Any fellow Horologists out there?

[Razorfish]

Some of my favorite watch makers:

Patek Phillipe
Corum
Chopard

These are just some examples of fine watches that I have seen.

[xoxoxoBruce]

This seem kind of silly like collecting jewelry.........

I don't think collecting jewelry is silly but that's beside the point. What you are collecting are some of the finest examples of machinery and precision craftsmanship, available. Most people don't have the background to appreciate how difficult it is to build, or even design, something this precise. :thumpsup:

[Elspode]

I think it is an awesome pursuit. I'm something of a time (not necessarily clock, but *time*) fanatic. Therefore, I have an inherent interest in timekeeping devices.

Mechanical watches are incredible, almost unbelievable examples of human ingenuity. It is no wonder that the standard Christian ipso-facto example of intelligent design for the universe is the old saw that "if you put the pieces of a watch into a box and shook it, no matter how long you shook it, you'd never end up with a working watch."

Of course, no one has actually tried shaking a box for four billion years, now, have they?