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?
My Dad died unexpectedly 3 years ago. About a year later I was helping my mom in my brothers old room and found my Dad’s old Seiko 5 automatic in a shoebox. The gold is worn, the crown is missing and it had been in a shoebox for at least 15 years. But this is the watch I remember my Dad wearing when I was little. I put it on just for kicks & forgot about it but a few hours later I glance down and it’s ticking away. As I’ve a horrible time getting around to replacing my watch batteries, I’ve commandeered my Dad’s old watch (with my brother’s blessing) and have been wearing it daily for the past 2 years. At some point I’ll get it serviced and replace the missing crown. Maybe actually get the band sized to fit my wrist 🤣. But it makes me happy to wear it.
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