Finally got my first decent automatic watch and managed to smack it off a door frame and scratch it up within the first week. Now all I can see are the scratches on what used to be a perfect bracelet and bezel. Is it normal to be bothered by this or is this just mental illness.
I see every mark ont he watch as me making the watch mine. Nobody else’s watch has gone through what I have with it. It’s mine and mine only. When I build memories while wearing g the watch or have an experience with it on like a holiday or whatnot, it takes on a deeper role as part of what makes me “me”. I’m not perfect, I’ve hurt myself, I’ve done some fun stuff and some pretty damn amazing stuff. I now see watches on my wrist for those moments just a part of the whole experience. It no longer matters if it gets marked or scratched. That’s all just part of the ownership and like a rite of passage to make it mine.