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 wore my Seiko SKX007 (my first mechanical) in the delivery room when my son was born. I wore a Tissot dress watch (that my wife gave me for Valentine's Day when we were dating) in the delivery room when my daughter was born.
My kids will each get their respective "birthday" watches one day when they're old enough.
Neither of the watches were truly expensive -- I bought the Seiko for $120 and the Tissot -- while a gift -- was valued around $500CAD. But I'll never get rid of them.