Post by thegreenhand on Dec 4, 2023 20:50:46 GMT -8
Hey WristSushi,
Greetings from Los Angeles. I found the forum looking while searching for a Seiko 7A28-7079 and after seeing the thoroughness of everyone's watch madness here, I thought I'd dip my toe in.
I bought my first Seiko watch just after getting into college (Reference V739-0830 Navy Blue dial) back in the late 90s. I wore the hell out of it, then stopped wearing watches when I got a smart phone...but after a year or two I went back to wearing it because I felt kind of naked without one.
Then I bought a couple Alpinist Sarb017's just after it was discontinued. I kept one for myself and others as gifts for cousins abroad. Neither of them wore watches, but really appreciated the gift and seemed to have fallen in love with watches themselves. That just made me appreciate watches more than I ever have. It's really the only damn thing I own for decades that I can still use.
Now, I'm trying to get smart about the decades of watches I've missed out on, especially because I want to be able to give the perfect starter watch to friends and family.
-Dave
Greetings from Los Angeles. I found the forum looking while searching for a Seiko 7A28-7079 and after seeing the thoroughness of everyone's watch madness here, I thought I'd dip my toe in.
I bought my first Seiko watch just after getting into college (Reference V739-0830 Navy Blue dial) back in the late 90s. I wore the hell out of it, then stopped wearing watches when I got a smart phone...but after a year or two I went back to wearing it because I felt kind of naked without one.
Then I bought a couple Alpinist Sarb017's just after it was discontinued. I kept one for myself and others as gifts for cousins abroad. Neither of them wore watches, but really appreciated the gift and seemed to have fallen in love with watches themselves. That just made me appreciate watches more than I ever have. It's really the only damn thing I own for decades that I can still use.
Now, I'm trying to get smart about the decades of watches I've missed out on, especially because I want to be able to give the perfect starter watch to friends and family.
-Dave
