Art is, and always has been, an intensely personal and subjective matter. It’s the nature of the beast.
Anything that is Neo and avant-garde is likely to produce a considerable gamut of reaction. Gothic building was probably the most audacious thing ever attempted up to that time (and for centuries thereafter). Look at what they were achieving at places like Reims, Amiens and Beauvais, let alone Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle. That movement absolutely rocked mediaeval Europe. But I dare say there were a lot of naysayers to begin with. After all, Romanesque was pretty good.
Bach and his ilk came along in the 18th century and revolutionised music. I don’t imagine they were universally applauded in their time. Wasn’t Beethoven booed off the platform?
Anyway, apologies for digressing. This particular art is not for me, I knowledge that. However, it is clear that to some people it is precious and extraordinary, and it is good to see people’s passion for things that perhaps one doesn’t always understand oneself.
Richard, I hope you haven’t felt a lot of negative reaction on this particular thread. Having read it with interest, I have seen a lot of very positive reactions. It’s a bit silly to feel negative about the brand itself, though I know their initial marketing drive was not to everyone’s taste. Chris is a thoroughly good man, and I’m sure I could be interested in TRIBUS if they produced a watch I really liked the look of. Up to now, nothing has especially appealed to me.
You are certainly right in one thing: this forum is a collection of Watchies and, whilst retaining the right to express individual preferences, we should embrace a spirit of tolerance in all things horological, excepting of course those which we are not allowed to mention!
I hope your good lady enjoys the watch which she seems to have snaffled so expertly from your wrist on Day One!