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It's all about nostalgia!
I'm a great believer in nostalgia, myself. Things attach themselves to us, and us to them; perhaps nothing more so than a watch. It measures time, as we do. It's there on all the important occasions in our lives - telling us when things will happen and when it's too late for them to happen. We trust a watch, as we trust a reliable friend. So, just like a friend, we don't throw them away when they get old and unreliable. We keep them and treasure them, despite their shortcomings.
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Remembering your first watch
Hi All I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a special place in my heart for my first 'real' watch. Here's a post of mine, an Omega Megaquartz 32 KHz, which I bought in 1976, and which is still working today. I'm also attaching a pic of it as it was when ...
I remember my first watch, but alas do not have it...
....a Timex.....bought in 1975!
Here's one I dallied with...
Hi All I bought this Submariner in 1995 and wore it for nearly twenty years before returning to the Omega Constellation in my first post. Was I right to change back from Rolex to Omega, from mechanical to electronic? Just a question of taste I suppose? Ho...
Swatch - still with me
My first "real" watch, and a mechanical one, that I bought for myself back in 1993. I suppose real is subjective and excluding those that were gifted, this is probably it. Still with me, and still runs, though I don't wear it anymore as I have a lot of di...
My first 'real' watch . . .
. . . (and, btw, I like your phrasing!) was a Rolex AirKing, acquired in '86. Sadly, no images to share; I let it go before owning a digital camera. Cordially, Art
A Connie
but it is a heirloom. So I guess that does't really count because I did not buy that myself. So my first self obtained 'real' watch is a PAM 359 and, no I do not own it anymore. Traded it in (together with a Rolex GMT II steel/gold) for a PAM 379 (which g...
Rolex Thunderbird from the 1970's
Here is my first Rolex owned since new in the 70's. Daily wear for over 15 years. Still in possession. This is a gilt T swiss T dial. Enjoy. Bill ...
What a great looking timepiece!
I can honestly say that I've never seen the Thunderbird before. It's a really handsome watch. The bezel has shades of the Yachtmaster about it, but the blue face does it for me. Beautiful! Horologamist
Hi Horogamist! What a thread full of Nostalgia! ...
... So nice to know about those first watches of our friends here! My first watch was a present from my Parents for my First Communion in 1957 I guess, so I was 9 years old then. I happen to still own that watch, which bravely resisted the hardships of my...
It's all about nostalgia!
I'm a great believer in nostalgia, myself. Things attach themselves to us, and us to them; perhaps nothing more so than a watch. It measures time, as we do. It's there on all the important occasions in our lives - telling us when things will happen and wh...