Sleeping Beauty Or Self-Induced Coma?

I have written pretty extensively about Anonimo. And in truth, like anything that beguiles you, it is hard to be objective. But as it has now been nearly 4 years since my last visit to Le Locle, I genuinely feel that I can say this fairly and objectively...

The lights are on, but nobody appears to be home. 

Anonimo has now been through at least three sets of hands, and seems to be no closer to realizing its potential than the day they started. 

Over the past four years, there have effectively been no signs of life. No new models (and forgive me in advance if I've got that wrong). Three model families that seem to be betting more on being acceptable rather than being what Anonimo used to be about - bold (sometimes goofy), always (for better or worse) Anonimo.

I will be the first to say that you shouldn't live in the past, but the real challenge is that Anomimo doesn't seem to even be living in the present.

The "Sleeping Beauty" strategy is one that is well-known around Watch Town. And as it's been four very quiet years, I have to wonder if that is the plan. So maybe, hopefully, there is some one out there who wants to step in and right the ship. Someone, dare I say it, who's ready to speak to the current owners and convince them to sell, and then plant a gentle, but firm kiss on Sleeping Beauty's cheek and bring her out of this seemingly endless sleep.

We shall wait, and we shall see. But for now I will hold onto this -