There is a trend now -- to start a new series in every post. Yesterday I started "Microtrends", today I came up with "Identity engineering". In this new series I am going to blog about things I have, or plan to have, that will construct or repair my damaged identity. Today it's about watches.

During my Second Coming to Russia about five years ago, I bought Philip Persio's double time zone watch. I set one dial to PST, another to EET and proudly wore them ever since. The watch treated me well, which, unfortunately, cannot be said of me. One day I forgot them in my pants's pocket and washed them in a washer.

I still don't have a nerve to throw away the corpse.

I searched the Internet to try to find the same model as a replacement. Apparently Philip Persio doesn't make them any more, and I had to settle on this watch, even though I don't really like them.

Yesterday Marc started a "My rationale for not wearing a watch thread, in which Peter van de Riet posted a picture of his 24-hour watch. I liked them and checked the site that was shown on the picture. That's how I found what will be my next favorite watch. Normally, I don't buy watches that cost more than $20, and these are sold for a modest price of $329.00, but they are just too cute, and watches are the only piece of jewelry that I ever wear, so I am very particular about them.

Now I need to start saving money...