Hi, first post here but long time lurker. As the title says, what’s a sentimental timepiece to you?
For me it’s an old Seiko quartz from the 80s given to me by my father. It was a gift from his parents to him after he graduated high school. He’s since upgraded to a Rolex submariner and passed the Seiko onto me.
It’s a thin, small watch with only a case size of about 34 mm. Definitely an adjustment to the large men’s watches of today, but it quickly grew on me and became one of my most worn pieces. I like to wear it on days where I’m nervous, such as the an important presentation or the start to something new. I feel it brings me luck, in addition to being an elegant piece.
If anyone is curious, I’d happily include an image of it or it’s reference number.
What about you? Which one is special to you?
I have two.
The first is a Kenneth Cole skeletonized mecha-quartz thing. I bought it for my wedding, and it was a very expensive purchase for me at the time. I knew nothing about capital W watches at the time but liked that it had to be hand wound.
The second is a Casio Duro. I don’t prefer the dive watch aesthetic in a vacuum, but after my son was born I needed something could mark when a feeding or nap started and how long it had gone for, and so I had Amazon deliver one of these ASAP. Not only does it remind me of my son, but whenever I wear a watch without a timer bezel I feel naked.