This here thing called “Freak X“, you hear about it? Sounds crazy, right? Like some kinda monster or somethin’. But it ain’t. It’s a watch. Yeah, a watch! Fancy one, I reckon.
They say it’s some kinda newfangled thing. Some fella called “Ulysse Nardin”, he made it. Sounds like a foreigner name to me. They been makin’ these “Freak” watches for a long, long time, like, twenty years or somethin’. Longer than I been wearin’ my good shoes to church, that’s for sure!
What makes this “Freak X” so special, you ask? Well, lemme tell ya. It ain’t got no hands! No little pointy things goin’ around. Nope. And get this, no face, no crown, no nothin’ like a regular watch. Sounds strange, don’t it? Like wearin’ a shoe on your head. But that’s what they say.
They say it uses somethin’ called “silicon”. Now, I ain’t no scientist, but I know silicon. That’s what they use to make them fake, uh, parts, you know what I mean. But in this watch, it’s supposed to be fancy. They say it makes the watch run better. Like puttin’ good oil in your old tractor.
- No hands, like I said.
- No face. Just… somethin’ else.
- No crown. You know, the little winder thingy.
- Lots of this “silicon” stuff.
- Made by that “Ulysse Nardin” fella.
They say this Freak X is a “tourbillon.” Sounds like a whirlwind, don’t it? I don’t rightly know what it means, but I reckon it’s somethin’ special. Like a secret ingredient in a prize-winnin’ pie. They been puttin’ that in these “Freak” watches since the beginnin’, I hear. This one, this Freak X, it’s all gold lookin’, shiny and all. They call it “Rose Gold.” Like a flower, but made of gold. Must be worth a pretty penny, I’d say.
Now, I seen a lot of watches in my day. My old man, bless his soul, he had a pocket watch. Kept it on a chain. That was a good watch. Told time just fine. This Freak X, though, it’s somethin’ else. Like somethin’ from the future. I don’t know if I understand it, but I reckon it’s somethin’ to behold. It just keep on going, going, and going. Like old Bessie, my old cow, she could be milked all day and keep on goin’!
Folks say this “Ulysse Nardin” fella, he’s been makin’ watches for 175 years. That’s a long time. Longer than I been alive, that’s for darn sure! Must know a thing or two about watches, I reckon. This Freak X is like the best of all them years of watch makin’, all rolled into one. Like takin’ all the best parts of a quilt and sewin’ them together to make one super quilt.
I don’t know if I’d wear this Freak X. Seems a bit too fancy for me. I’m more of a simple kinda gal. But I can appreciate a good piece of work when I see it. And this watch, it’s somethin’ else. It’s like nothin’ I ever seen before. It’s like seein’ a double rainbow or a three-legged dog, just somethin’ you don’t see every day.
I hear some folks, they wearin’ it and they don’t even know what they got. They just like how it looks. Shiny and all. Like a new penny. I guess some folks like that kinda thing. Me, I’d be too scared to scratch it or somethin’. I’d probably just keep it in a box. Or maybe put it on display, like a prize-winnin’ hog at the county fair.
This Freak X, it’s got people talkin’, that’s for sure. Some love it. Some don’t get it. Me, I’m somewhere in the middle. I think it’s interestin’. Like a good story, you know? Keeps you guessin’. And if you like this kind of thing, you should get one for yourself. Maybe it is a good thing.
They say it’s the future of watches. I don’t know about all that. I don’t have time to worry about the future. I’m too busy livin’ in the now. But I will say, this Freak X, it’s got me thinkin’. Thinkin’ about time. Thinkin’ about how things change. Thinkin’ about how somethin’ so simple, like a watch, can be so complicated. And maybe, just maybe, that’s the point.
So there you have it, you know about this Freak X. Ain’t it something? All I know is, it is for rich people. This watch is surely not for me, an old lady. I’d better get back to my garden. I got tomatoes to tend to. And chickens to feed. Life goes on, with or without a fancy watch.
