he wears each of them on various occasions. He is a watch collector. He doesn’t just collect any watch either, he has very high standards and preferences.

Now, I’m not saying he has Rolex watches or anything in that price range, but he does own some very beautiful watches. Some are antique and some are bought new. He prefers watches with automatic movement rather than a quartz movement. He also looks at the different functions of a watch such as whether or not it has a moon face or if it’s a chronograph. He prefers details such as breguet hands which are a more decorative hand.

A watch that would certainly meet his standards, except for the quartz movements, would be the Ebel Swiss watch. The Ebel company has been in existence since 1911 and has been recognized worldwide for its creativity and technical expertise. Considering that the watch making industry was predominantly male, especially in the 1900’s, having a woman as one of its two founders, was certainly unique for Ebel. Ebel continues to be a stand out in the world of watches today being one of the top 5 luxury watch brands in the world.

As for me?  I’ll be sticking to my one watch.  I’ve owned it now for 10 years and replaced the watch band only once.