Hey Compact, Gee that is sure a complicated looking watch...

Hey Compact,

Gee that is sure a complicated looking watch mechanism. A bit like my Jura coffee machine! A bit of trivia follows!
When my wife and I went on our honeymoon (some 56 years ago) we called in at Hong Kong where a friend of ours worked in a bank. I had asked him to buy me a good wristwatch at a cheap price (of course!). He got me a Patex Phiilippe which looked good, but not very robust, and it only lasted about 18months before it stopped working. I guess it was a fake as they are comparable to a Rolex now I believe?

To make life simpler I now rely on my iPhone for time ............ and I use cheap biros instead of fountain pens!

Why did I post this useless information? I have no idea.