Never seen this ISL before. Smooth & vintage looking…

One day my GF FaceTimed me while I was traveling for work & told me my daughter got into my watches & was running around the house banging it on whatever she ran pass. My heart almost dropped. I asked her to show me which one & it was my Seiko SPB151 “Captain Willard”. I breathed a sigh of relief because that thing is a tank…🤣

Love that jeep analogy. Great way to look at it. I travel a lot (too much if you ask my GF) so, I’ll go completely insane if I thought about every scratch, nick or swirl. But, I totally understand wanting to keep your things nice. That’s always my intention from the first moment I purchase them. Just the way my life is set up, there is absolutely no way that I can keep them pristine. Not too mention that I have an adventurous toddler roaming the halls daily that I have to keep up with…

Took the words right from my finger tips! Enjoy your one of one Jamie!

Love this post. I am trending down also. Most of my collection is pretty evenly sized. However, I did just purchase a 42M GMT. I think it makes since to go bigger when legibility & functionality matters. Just like pilot watches and dive watches which both were originally made bigger for legibility & functionality it just makes since but, these days it’s subjective & based on personal taste. Of course, unless you’re actually in these professions…

Personally, I like to live in my watches. I love scratches, nicks, swirls, etc. All of the blemishes tell a story. But, if you’re looking to sell your watches or just like to baby them in the sense that you Ike to take extra care of your things then I totally understand looking at your collection you would not want to see any imperfections. Just like some people thinking that Quartz watches have no soul, IMO I can say the same thing about a watch you own that you can’t fully live in because you’re too careful while wearing it. How can you truly experience it? How can you truly enjoy it!?

“Hear me out before you get the gun…” 🤣