God doesn't need to know what time it is.

My dad left me a very basic Breitling watch before he died. He suggested I sell it because he knew I wasn’t interested in watches. That was the plan, but 5 years later I’m still wearing it. I grew fond of its qualities such as; self winding, doesn’t care about the internet, amazingly robust and waterproof. Basically it feels like something that will last for more than my lifetime and it’s rather convenient to get the time at a glance. Recently my love for this device has faded a bit because it’s not keeping time as well. It probably needs servicing and that’s expensive. It was running about 1 minute a month late, which I thought was exceedingly impressive for a mechanical device. I think it’s now losing a minute every 4 or 5 days. The change seems to have happened suddenly. It’ll probably get worse. Don’t know that I want to pay to have it serviced.

Thanks everybody for the feedback about my watch. I'll look in to having it serviced. I'm still wearing it daily and it is in great shape overall. I don't have any intention of getting rid of it. I just had this idea in my head that it that it was a zero maintenance forever device, which is a ridiculous notion but I get those now and then. I also have an Elgin pocket watch that was my great uncle's. I'm guessing it was old when he got it. I never met him. It dates to the late 1800s and still keeps good time. It was gold plated brass I think. The gold has been largely worn off around the edges. It's fun to play with because the back is easily unscrewed and there's an arm that can be moved to adjust it if it's running slow or fast. 

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