What is it with watches?

Spetz' last post has me thinking. I throw out obsolete stuff with great abandon. However, I do not believe I have ever thrown out a watch. As John Michael Young would say: ' the great thing about Napoleon at Waterloo is that you can set it up in 10 minutes, an every game is different."

What John really wants us to ask, is why are watches special? Is it their beautiful mechanisms? Perhaps the cost friends and families went to to buy one for us? Or the fact that men in Australia were not allowed to wear jewellery until recently, and the watch was an exception? Or the humble service it provides us at a glance reminding us how much time we have left on a wargame before we have to race off to an appointment?

Although I never realised it. but all my watches have history:

I wore this one to work every day in the 90s.

In the noughties I became more managerial and my watch changed.

As a football coach, I need to move players off and on the field at set time to give everyone a fair run and have my best team on at the start and end of the game.

I was an early adopter of the smart watch. The Samsung Gear was great for this time, particularly for taking phone calls while playing tennis and pushing my fitness.

I had a brief foray into Apply Watches, but it was a sad experience. I broke two. I have never broken a watch before or since. I think the Apple Watch suit those who want to track their heart beat while sitting on a pile of cushions on the sofa watching porn.

However, my passion for smart watches did not abate, and I am very happy with the Samsung Gear 3; at least until the Chinese invade. To quote John Michael Young:

The Swiss, armed with pikes, halberds, and other pole-arms, had proven invincible, defeating many Austrian attempts to invade Switzerland. At Arbedo, however, the Swiss ran into the Milanese, unset the Italian Condottiere Carmagnola, with an army divided between mounted knights and bowmen.

Comments

[Paul]

I like the 1990s work (pre managerial) watch. It also suits the Roman Legions counter sheet very well, especially the leather strap.

[PythonMagus]

Fixed the images thanks

[Paul]

I think some of your photographs are not linked.

Watches each have their own memories.

Unfortunately I didn't see any Casios (either G-Shock or world time) among your watches.