The new watch thread makes me feel sad

When we got married, Mrs Git gave me a lovely antique Longines gold watch. It wasn't very reliable but it was very beautiful. I don't set much store by objects, but this was one of the few that I really treasured as a reminder of a wonderful day.

It's missing. I don't even know what happened to it. I may have taken it for repair and lost the ticket. I may have left it on my desk and had it stolen by a cleaner or a kleptomaniac colleague. I may just have lost it. I didn't wear it all the time (partly because it was fragile and partly because it was sometimes away being repaired) and so I just suddenly realised that it was gone. It makes me feel sad every time I think about it. Now I just wear cheapo prep school type watches, or a giant plastic Suunto altimeter I have for hill walking. Getting a proper watch would seem disloyal, somehow.

Posted By: Old Git on November 12th 2009 at 12:30:55

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The new watch thread makes me feel sad (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 12, 12:30:55
- and your sad and sentimental post has made me remember (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 12, 14:09:59
- I have one from my parents for my 18th, but I am ashamed to say that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 12, 13:07:49
- at last......someone like me that views watches from a sentimental veiw point..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 12, 12:54:50
  - My Grandad gave me a watch for Christmas two years ago. (General Chat) - tim berry, Nov 12, 13:20:10
  - I have my Grandad,s pocket watch what he wore in France (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 13:00:30
    - yep defo...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 12, 13:02:05
- I wear a '50s Omega Seamaster. It was my grandfathers, he took it off a yank (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 12, 12:50:00
- My missus bought me a nice NCFC watch when we first got together. It needs some links (General Chat) - megson, Nov 12, 12:42:12
  - My wife bought me my Seiko, then she buggered off. (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 12:45:01
    - Was the watch a contributing factor? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Nov 12, 12:58:02
      - Don't think so. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 13:07:07
      - i love seiko automatics........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 12, 13:01:02
        
        This one's mine although the date bit is useless as I can't read it even with my glasses (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 13:06:47
        
        nice! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 12, 13:07:45
- "... stolen by a cleaner ..." - that's extremely judgemental OG, not to mention (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 12, 12:36:06
- Look in your wife's (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 12:33:10

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