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The Naturalisation of Time

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Sergio Galanti
Aug 02, 2026
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Every watch magazine runs the advertisement eventually. A father, a solemn boy, expensive light. Beneath them, the line the whole trade can recite from memory: you never actually own a Patek Philippe, you merely look after it for the next generation.

It rewards slowing down. On the surface it disclaims — do not think of this as yours — and the modesty is…

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