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 an orient automatic ‘FAG’ (lol because of the start of the serial number and because I’m gay and it was a gift from my boyfriend). It is open heart and that fascinates me because I am naturally curious and hate the unknown. I have always strived to seek an answer to something. Because of that, my boyfriend bought me an orient automatic with an open heart for our third-year anniversary. The open heart allows me to peer inside the watch on my wrist so that I can see how such a contraption works, as opposed to a solid dial which leaves me guessing or having to take off a watch and peer into its transparent case back to get my answer. It isn’t worth much to the average watch consumer, but I consider it my ultimate treasure and wear it every day. To me, it is invaluable because of what it stands for and because of the individual who gifted it to me.