Pugwash

That's basically Agnosticism.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058333/ edit: Damnit, too slow

Not a rep, so sue me.

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Yup

Here's the one that got me. I realised one day that if there were a god, he wouldn't only allow you to believe in the the one true religion based purely on the location of the birth of your parents. So, how come the Australian Aborigines didn't have a concept of Jehova until they got presented with it along with alcohol and syphilis?

I used to be agnostic, but I eventually became atheist.

While I commend you on your excellent response (no, that's not sarcasm), I do believe that etiquette is an artificial construct that is designed purely to stop people from killing each other, and that as civilisation advances it becomes, like religion, superfluous to our survival as a species. I don't think it's obsolete just yet, but I do believe with the increase in virtual meetings and second-generation rich hippies, the frivolities will show an active decrease over the next generation. Much like captive monkeys[1], we cling to traditions that no longer serve us as a species. [1] You have five monkeys in a cage. A bunch of bananas is suspended from the ceiling, a ladder underneath it. One hungry monkey approaches the ladder with a clear intent to get a banana. As soon as it touches the ladder, you turn on the hose and douse all the monkeys with very cold water. In a little while, another monkey attempts to get a banana. Again, cold water for everybody. Turn off the water. When a third monkey, nearly faint with hunger, tries to get a banana, the others will grab it and hold it back, because they don’t want another cold shower. Now, remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. As soon as it sees the bananas, it will try to go for them. The others will viciously attack it. After the third attempt, the rookie will realize that it cannot have a banana. Now, replace another one of the original monkeys with a new one. As soon as it reaches for a banana, it will get attacked by all the others, including the rapidly learning rookie #1, who will be as enthusiastic as the rest of them, if not more so. And so, after you have gradually replaced all the monkeys, the cage will contain five monkeys who have never had a cold shower but who will not allow anyone to get a banana. Why? Because that’s the way things are done around here.

I was thinking of buying one over the internet. Did you get yours cheap, and does it really help having Doctor Tran written on your chequebook?

Precisely.

Ok, and I found Bush-era ones too. You want me to find Clinton-era ones as well? Your rules are outdated, by the way.

Just for a laugh, I trawled a pile of state dinner photos (for some reason, lots of Reagan era ones) and saw a plethora of watches on the wrists of dignitaries and guests.

I'm looking for a slab of polished black stone to use. It'd be my ideal surface for this kind of thing. Yes, the challenge is part of the appeal.

Bounce them!

Nice datewheel ...

Find a movement and then you're in with a chance. No viable movement, then the watch has to be as widely desirable as a Daytona.

James Bond in Casino Royale wears a SS Seamaster in a dinner jacket. Sorry, but that trumps any old rules we may have had up until then.

Yeah, but they'd have to make it as slim as the 2894 if you want the watches not to be unrealistically thick, and as soon as you're trying to rep the 2894, you're in trouble; It's not uncomplicated. You're better off getting a Valgranges rep and ... oh, never mind.

Everyone needs an ugly watch in their collection.

Geordie Tintin. I have seen it all.

Boring, same as yesterday ...

I love the wood, you've got the lighting on it perfect. I need a trademark now.

Don't forget to put my 16610 in the jiffy bag ...

In defence of ugly watches, my PAM187 is ugly, but lovably so. The U-Boat is just plain ugly.

Too cheap to rep, get a gen.