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?
My dad passed away 10 years ago from cancer. The day before he passed ,he decided no hospice but to die at home, he asked me to go in his drawer and grab a small box. He gave a watch his parents gave him on his 18th birthday, which would have been 1964. It’s a 34mm gold mechanical timex. I still remember him in a low, graspy voice, “now don’t go and try and sell this, or you’re going to be very disappointed.”
I’m not a fan of gold watches, but the rare time when I wear that watch (still works), I replaced my white gold wedding band with his gold wedding band to match.