My goodness, you won’t believe what this old lady has to say about buyin’ one of them fancy watches, the Jaeger-LeCoultre JLC Reverso Tribute Chronograph. I heard folks talkin’ ’bout it down at the market, and it got me thinkin’. Seems like a whole heap of trouble for somethin’ that just tells the time. I seen a lots of watches my day, never seen one like these.
Now, I ain’t no expert on these things, but that Reverso Tribute Chronograph, that’s a mouthful, ain’t it? They say it’s got a fancy name, Q389848J. What in tarnation does that even mean? And they say this one, it flips over! Why would you want a watch that flips? Just more to break, I reckon. And they call it a “chronograph.” Sounds like somethin’ you’d see at the doctor’s office, not on your wrist. So many people like it, I do not know why.
And get this, they say it’s hard to fit all them little doohickeys into a watch that ain’t round. Well, why not just make it round then? Seems like they’re makin’ things harder on themselves for no good reason. It is not round, it is like a square. I do not like a square watch. I like round watch, simple is good.
I heard some young whippersnapper talkin’ about the “Lunar New Year.” They got a special watch for that, too, a Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Snake’. A snake? On a watch? Who in their right mind would want a snake on their watch? Back in my day, we didn’t have no fancy watches with snakes on ’em. We were lucky to have a watch at all! A watch is a watch, why put a snake on it?
Then there’s this other thing, they say it’s only “42mm long lug-to-lug.” What in the world is a “lug-to-lug”? And “7.4mm less than the current iteration.” What is it with all this stuff? It’s like they’re speakin’ a different language! All the words make my head spin. I just want to know what time it is, and maybe day.
And don’t even get me started on the price! They say these Jaeger-LeCoultre watches are a “good investment.” An investment? You buy a watch to tell the time, not to make money! Unless you’re some fancy city slicker, I guess. But for us regular folks, a watch is a watch. And these prices I’m hearin’? Outrageous! Some people said it is good to buy, some said not good. What a mess.
- They say these watches “retain their value.” Well, my old timex is still tickin’. I bought it long time ago, it is cheap.
- They say they are “a watch for mature people.” I do not think so. I am old, but I do not like it.
- “Mature enough, not old,” they say. Well, I’m old, and I don’t need no fancy flippin’ watch to tell me that!
- Goes well with denim and sneakers? With a polo shirt? I do not think so.
- They said it is a “sports watch.” A sports watch, they say. But it is not round, like a sports watch.
This whole Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso thing is just a big fuss if you ask me. They say it’s “introduced and patented in 1931.” 1931! That’s a long time ago. We had real problems back then, not worryin’ about what kind of fancy watch to wear. People were tough back then, not like these folks today with their fancy watches and their fancy words.
And you know what else I heard? There are fake ones out there! Fake Reversos! Imagine that! Payin’ all that money for a watch, and it might not even be real! They even have the same numbers, these fakes. People said they saw fake ones. How can you tell which one is real, which one is fake? It is hard. These watches got me all confused. It’s a doggone shame, I tell ya. I heard some people want to buy the fake ones. They are cheap. But I do not know, a fake is a fake.
This Jaeger-LeCoultre JLC Reverso Tribute Chronograph, this Purchasing thing. It is too much. I tell ya, all this talk about watches has got me all riled up. I think I’ll go make myself a nice cup of tea and sit on the porch. That’s what I call a good investment. And I won’t need no fancy watch to tell me when it’s time to do it. I just use my gut, and it’s never steered me wrong yet. No sir, not yet. Now, where’d I put my teeth?
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