I have a cool-ass stainless steel Hamilton watch. $300. It is not an expensive time piece, but I like how it looks and I like that my wife gave it to me. Everybody I know who has a job like mine wears a Rolex. Most of them bought it because they were led to believe that is what a "successful" person wears.
They don't know what a really good watch is. They wouldn't know a Patek Philippe if it bit them on the wrist.
My watch is different. I like that.
If I see someone wearing a WWII vintage Rolex, or a funky Omega from the 50's or 60's, THAT impresses me.
But the bottom line is that a man's watch doesn't tell you anything about the man, unless you know the story behind the watch. Was it his Grandfather's retirement watch, or did he pick it up in a yard sale? Does he use the actually keep track of the tides an phase of the moon, or does he just like the way the dial looks?
What's the story behind the watch?
