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 watch of sentimental value was a bit expensive for me at the time. Because I wanted service, I didn’t buy it online. I paid more to pick up my Baume Mercier at Tiffany & Co thus it is now more desirable with the co-branded dial. It was my first automatic and I wore it through at best count 18 countries. I have great memories with it making new and lifetime friends and even swimming in the Mekong River a few years in a row. Over time It took a lot of abuse and needed some repair twice. Each time Tiffany came through sending it back to BM for me and each time it came back looking brand new. It’s now about 25 years old and a personal favorite. Now that I’ve grown up I’m taking much better care of it.
18 countries is really impressive. I don’t know if I’ve been to that many in my life. Glad the watch has served you well the past 25 years, and I hope it serves you well for 25 more :)