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[Recommendation Request] I just survived a stroke (I've also beat cancer 2x, and survived a house explosion, but that's for another day), should I buy a watch to commemorate this event? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by ginty@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I'm 47 and am on the other side of a stroke (last Wed.) now (Feeling pretty good - my balance and motor skills suck).

I currently have:
Tudor BB GMT (Black Dial)
Tudor BB 41 (Black Dial)
Longines Hydroconquest 41 Grey dial with Grey Ceramic bezel
Seiko Bruce Lee Limited 5 Sports Edition Automatic
Dufrane Barton Springs II with Hill Country Wine Dial
Seiko Prospex SRPC93 (Save the Ocean dial)
Seiko Presage Automatic 1964 Limited Edition-SPB127J1
Casio G Shock 2100-1A

If I add something, I typically buy it second-hand and keep it under $3,000. I like unique dials, and I kinda want some sort of Panda. Open to anything though. Let's hear some suggestions for this brain-damaged watch fan.

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[–] SuicidalGuidedog@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Congratulations on surviving the stroke (and the other close calls).

As others have said: something to monitor your unreliable blood pumper is probably a smart move, but there's no reason you can't have both: treat yourself. Assuming you can afford it, watches are a good way to commemorate life events. Some events are bigger than others. The last nice piece I bought was to commemorate having enough money to buy a nice watch.