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ABOUT
ENZO MECHANA
GROWING
UP WITH IMAGES OF JACQUES COUSTEAU, JOHNNY QUEST,
AND JAMES BOND GOING ON DIVING JAUNTS OF THE MOST
ADVENTUROUS KIND, FILLED MY MIND WITH IMAGES OF DARK
UNDERSEA CAVES, BLACK SKIN DIVING SUITS WITH AQUALUNG
IN TOW, DEPTH GAUGES STRAPPED TO THE WRIST ALONG SIDE
THE TRUSTED DIVER'S WATCH. IN THOSE SHOWS HOW I WAITED
FOR A MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS OF THE CLOSEUP OF THE
WATCH, IT WAS SUCH A TEASE, AS BACK IN THE SIXTIES
THERE WAS NO WAY TO PAUSE AND REPLAY A SHOW, SO YOUR
IMAGINATION WOULD HAVE TO RECALL WHAT YOU THOUGHT
YOU SAW OVER AND OVER IN YOUR MIND TIL IT CAME ON
THE TUBE AGAIN. AND SO I BEGAN TO IMAGINE WHAT KIND
OF WATCH I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND THOUGHT ABOUT THAT
FOR SOME TIME, AND AFTER NEARLY A QUARTER CENTURY
IN THE WATCH BUSINESS, AND AFTER DESIGNING WATCHES
FOR OTHER COMPANIES, AND PRIVATE LABEL COMMISSIONS
WHICH I STILL DO OCCASIONALLY, A SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS
AND I STARTED ENZO MECHANA, AND THE REALIZATION OF
OUR PASSION TO CREATE TIMEPIECES THAT ARE HONEST STRAIGHT
FORWARD MACHINES THAT ARE LITERALLY BOMBPROOF, TO
TAKE YOU THROUGH ALL YOUR ADVENTURES AND KEEP ON TICKING
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