Exactly. The Moonswatch didn’t just have the timing and the novelty factor going for it—both of which were huge—but also the fact that pretty much everyone who has even a passing familiarity with watches knows what a Speedmaster is. Probably second only to various Rolex models on the “oh yeah, I’ve heard of that before” familiarity scale. You have to be relatively deep into watches already to know or care what the Fifty Fathoms is — and most of those people probably aren’t the types who will buy a $400 plastic Swatch.
Nerazzurro9
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This isn’t directed at OP (who asked a perfectly normal and legitimate question), but I feel like I’ve personally encountered this debate at least a hundred times (probably much more) on various forums over the years, and at a certain point, like…is it really that big a deal to just take off your watch while swimming? How often do you absolutely, absolutely need to know the time while submerged in water? (Assuming you’re not a diver, which few watch people are. And the surfers I know either wear G Shocks, or else don’t give a shit what time it is, which is why they became surfers.) If you’re someone who finds themselves searching the internet for horror stories about 100m watches getting ruined in kiddie pools and getting worried…just take it off when you go in the pool, man. You’ll feel better. No one’s gonna judge you, and you probably won’t need it there. Feel like the water resistance question has become a much bigger deal than it needs to be.
You say that now, but when I’m exactly 1.5 seconds late to the big meeting and you’re 3.75 seconds late, you’ll wish your watch had this kind of accuracy.
I applaud you for a genuinely unpopular take. I disagree, but will upvote you just to be contrary.
I’m genuinely embarrassed by the number of scammers and criminals who have gotten busted thanks to YouTube videos and IG posts in recent years. You’re running a profitable criminal enterprise, all you have to do is keep your mouth and don’t attract unnecessary attention, and you blow it all up and give the DA a case for a few likes from strangers on the internet? Truly a disgrace to the fine, noble history of con men and organized crime.
My grandfather was a big outdoorsman, and he specifically left me his rifle and his hunting knife when he died. I am not an outdoorsman, and have zero use for either of these items. I keep them (in a box, in my garage) because they were his, and because it is meaningful to me that he wanted me to have them. But I have no idea if they were expensive or not, if the rifle still works, etc. And I don’t really care.
I also have my grandpa’s old trucker jacket, which he used to wear all the time, and which he probably bought cheap at a Montgomery Ward or something. It’s held up remarkably well, it fits me perfectly, and it actually suits my style quite a bit. And more importantly, I associate this jacket with my grandpa way more than the knife and gun I never saw him use, and it has much more sentimental value to me. I wear it occasionally, and always think of him when I do. My grandpa did not intend to pass this down to me, and probably would be surprised to learn I’ve kept it. But it’s definitely one of those things I would try to save in a fire.
It’s a lovely idea to keep a watch you intend to pass down to your kids, but I don’t know how useful it is to worry about having a watch that’s “worthy” of being an heirloom, or to think about whether it will be affordable to service… It’s at best a coin flip whether it gets worn at all. And the item of yours that actually becomes a part of their life might be something you’d never suspect.