The three treasures of a man: a replica watch is essential

        As the saying goes, the three treasures of a man refer to the common items worn or carried that symbolise a man's social status. What these three treasures actually are changes with the times. Originally, it was said to be a tie, a belt, and a lighter, which were likely products of the 80s. In the 90s, it was said to be leather shoes (or a leather bag), a belt, and a watch. No one can say for sure what they are today. Others suggest cars, beautiful women, and an iPhone.

　　If this statement is to hold, one must first define what the essence of these three treasures is.

　　At present, classifying a watch as one of the three treasures of a man is quite fitting. It aligns with various definitions found in The Theory of the Leisure Class, Style, or “ conspicuous consumption ”. Ultimately, what is called style or elegance is simply the ability to avoid manual labour and use various peculiar external objects to construct one's “ display ” of status above that of ordinary people. Not sowing, not reaping, not eating for free! Our Chinese ancestors discovered this universal truth thousands of years ago. Just like concepts such as the rule of law or local autonomy, these were also things China played with long ago—though, of course, how they were eventually ruined and made to look less appealing than others' versions is another matter entirely.

　　The historical evolution of the watch illustrates this phenomenon perfectly. Initially, wearing a watch was not something a gentleman would do, as gentlemen did not engage in labour and did not need to know the time. Later, when they did, they first used pocket watches, which is why suits or waistcoats had a pocket for them. After carrying pocket watches for years, gentlemen grew weary of the burden and eventually surrendered to the wristwatch. At that time, luminous watches were not considered dress watches, as gentlemen did not need to read the time in the dark. Previously, dress watches had a diameter of only 35mm, making them easy to tuck inside a shirt cuff. Incidentally, shirts were once just undergarments worn by the lower classes. Since the new millennium, a large number of internet and financial nouveau riche have emerged, seeking to break the bad taste of the old money circle, so watch dials have become increasingly large, just as ladies' skirts have become shorter. Of course, one of the tricks to distinguish between high-class and low-class is to only reveal one area—either the cleavage above or the long legs below; if both are revealed, those with style consider it low-class. Of course, there are now full-body sheer outfits, which some Westerners also wear, but even with full transparency, it is not considered fully exposed; that is how style is born.

　　Today,Replica watchesthe timekeeping function of a replica watch is negligible; showing off is its primary purpose. Until after World War II, watches were about pursuing precision, and boasting about how precise they were was a sign of being expensive—note that because it was expensive, it was precise; not because it was precise, it was expensive—that was the era of mechanical watches. As a result, Japanese quartz watches broke the circle of Western old money. In 1964, Omega, which had previously held the exclusive right to Olympic timekeeping for 17 times, was defeated by Seiko and missed the Olympics for the first time.

　　Therefore, today, one way to show off with a replica watch is: compare whose watch is less accurate; the less accurate, the better the watch. A higher level of pretension is: damn, the watch stopped again (why did it stop? Obviously because there are too many replica watches to wind them all in time)...