Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about these here watches, the kind them city folks are always goin’ on about. They call ’em Swatch Hodinkee and such, fancy names for somethin’ that just tells ya the time, like my old rooster crowin’ in the mornin’. But I guess some folks got more money than sense, so they gotta spend it on somethin’, right?
Now, I heard tell these Swatch folks been makin’ watches since back when I was still milkin’ cows by hand. They teamed up with all sorts of big names, like this Omega fella and even a fella named Todd Snyder. Don’t know who they are, but they must be important if they’re puttin’ their names on watches. They even made one that looks like the moon, I reckon. A moon watch, can ya believe it? What’s wrong with just lookin’ up at the real thing?
- Swatch and Omega made a watch
- Lots of people talk about this watch
- The watch has something called Bioceramic
Then there’s this other watch, the Blancpain. Folks been whisperin’ about it for months, like it’s some kind of secret treasure. They make all sorts of pictures of it, some real purdy, some lookin’ like a dog’s breakfast. But they all get excited ’bout it, just the same. I tell ya, it’s like watchin’ chickens fight over a worm.
And that quartz watch, the one they made with Omega again. They say it’s a MoonSwatch and it was real popular a while back. I guess folks like wearin’ the moon on their wrists. Me? I’d rather wear a good pair of gloves when I’m workin’ in the garden. Keeps my hands clean and don’t need no fancy batteries.
Just the other day, I heard about another one, this Hublot Hodinkee watch. Somethin’ about a “classic fusion service watch.” Sounds complicated, don’t it? They say the story behind it is real somethin’, but I bet it ain’t as interestin’ as the time my mule got stuck in the mud. Now, that was a story!
These watches, they cost a pretty penny, I hear. More than I make in a whole year sellin’ my eggs and vegetables at the market. But folks like ’em, I guess. They like the way they look, the way they feel, the way they make ’em feel important. Me? I like a watch that tells the time, plain and simple. Don’t need no fancy diamonds or gold or whatever they put on ’em.
Partnerships, they call ’em. Swatch teamin’ up with this one and that one. It’s like a barn raisin’, only instead of buildin’ a barn, they’re buildin’ watches and reputations. And these Hodinkee folks, they seem to be in the middle of it all, stirrin’ the pot and gettin’ folks all riled up about these timepieces. I reckon they must be makin’ a good livin’ off it, too.
I seen some pictures of these watches online, on my grandson’s phone. They’re shiny and colorful, some of ’em. Got all sorts of dials and buttons and straps. They even got ones that are pink and blue and green. I tell ya, it’s enough to make a body dizzy. Back in my day, a watch was a watch. It had a face, hands, and a band. That was it. Now, they got more gadgets on ’em than a tractor.
But I guess that’s progress, right? Folks always wantin’ somethin’ new, somethin’ different, somethin’ better. And if these watchmakers can give it to ’em, then good for them. Me? I’ll stick with my old Timex. It ain’t fancy, but it works just fine. And it don’t cost an arm and a leg.
So, that’s my take on these Swatch Hodinkee watches and all the others. They’re fancy, they’re expensive, and they’re probably real well-made. But they ain’t for me. I’d rather spend my money on somethin’ practical, like a good pair of boots or a new hoe. But hey, to each their own, right? If you like ’em, you buy ’em. Just don’t ask me to wear one.
