[gravelc]

Like a lot of other tech-obsessed people, I jumped on the Apple Watch bandwagon when it hit the market, having not worn a watch since my teen years. After about 6 months, I ditched it due to it being a bit useless at actually telling the time (display didn't always show if I lifted my wrist whilst lying down, terrible battery etc.).

I did however quite like the idea of having a watch again.

On a trip to Japan, I purchased a nice mid-range JDM automatic Seiko, which I now have to say is just about my favourite bit of personal tech. It's beautifully built to such incredibly tight tolerances, looks great, and the underlying mechanism is just awesome (as shown by the OP). It's not that accurate (gains about 40s a day), but I can live with it.

I do wonder how much the smart watch (r)evolution has actually lifted the entire market, and given other people like me a reason to revisit some of the more traditional but still highly functional watch tech.

[sdrothrock]

I was the same way with the Moto 360 and other Android Wear devices for a while, then ended up going back to mechanical watches (automatics) myself. I've heard other people with similar stories -- the smartwatch got them into the wristwear market again, then the luxury/history of mechanicals pulled them back in.

Now, though, I want something like Chronos (https://wearchronos.com/) for my mechanical watches, though a bit smaller... on something thicker, the Chronos makes the entire thing basically as thick as a Panerai and completely unwearable with long sleeves.