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 a Waltham pocket watch from sometime in the 1930’s. Full set, meaning it includes the box and the card it came with. Open market, if I fix it up and get running again it may be $300-$700 tops. It’s the watch my grandmother gave my grandfather at their wedding. It’s worth everything to me. I plan to restore it and give it back to my mom.
https://preview.redd.it/bhxt0n59mfvb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5ee9a24ba6dc1c495fa8030398de5b4e892d65d
I also have a Waltham watch from roughly that time period belonging to my great grandfather. It doesn’t work either, and though I am considering restoring it as well, I could never sell it. It’s an important piece of my family’s history.