First of all, I like gadgets in general.

Second, watches symbolize independence for me. My first big investment with my first paycheck was in a watch, and I felt great because it looked good. So I got interested in getting more.

Third, I fell in love with the history behind watches and how much they influenced modern culture in more than 200 years.

Fourth, they look nice.

I am saving some money to buy some straps soon enough. Not sure where I will find good quality ones but there is always a specialty shop somewhere

Oh my! That's exactly what I have been doing, goofing around straps recently!

I have a Royale but I didn't like the initial metal strap because it was a bit too bulky and to adjust it, it is finicky at best.

But I recently bought myself a spring bar removal tool, since I want to goof around straps/bracelets more - going to give a bit of a pause buying watches per se - but I didn't want to go to the watchmaker every time just to change it. At first I bought some aftermarket rubber straps, and although they are decent looking, I wish I could get a comfier option. So I thought about the A158 I had.

The strap is from an used A158 I bought for myself, since I gave my original one to mom. I loved the metal strap on it, it feels comfortable on my wrist and the adjustable clasp is far easier to use and to adjust than the folding links biz - I can kinda nail the nail the micro-adjustment holes with the same tool, but why not mix two different watches at the same time?

Turns out the result was a bit silly, but it works. the A158 strap is far thinner than the AE1200 but otherwise it looks good as well. If anything, it's my guilty pleasure to use a big watch with a tiny strap.

And this is how the twin looks like. A bit stiff because the strap is thicker than the original, but you could rock it, I suppose.

Me being a resident of a tropical country trying to join this discussion: 
 

But aren't there G-Shocks that can resist cold temperatures? I heard of Pro-Trek but I doubt you'd rock it as a fashion piece

Maybe it explains why the alarm is a low buzz instead of a chime/loud sound... It definitely works in terms of drawing your attention out of nowhere, but it feels more like a cicada is performing a warmup on your wrist. Quite a funny trivia complication, not that I'd use it much besides fidgeting with the watch, if much. 

I have many better alarm watches than this (although all are from the dreaded post-Quartz era), however there's not many watches that are like this, and which is why I like its oddity factor. But the main interest point for me is the design, since this is the second vintage watch I got, and the first one of the "steel square" kind that many 70s watch designs seem to share

Is it good? Is it bad? Is it ugly? 

Or, as I said it, a standard kind of movement from the day?

Sadly I wish I had the knowledge to answer that precisely 😢 Luckily there is an ad in Chrono24 of a watch of the same reference number as mine (10693), and the movement shown in the ad is similar to what is on mine:

What I could describe with my newfound knowledge on movements, it's a generic Swiss movement with 17 jewels, maybe the standard tough stuff from the day, since it seems like Technos used it lots on watches from that era.