Watches

I regret buying some cheap mechanicals like the Vostok Amphibia and Seagull 1963. They seem great until the pusher stops working or the timekeeping starts to falter. Then you learn the cost to service a Venus 175 is too-damn-high so you toss it in favor of a new one. Then within a year that new one takes a dump. Fool me once... If only I took all that money and put it in my 401k instead lol. I have nicer Omega and Hamilton mechanicals to fall back on but with smartphones and the ever-growing list of magnetic devices and accessories we carry, I wear them less and less. In fact, I no longer think it’s practical to wear mechanicals unless they have fancy silicon hairsprings and are certified antimagnetic. But that’s the problem…these watches are $$$$. Unless it’s a gift or a carefully considered purchase for an occasion that warrants the watch, you’re going to have some buyers remorse. Especially if you’re doing it for attention. 99% of people are not watch nerds and will never notice or care. And you also have to worry about a laundry list of silly things like saving the boxes/papers/hang-tags/plastic-wrap/microbiome/etc, wearing them out in public and attracting thieves, damage because your home has door jambs, waiting months for someone in Switzerland to service your fancy watch down the line. It’s the hidden tax you have to pay to enjoy luxurious things. These days, I don’t want to pay that tax. So I’ve come around to wearing quartz and digital. A Moonswatch gets you a Speedmaster at low cost, high accuracy, few worries, and some street cred/validation from WIS nerds on the Internet. A G-shock never disappoints anyone. It’s a chronometer grade GMT, chronograph, and dive watch rolled in one that you’ll never have to worry about wearing anywhere in the world, in almost any situation. Freedom is never having to worry. Just something to consider.