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?
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For me, it’s an Oris TT1 Divers Titan. I bout this watch 16 years ago after my daughter was born. I was a paramedic at the time, and wanted something durable to wear on the ambulance. This watch got beat to hell over the next eight years that I was a medic, until I went back to school and switched careers.
I finally sent it in for service and restoration last year, as I didn’t want the (literal and figurative) battle scars it carried anymore. Unfortunately, they couldn’t source the original bezel (which had larger numbers, but the rest is like new. The bezel is from a subsequent release of this watch.