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by tzhenghao 1023 days ago
I wear them every day, but take them off if I'm going to high crime cities. The thing is I've been collecting watches for over a decade. My parents are into it, and so is my younger brother. I think it's very rare to share a common interest that won't bore anyone at the dinner table. Now onto the horological aspects - they're like the iPhone / app store back in the day. Keeping track of leap years and all in a 36mm package (think Patek 3940s). Various complications to address various "limitations" of mechanical time telling like the remontoire, co-axial escapements or solid block case constructions for better waterproofness. It's not too different than some of us on HN who fall in love with old Apple IIs, NES or Sega Genesis :)