男人必讀:怎樣選擇手表

        Watch auctions are increasingly popular. The rules are the same as for any other type of auction: study the catalogues, know your financial limits and attend viewings before the auction. Recent watches will sell for substantially less than in stores that stock used pieces. If you find yourself bidding for a relatively new watch with little competition, you could snag a bargain.

　　手表的拍賣(mài)正變得越來(lái)越普遍。要遵守的原則跟其他任何類(lèi)型的拍賣(mài)都是一樣的：研究拍賣(mài)目錄，明確自己的價(jià)格上限，然后還要參加拍賣(mài)前的預(yù)展。新近的手表賣(mài)出的價(jià)格比古董店里賣(mài)的要低很多。如果競(jìng)標(biāo)的手表相對(duì)新，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)也不激烈，那你可以撿個(gè)大便宜。

　　If in doubt, the substitute for knowledge and experience is access to the services of an expert. A watchmaker, an enthusiast, an honest retailer -- any of these will minimize the risks of buying a fine watch.

　　如果有疑問(wèn)，除了自己的知識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)以外，也可以尋求專(zhuān)家的服務(wù)。不管是一位手表工匠，一位愛(ài)好者，還是一位誠(chéng)實(shí)的零售商，他們都會(huì)讓你減少風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，買(mǎi)到一塊非常不錯(cuò)的手表。

　　But it is also worth keeping in mind the only two real truths about the watch market:

　　但同時(shí)也值得記住手表市場(chǎng)的兩條真理，也只有兩條：

　　-- If you buy with an investor's mindset, only two brands are immune to fashion and depreciation in the long term: Patek Philippe and Rolex.

　　──如果你以投資的心態(tài)購(gòu)買(mǎi)，只有兩個(gè)品牌不會(huì)受到潮流左右，長(zhǎng)時(shí)間過(guò)后不會(huì)貶值，那就是百達(dá)翡麗和勞力士。

　　-- And, if you want only one watch to keep you happy forever regardless of the occasion, there is a timepiece that is immune to snobbery, criticism, taste or quality issues. It's the Zippo lighter or the BMW 3-series of watches: a stainless steel Rolex Air-King.

　　──如果你只想要一塊手表，不管什么場(chǎng)合自己都很滿意，那么有一款手表不會(huì)讓人看不起，不會(huì)受人指點(diǎn)，經(jīng)得起賞玩，也不會(huì)遇到質(zhì)量問(wèn)題。它是手表中的Zippo打火機(jī)或?qū)汃R3系：勞力士的不銹鋼“Air-King”。