The "invasion of the body snatchers aside", you know...I was soooo worried that the ONLY reason that Franco Cologni wanted to see me one year. The very same year I left being a moderator, was that he wanted to give me much more than a piece of his mind for (1) my posts and (2) my often...and really often...support or mention of brands that were highly questionable, in the day.
But he actually said it was great for me to have been "me".
I asked him recently at the FHH lunch, where to my surprise...no one sat with him, so i took my plate from my table and creeped over. CREEPED...because I thought he may just feel that I should leave him alone.
Anyway...it was a SUPERB discussion that is everything about all the things/style that I write..here. On the purists and a few other forums of note.
I can fully respect your pov and many others.
My only value, because I am not a scholar with watchmaking....is life, and a certain perspective.
Most important to me, is that I really want all people here to be friends, and I like you...you have been genuine in your critical response.
For what it's worth:
Never take a picture with me, because you are endorsing a guy who has TOO much of the GOOD things and worse....he wishes the best for his detractors and friends. Now, that's really weird.
I actually tell people that, whenever they want a picture with me.