by Ian Skellern
It’s summertime at long last in the northern hemisphere, and plant life is growing strong. They say that money doesn’t grow on trees, but during a visit to Christophe Claret I discovered what appears to be the secret to the company’s manufacturing process: regular pruning.
What story do you think explains the horological fruit that this tree bears? Please leave your suggestions in the comments below.
“Attention collectors: I can grow you a watch tree like the one in this picture. Just send me your timepieces and I will bury them in my yard. I will contact you when it’s harvest time.” submitted by John G
Congratulations to Martin for his winning politically-topical suggestion in last week’s caption competition. You can check out all of last week’s caption entries at Caption Competition No. 25: Now That’s A Pothole!
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When journalists asked about the watchmaking certificate on the wall in his office, Christophe Claret would reply, “It’s just a typo.” But of course, what we thought was Horologist with typos was in fact Horticulturalist
Attention collectors: I can grow you a watch tree like the one in this picture. Just send me your timepieces and I will bury them in my yard. I will contact you when it’s harvest time.
Congratulations, John, you are this week’s winner.
After Brexit this is the best way to hide my investments.
Nice looking tree. If only those leaves were a few millimeters smaller…
Leaves on time.
Anyone seen a Cuckoo yet ??
Time to leaf.
I love when uncle Dietrich and his fruity OT-family invite us at the cottage but I’d rather hang at Tiffany’s.
Birds of a feather clock together