How about another Seiko?
The backstory is, I loaned my brother a watch, it came back broken.... I'm pissed about it and he feels bad. He's my younger bro by a decade so I'm more responsible for him than he is for me and I've made it that way. I'm ok with it....
Fast forward to today, he msgs me to meet him at a jewellery store. One I'm friends with the jeweller there, we have a great connection and all. Turns out, he went to my jeweller friend to find out what watch in his inventory that he might be able to afford that I would like. Needless to say, Seiko fan boy, so he pointed him to this Seiko...
I love it, could be my every day watch... (Can't call it a beater cause my watches are princesses and I'd never beat em.)
I'm in love, it's a strap monster and a beaut but I'm faced with two conundrums now.
1. I want to stop babying him and have him fix my watch (ironically it was a gift from my lady).
2. The seiko is affordable but the fossil is much cheaper and I don't want him to spend that kinda money on a watch that he won't own.
What would you do?
Just a Jamaican graphic designer with a watch obsession. A sucker for a beautiful dial. Living vicariously through my watchmates here! Seiko fanboy, Rolex Fanboy, HM&C fanboy
The relationship is more important than the watch, and he's making a sincere attempt to repair it. Accept graciously.
Then wait for a suitable occasion and give him a reciprocal gift of similar value.
Maybe he's not aware it can be fixed? (can it?)
Have a chat, tell him you appreciate the Seiko, but would rather he not drop the coin on a different more expensive watch & show him what the repair costs could be.
If the Fossil can't be fixed, realize he's trying to make right & accept graciously.
Maybe he's not aware it can be fixed? (can it?)
Have a chat, tell him you appreciate the Seiko, but would rather he not drop the coin on a different more expensive watch & show him what the repair costs could be.
If the Fossil can't be fixed, realize he's trying to make right & accept graciously.
It's fixable, I could do it myself I think. I've been looking to get into watch making so if I had a rose gold crown and a stem, I'd fix it myself. My jeweller friend's a cool old guy... He'll fix it for cheap.
I couldn't based on the story, if he was just gifting it to me that's a different story.
Thanks for the tip though, I really like the thought process.
The relationship is more important than the watch, and he's making a sincere attempt to repair it. Accept graciously.
Then wait for a suitable occasion and give him a reciprocal gift of similar value.
Yeah, I'm thinking I should just have him fix it. If he were just gifting me a watch, I think I'd receive it better but not because he messed up, no need for all that.
I'm planning to get us two matching micros for Christmas.
I think there’s a teaching moment here, especially if he’s going to own a watch (that you gift to him).
1. Always return things better than you received them. If you damage it, get it fixed.
2. Things break and sh*t happens. When they do, make it right. If it’s your thing that breaks. Weigh the economics. If it’s not,🤷🏻♂️
3. When someone loves you, a sincere apology and the gesture to make it right is way more important than the money. Somebody that loves you doesn’t like to hurt your wallet.
Just my two cents, my friend!
I think there’s a teaching moment here, especially if he’s going to own a watch (that you gift to him).
1. Always return things better than you received them. If you damage it, get it fixed.
2. Things break and sh*t happens. When they do, make it right. If it’s your thing that breaks. Weigh the economics. If it’s not,🤷🏻♂️
3. When someone loves you, a sincere apology and the gesture to make it right is way more important than the money. Somebody that loves you doesn’t like to hurt your wallet.
Just my two cents, my friend!
Totally agreed. Very wise words. I told him I'd take care of it and he's cut up Abt it so we talked and we're good. He's my bro and I'll never have anything too good to lend/give him. That won't ever change.
Thank you for your wise words 🙏🏾