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My daily, and only, wristwatch I wear is a stainless steel Seiko "5" self winding mechanical with a steel wristband. My parents bought me for my 16th birthday
by teh_klev 8y ago
My daily, and only, wristwatch I wear is a stainless steel Seiko "5" self winding mechanical with a steel wristband.
My parents bought me for my 16th birthday in 1983. I think it cost around GBP100.00 back then. These days the thing runs fast and slow sometimes by up to 20 mins over a week but I do have a rough idea what time it is (once a week I reset to actual time). For me that's fine, 99% of things in my life are not that time critical.
With the exception of a replacement face glass (circa 1986, my Dad's fault :) ) and a replacement spring pin for the wristband clasp doodah, it's all original and has never been opened.
If I do need to check the "real time", say for attending a meeting (not often), I just have a quick look at my phone or computer.
The reason I keep wearing this inferior timekeeping piece is because I like it, like the simple design and enjoy it for sentimental reasons. For all my waking hours it's been through motorbike crashes, getting lost on a mountain, it went to one of my parent's funerals, signed my marriage certificate and then signed my divorce papers :) and much much more. It's more than just a less "superior" timepiece.
I doubt a "superior" timekeeping piece by Apple or some such other technology company would last as long, acquire the patina my Seiko has and the patina of my life in terms of memories and experiences (this thing is now older than half my life now).