Jon,
I was particularly moved by your heartfelt description of the excitement and pride that Beijing has in the Olympics even way back in 2001 and particularly now.
I like the 5 Olympic Rings logo at the end of the seconds hand and also your carefully selected 08:08h on 08-08-08 photo of the watch!
It was a spectacular Opening Ceremony that prompted me to dig out some photos for a "Lazing" report in our TRAVEL forum: click here

Regards,
MTF