I suppose I have quite a lot of watches. My maternal grandfather was a watchmaker. Still have his tools somewhere and quite a lot of parts.
Gave my 35 year old Tag to my son a few years ago because he'd always admired it. But, like you, my daily watch is a Seiko divers thing I bought in Hong Kong some years ago. Automatic movement, not very accurate, I tend to correct it on a Sunday as it loses about 2 minutes a week. Or, I wear a 20 year old Casio G Shock for those occasions when I might bash my watch. That's solar powered and picks up a time signal so never needs a battery or adjusting.
The Seiko is a bit scratched now but the old Tag ( crystal sapphire glass ) still looks like new.
In a drawer somewhere is my dads old Dundee made Timex. 1950s thing. Looks very retro and I keep meaning to get a strap for it.
Then there is a Timberland branded one I was given for some reason and a Nautica one that I aquired similarly. Of course they probably have some basic movement in them and are battery powered but I never seem to get around to wanting to wear those.
I do like to have a watch on though. Going without one might be liberating but it would feel as odd as going without underpants.
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