Ubik
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A great pick
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What a post! :)
By: TdotBean : February 21st, 2013-04:49
Feel like I'm at Christmas dinner. All warm inside. I too have a watch like that. (not gold thou ... ) However I have stupidly chuck it to the bin when it encounter some problem with the movement. What I wouldn't give to have it back. A must read post. (e...
Wonderful post Baron
By: Ubik : February 21st, 2013-10:21
It's true, some things resonate in a way that is so deeply personal. Out of interest, if there was one watch - leaving this one aside - that you would want your children to view in the same way, what would it be? I often wonder myself whether my children ...
Very nice post!
By: Fricks : February 22nd, 2013-03:31
Honestly, i'm indifferent to that watch as a vintage model. But I Loved your story for the sentimental and human meaning it tells us. Its fantastic how an object and especially a watch, gives us the feeling of being linked in a way to a dear person... Esp...
Beautifully captured
By: rnaden : February 23rd, 2013-07:33
Thanks for sharing your personal story with us. Definitely reminds me of why I love coming back to this forum. The real connection between our watches and our lives - they're so intertwined, I am certain none of us see our watches as "just watches". I jus...
geat story.
By: tim_s : February 28th, 2013-15:15
I got my dad a watch for his 60th birthday last year. He was gifted a gold Garrard dress watch by his uncle when he was a kid and unfortunately it was stolen a few years later when his parents house was robbed - this was about 40 years ago! I had never he...