Does sentimentality impact your taste in watches?
Pictured is my fathers Seiko USA Olympics World Timer from the 90’s. My mother gave it to him as a wedding present and I remember him wearing it everyday growing up. A few years back I took it out of the junk drawer, had a movement swapped in so it ran again, and found a NOS strap to complete the look and gave it to him on Fathers Day. That being said, I have noticed that style has not permeated into my collecting at all despite thinking that watch is sharp as hell. So I’m curious, does sentimentality impact YOUR collecting habit?
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Andrew
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I'll always keep the watches given to me by my wife, and I picked up a Timex MK1 Mechanical because it reminded me of the A-17 watch my dad had during the Korean War.
Thats one of the coolest Seiko‘s I’ve ever seen. The color, the wear marks…wow. I can’t say I have any watches I bought due to sentimentality, but as I get older, I’m sure that will change, I am certain of it.
Oh, yeah, it definitely plays into some of my purchases.
All of these are reminiscent of watches my father bought in the '70s. He had one of the early Bulova Computrons and an Armitron as well, but I can't remember the model of that. Nostalgia definitely was a factor in these purchases.
As I alluded to in my vintage guide, I believe I have always been into vintage due to my inheriting my grandfathers watch(es) at the age of 11. It’s hard to shift out of that mindset when it’s tied so viscerally to the very reason why I’m interested in watches. I am, and I admit, a romantic when it comes to watches. 40s, 50s, whatever, 28-34mm, decent movement, still working, goes on the wrist.
Most Definitely, I had to find a Timex marlin with a gold face and black hands like my grandfather had
Voted no as im no slave to an object. I will sell/give/discard if its no longer of use to me. This happens with non-watches as well
I've owned watches before, but my first watch that go me interested in watches a hobby was my grandfather's 70's Omega Geneve. That's when I went looking for different watch brands, styles, and sizes to see what I liked and most of them were similar to the Omega; 35-36mm, vintage or vintage-style pieces, and absolutely no divers... That said, I'm not fond of metal bracelets and I would swap the Omega's out if it wasn't an integrated piece.
Voted no as im no slave to an object. I will sell/give/discard if its no longer of use to me. This happens with non-watches as well
Brutal, what's your veiw on wives? 😂
Dang, I meant to click yes. Most gift watches given to me I cherish very much. I recall the reason why they were given to me. I actually hold them in higher regard than those that I pick out and purchase. That’s part of why I love the hobby. They can be gifted and passed on to family members.
No one in my family is a watch person, I’ve never received an inherited watch, and only ever worn cheap digitalis until recently. So, I only have the influence of my own preferences.