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Post by sakkaranz on May 12, 2024 22:41:14 GMT -8
Hi all I'm a New member from New Zealand Been a watch geek for over 40 years and have over 60 watches I try to wear (sometimes 1 on each wrist)
With the advent of cellphones watch collecting has become like stamp collecting a past time of the old.
Most kids today can't even read an analog clock face.
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Post by trilo on May 13, 2024 2:15:56 GMT -8
Hi all I'm a New member from New Zealand Been a watch geek for over 40 years and have over 60 watches I try to wear (sometimes 1 on each wrist) With the advent of cellphones watch collecting has become like stamp collecting a past time of the old. Most kids today can't even read an analog clock face. Welcome! I have understood that the situation is quite the contrary, and there's a world wide boom and interest in wrist watches! No matter what the situation, feel welcome! Can't wait to see those gems you have picked up over the years.
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Post by victor on May 13, 2024 8:05:08 GMT -8
Welcome sakkaranz! Glad to have you here and looking forward to seeing your watches.
Like trilo, I am seeing at least some of the younger folks wearing analog watches more frequently. One explained to me that she switched from her Apple watch to a regular watch because she was tired of the constant pings of notifications from the smartwatch. Plus, she liked the style of her Seiko. So there's hope!
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Post by inboost on May 14, 2024 3:47:11 GMT -8
Welcome to our forum sakkaranz! I can't wait to see some of those watches you've collected in our daily WRUW postings. I couldn't even imagine what I would have now if I had started so long ago
As to watches and the current generation, I see both too. Even in my own family. My Son won't wear a watch and has his phone at the ready if he wants to know the time (He's 32). However, my 20 year old Daughter wears one every day, favoring some older baby g-shocks but will even lift a watch off Dad if she gets the chance. In fact she has laid claim to my Seiko SKX-A55 upon my death. I know at least someone will appreciate my collection or at least know enough not to dump it all at a donation center when I pass on!
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Post by cd_god on May 15, 2024 17:31:37 GMT -8
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