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 bought it, alongside a Seamaster I acquired at the same time. Unfortunately, I no longer have the Seamaster, but the Megaquartz is still a daily wear. What was your first 'real' watch, and do you still have it?

Horologamist

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I was like 8 years old when wearing this

By: Salamanca : June 1st, 2014-18:53

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I remember my first watch, but alas do not have it...

By: Baron - Mr Red : June 2nd, 2014-07:36

....a Timex.....bought in 1975!

Here's one I dallied with...

By: Horologamist : June 2nd, 2014-23:05

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

By: rnaden : June 2nd, 2014-08:33

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 . . .

By: Dr No : June 2nd, 2014-11:18

. . . (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

By: Arie - Mr Orange : June 2nd, 2014-13:51

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...

my first watch was probably an Omega. I do not know what happened to it. (nt)

By: Ronald Held : June 3rd, 2014-14:39

Rolex Thunderbird from the 1970's

By: Bill : June 3rd, 2014-21:12

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!

By: Horologamist : June 7th, 2014-05:45

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! ...

By: Subexplorer : June 4th, 2014-14:36

... 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!

By: Horologamist : June 7th, 2014-06:19

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...