Curious, I am...
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My mother took me shopping for a nice watch for my father. Maybe 10 at the time. She got him a slim gold Rado. Hooked since then.
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Can't remember my really young years, but I have always have been a lover of watches, too. I've had a couple of nice Seiko's, one Tag, a TechnoMarine Chrono, and a nice Raymond Weil. I was wearing a cheap Freestyle when I pursued this.
A few hundred dollars later... here we are.
A few hundred dollars later... here we are.
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My Dad has always own cheap ass Casio digitals.BlueSky wrote:I thought there might be a response like this. If your family, growing up, had nice watches it's easy to see how it carries on. I did not. Two of my friends wear their Dad's Rolex today.marchone wrote:My mother gave me a Tissot Sea Star chronograph when I turned 16 years old in 1967. I still have it. It solidified my need for decent watches ever since and left a soft spot for chronos. That's all I got.
Neat that you still have it. In 1967 that Tissot must have been sweet.
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My dad had that original Tuna. I always loved that watch, and now it's mine.toxicavenger wrote:My Dad has always own cheap ass Casio digitals.BlueSky wrote:I thought there might be a response like this. If your family, growing up, had nice watches it's easy to see how it carries on. I did not. Two of my friends wear their Dad's Rolex today.marchone wrote:My mother gave me a Tissot Sea Star chronograph when I turned 16 years old in 1967. I still have it. It solidified my need for decent watches ever since and left a soft spot for chronos. That's all I got.
Neat that you still have it. In 1967 that Tissot must have been sweet.
I agree with a lot that was said on here about needing to try a watch and see how it wears. That's me too. Sometimes I think it's gonna be great and then I get it out it on and say what the F was I thinking! Some pieces I know I'll probably keep though. My type W I don't see going anywhere any time soon and my dad's 7549 definitely won't leave me until I pass it to my kids.
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Hahahahahahahahaha!Lukeeesteve wrote:Stumbled upon a watch supply shop and figured this hobby was for me after I saw this ...
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Is that Benjamin Clymer before Hodinkee days, the guy on the right...mattcantwin wrote:
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