Trying On Nearly Two Pounds of Precious Metal Omega Watches
The Omega Seamaster 300 rendered in platinum, yellow gold, and rose gold is a classic example of a watch manufacturer doing something over-the-top just because it can
Source: Hodinkee
Originally published by James Stacey on Hodinkee.
While I think we can agree that Mr. Morgan was most certainly not talking about watches when he uttered the above statement, there is some way in which that thought is echoed within the historical idea of a good or valuable watch. Via the resplendent old dude you pass in first-class en route to basic economy, the loyal employee enjoying his retirement with an engraved gold watch on wrist, or the family heirloom passed down as a token of your grandfather's success – steel hasn't always been king, and among a wide range of the population, kings still wear gold.