A friend had some work done on his house, and when the workmen left, he found this on his lawn. A trip to the jeweler confirmed that it was a knock-off. Couldn't sell it on eBay; I bought it off him.

It would be handsome watch but I think it's ruined by the little diamonoids in the outer ring, which at least to me make it look cheap as well as excessively gaudy. It's also the biggest, heaviest watch I own. It would be more at home on the wrist a pro-athelete who drives a customized Bentley.

Still works, except that the crown broke off the winding stem, so you can't set it. If you want to use it, you wait until the time is right and then shake hell out of it to wind it up.

Acquired: mid-2000s

Circa: mid-2000s

Origin: Swiss (mine: China)

Type: self-winding

Features: date, stopwatch

Current condition: runs fine, broken winding stem