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Hello everyone! I’ve been lurking on WUS for almost 1 year now since I was bitten by the horology bug thanks to YouTube and plenty of free time due to the pandemic. I’m located in the Northeast of the United States and am currently a high school history teacher and track coach. I would like to share my best recollection of when my interest in watches first began, some of my first watches, and finally my current collection.
If I remember correctly, my first ever watch was a black and red X Games-themed digital watch that my parents bought me from JCPenney prior to an overseas trip to Australia during my 6th grade summer, so around 2002 I believe. I loved that watch (I was a big X Games fan at the time) and wore it until the strap broke. I then acquired a gasp fashion watch from JCPenney, a J Ferrar brand dive-style watch with a blue dial and orange hands. The bezel was terribly loose, the bracelet cheap, but I wore that watch a ton. In the following years I owned a Fossil watch, and a Timex easy reader style with an expansion band, along with a few Timex digital solar sports watches. There were periods when I didn’t wear a watch at all, and other times I wore one everyday.
Fast forward to say 5-7 years ago and I purchased a Timex Expedition Chronograph, not knowing its function but liking the look.
Fast forward to the pandemic and I fell down the rabbit hole of Watch/Horology YouTube, mainly as a result of looking for a watch to wear at my wedding. 1 Orient Bambino later, I now own a collection of 10 mostly “affordable” watches that I love for either the design/function, sentimental value, or a mixture of both.
I am looking forward to contributing to and learning from this community. Below is my current collection:
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Below is the “oldest” watch purchase, a Timex Expedition Chronograph. Next is the first major gift my wife gave me for our first Valentine’s together as a couple, a Perry Ellis dress watch. Third, a field-style Timex I gifted myself for Christmas about 2 years ago. Fourth, another present from my wife, for our first anniversary as a couple, a Fossil Chronograph with a special inscription on the case back.
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Now to my wedding watch from this past October, an Orient Bambino, my first automatic watch and one filled with joyous memories of course. Next a Hamilton Khaki Quartz that was a phenomenal day-of wedding present from my wife.
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Next, two true beginner watch enthusiast picks, the Casio Duro and the G-Shock DW5600. Then a Timex I discovered when helping my dad clean out my grandpa’s nursing home room after his passing in November 2021. I don’t know it’s story but it’s a connection to my grandpa. It was originally on a bracelet that after cleaning was still a little dirty, so I order this Gulf livery strap to match the orange seconds hand. Last but not least, a DIY Watchclub vintage-pilot-style watch that was a birthday present from my wife this year (I’m so very lucky!) I assembled it in just under 2 hours and of course have a special connection to it.
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Thanks for reading and will see you around the forums!
If I remember correctly, my first ever watch was a black and red X Games-themed digital watch that my parents bought me from JCPenney prior to an overseas trip to Australia during my 6th grade summer, so around 2002 I believe. I loved that watch (I was a big X Games fan at the time) and wore it until the strap broke. I then acquired a gasp fashion watch from JCPenney, a J Ferrar brand dive-style watch with a blue dial and orange hands. The bezel was terribly loose, the bracelet cheap, but I wore that watch a ton. In the following years I owned a Fossil watch, and a Timex easy reader style with an expansion band, along with a few Timex digital solar sports watches. There were periods when I didn’t wear a watch at all, and other times I wore one everyday.
Fast forward to say 5-7 years ago and I purchased a Timex Expedition Chronograph, not knowing its function but liking the look.
Fast forward to the pandemic and I fell down the rabbit hole of Watch/Horology YouTube, mainly as a result of looking for a watch to wear at my wedding. 1 Orient Bambino later, I now own a collection of 10 mostly “affordable” watches that I love for either the design/function, sentimental value, or a mixture of both.
I am looking forward to contributing to and learning from this community. Below is my current collection:
Below is the “oldest” watch purchase, a Timex Expedition Chronograph. Next is the first major gift my wife gave me for our first Valentine’s together as a couple, a Perry Ellis dress watch. Third, a field-style Timex I gifted myself for Christmas about 2 years ago. Fourth, another present from my wife, for our first anniversary as a couple, a Fossil Chronograph with a special inscription on the case back.
Now to my wedding watch from this past October, an Orient Bambino, my first automatic watch and one filled with joyous memories of course. Next a Hamilton Khaki Quartz that was a phenomenal day-of wedding present from my wife.
Next, two true beginner watch enthusiast picks, the Casio Duro and the G-Shock DW5600. Then a Timex I discovered when helping my dad clean out my grandpa’s nursing home room after his passing in November 2021. I don’t know it’s story but it’s a connection to my grandpa. It was originally on a bracelet that after cleaning was still a little dirty, so I order this Gulf livery strap to match the orange seconds hand. Last but not least, a DIY Watchclub vintage-pilot-style watch that was a birthday present from my wife this year (I’m so very lucky!) I assembled it in just under 2 hours and of course have a special connection to it.
Thanks for reading and will see you around the forums!
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