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 similar Seiko quartz too - 1994, and I bought it with my 21st birthday money.
It’s 34mm, and doesn’t get a lot of wear, but I still love it and it was my only watch for over 20 years.
I should also include my other watches, my SKX007 and Orange Monster, my Sinn 556ib and my Nomos Tangente.
They are all sentimental too in their own ways.
I recently bought myself a small late 80’s/90’s Seiko quartz after wanting one for a while. They’re really great watches in their own way. It’s gonna be interesting to see if they experience a resurgence in the coming years as smaller watches seem to be coming back.