Dean's watch

[JaneYoung]

I dunno...I was on the fence about this watch discussion...then I thought about boys in school who carried that black pocket comb and pulled it out in the smooth fluid movement that made girls swoon as they started to comb their Elvis Presley hair. It didn't work so well with the Beatles but by then, they were just shaking their shaggy bangs. Then I remembered all the rage of cool athletic shoes that cool athletes wore and marketed.

In Mr. Kamen's situation, it is true, young geeks can idolize him and they can also respect him for what he does. I'm not sure talking about how much a time piece costs is necessarily a great way to do it. My husband wears a nice time piece and he was a pilot and he appreciates the value of good quality, craftsmanship, and accuracy. Thinking of it along those lines would take it away from the crow pecking at the shiny object aspect and lean towards the standard of excellence that your role model seems to work towards in everything he does.

That's just an .02.