Watch #7. Grandfather's 1988 Seiko Quartz 5Y31-8009

 

This watch came to me from Liz's side of the family.  I think she knew that watches are always something I have been interested in and it just came my way.  At first it did not strike me as anything of interest and it sat in a drawer for a while.  But at some point I decided to give it a battery and try it out.  

This watch made me take a whole new look at quartz watches!  It opened my eyes!  The movement is (0) Jewel which is rather common for quartz given there is no torque of a mechanical, spring powered movement.  It just keeps time!  Scarry so!!  And that is not all, the watch wears better than my Air King.  Yes, I said it.  I cannot say enough about the wearability of this Z1475.L Seiko band.  Very comfy.  

The 5Y31 is a pretty simple movement.  Nothing special at all but it sure runs well.   

Watch #6 Impulse Honk Kong airport purchase c. 2003

 

One always arrives early for long International flights.  I was walking around the Hong Kong airport, the new one, and there was a huge SWATCH store.  A short stroll and a watch caught my eye.  Perhaps that Rolex Explorer grail watch look alike...  Well almost.  But I liked it and I especially liked the leather band.  

So why not?  I purchased it and another wild watch for my daughter and yet another watch was added to the collection.  Maybe I was trying to replace my long lost college day SWATCH.  Don't know.  Just fun that I still have it.  The kids tend to wear it occasionally with its universal appeal.  

It would seem this is a GB750 with a RED SUNDAY which is true.  Just never realized the color of the day made it unique.

Watch #5 A gift from my wife after our first 5 years of marriage

She is a smart woman and has good taste.  June 24, 1992 was our 5th Anniversary.  We just had our first child, we had our first home and things were just a wee bit tight.  But she found a way to touch my heart.  Now, 32 years later, I still have the Raymond Weil 5531, original band and even the case it came in.  What is also amazing is how well it keeps time!  True, it is a quartz watch from the early 90s.  They do not command much attention but for me it has obvious sentimental value.  When I recently had a new battery put in, the jeweler was surprised to see it still sported its original watch band.  I have not used it as a daily so the band is in very good condition.  I wear it on special occasions.  

A recent test against time.is showed just 4 seconds lost over 14 days.  Not bad for a watch that may be quartz but still has a drive train and date mechanism to drive.  

I gave her a nice woman's Seiko.  But leather bands are hard to care for.  It has spent most of its life in the drawer.  2Y00-5400 from 1989 based on the serial number. Maybe on another post.