Comments on: Why do we keep our watches? http://watchmakingblog.com/2009/05/06/why-do-we-keep-our-watches/ A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Chris Carrier http://watchmakingblog.com/2009/05/06/why-do-we-keep-our-watches/comment-page-1/#comment-41412 Chris Carrier Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:57 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=1038#comment-41412 Seem strange to even think about discarding a piece of your history. Liken it to a photo album or a class ring that you no longer wear. It is a little slice of life. I have been attracted to time pieces since the age of 8 or 9. May I lament further? I found myself constantly observing, and seeking out what others were wearing, as they walked by, curious to the point of obsession. Comparing the types and styles were the most fun and the person that was wearing which time piece. You gain much information about the person by the type of watch he or she wears. The watch that my father wore while I was a child made the biggest impression on me. It was a gold date manual wind Wittnauer in the mid sixties. I attributed this elegant watch to all hard working honest men. The watch that struck me as the most elegant was my uncle Rays Omega Constellation with a gold face to match the case. There is always a reason to keep an old watch. There are few things that a father can pass down to there sons that has a much meaning as something so cherished as dads watch. Seem strange to even think about discarding a piece of your history. Liken it to a photo album or a class ring that you no longer wear. It is a little slice of life.
I have been attracted to time pieces since the age of 8 or 9. May I lament further?
I found myself constantly observing, and seeking out what others were wearing, as they walked by, curious to the point of obsession. Comparing the types and styles were the most fun and the person that was wearing which time piece. You gain much information about the person by the type of watch he or she wears.
The watch that my father wore while I was a child made the biggest impression on me. It was a gold date manual wind Wittnauer in the mid sixties. I attributed this elegant watch to all hard working honest men.
The watch that struck me as the most elegant was my uncle Rays Omega Constellation with a gold face to match the case.
There is always a reason to keep an old watch. There are few things that a father can pass down to there sons that has a much meaning as something so cherished as dads watch.

]]> By: BeThisWay http://watchmakingblog.com/2009/05/06/why-do-we-keep-our-watches/comment-page-1/#comment-7610 BeThisWay Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:00:49 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=1038#comment-7610 I have several non-working watches that have been in my jewelry box for years. The Swatch that broke it's band, my mother's slim white gold watch that is too delicate for my sensibilities, the Timex that took a licking and did not keep ticking... My husband has a Movado that he got for Christmas from his mother about 20 years ago. It stopped working 2 hours after he got it. He replaced the battery and it stopped working almost immediately AGAIN. He's thrown it in a drawer and won't even let me try to get it a new battery, not will he let me sell it. :) I have several non-working watches that have been in my jewelry box for years. The Swatch that broke it’s band, my mother’s slim white gold watch that is too delicate for my sensibilities, the Timex that took a licking and did not keep ticking…

My husband has a Movado that he got for Christmas from his mother about 20 years ago. It stopped working 2 hours after he got it. He replaced the battery and it stopped working almost immediately AGAIN. He’s thrown it in a drawer and won’t even let me try to get it a new battery, not will he let me sell it. :)

]]> By: Greg http://watchmakingblog.com/2009/05/06/why-do-we-keep-our-watches/comment-page-1/#comment-6460 Greg Fri, 22 May 2009 03:10:35 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=1038#comment-6460 My "drawer collection" is comprised of old watches that mean something to me. My dad's vintage 1957 Longines and Omega Seamaster 120 were his and I think of him when I wear them. My uncles Wittnauer was a gift from me to him after he took me to California in 1963. Jack's miltary WWII Wittnauer has a period Komfit band. I received my Gruen when I graduated from high school in 1965 and the Seiko I wore at my wedding in 1974. The only thing I have from my grandfather is his Illinois pocket watch. I have a few battery watches I wear traveling as their loss would not upset me. Cell phone? Probably won't work when I need the correct time anyway. My “drawer collection” is comprised of old watches that mean something to me. My dad’s vintage 1957 Longines and Omega Seamaster 120 were his and I think of him when I wear them. My uncles Wittnauer was a gift from me to him after he took me to California in 1963. Jack’s miltary WWII Wittnauer has a period Komfit band. I received my Gruen when I graduated from high school in 1965 and the Seiko I wore at my wedding in 1974. The only thing I have from my grandfather is his Illinois pocket watch. I have a few battery watches I wear traveling as their loss would not upset me. Cell phone? Probably won’t work when I need the correct time anyway.

]]> By: S http://watchmakingblog.com/2009/05/06/why-do-we-keep-our-watches/comment-page-1/#comment-6439 S Thu, 21 May 2009 16:13:21 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=1038#comment-6439 i still feel sentimental about the watch I was wearing when I did my first research excavation. i totally agree with you. watches are totemic in a way that cellphones can't be for some people. the watch is totally personal, as our lives and time is totally personal. A cell phone is almost the polar opposite. it reminds us of our place in the vast web of community. love the blog, :) S i still feel sentimental about the watch I was wearing when I did my first research excavation.
i totally agree with you. watches are totemic in a way that cellphones can’t be for some people. the watch is totally personal, as our lives and time is totally personal. A cell phone is almost the polar opposite. it reminds us of our place in the vast web of community.
love the blog, :)

S

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