When I first heard about this watch in the midst of Baselworld and all its associated craziness, I kind of didn't believe it. An all-gold, all-metal G-Shock? Why? But then I saw it and I immediately understood exactly why. It all boils down to one word: fun.
It's easy to forget in the competitive world of horological one-upmanship that ultimately, in the 21st century, watches are about nothing more than pleasure. We don't need mechanical timekeepers any more than we need sundials, so if you're not going to look down and smile every time you see that thing wrapped around your wrist, then you're doing it very, very wrong. Sure, there's plenty of enjoyment to be derived from reading about different kinds of escapements, lots of joy to be obtained from sharing drinks with other watch collectors as you debate the finer points of German versus Swiss anglage, and, yes, despite how it might sound, there is no small amount of amusement to be wrung out of knowing that in your collection sits rare, valuable pieces that put you in a particular pantheon of enthusiast-collectors.
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