Yesterday I did something I never thought I would do. Actually, I did it twice. I joined a watch forum, not just one, but TWO. I just made everyone aware of my "nerdom." BUT...let me tell you why. The watch below is a rare Japanese Seiko watch, a limited edition, you may say. Long story short, I received this from a Japanese man who was working with my dad back in the mid 80's. I've done some research, emailed a few watch guru's (geeks) and finally found what I should do. This watch is an early 1970's model and contains no battery, it runs on a spring and takes 300 movements to get a 24 hour charge. It is a very heavy diver's watch and shows Japanese and English days. Seriously, if you wear this watch for a few days your arm my ache a little. I won't tell you exactly how much I can sell this watch for but let's just say that my research and time spent was not wasted...at all!
On a side note...seriously, I did not know watch collecting was such a huge hobby for some people. They can spend hundreds or thousands on a single watch. These people are die hard. And there are some very expensive watches out there. Yikes!
And to think of how many times you've called ME a nerd! :-)
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