I have a gold colored digital Seiko watch my wife bought me sometime around 1979. When I pick it up, my mind turns on the wayback machine and I relive the adventures of the 60’s, the 70’s and having children in the 80’s. The things we did way back then seem impossible today. There seems to be less dramatic adventures as I age into 2024. The world is still changing But I don’t find the same excitement in it the way I did when I was young and men dared to land on the moon in an aluminum can guided by a computer with less computing power than the iPhone I have in my hand. What great memories. I think there are a lot of us right there with you, walking through the time tunnel.
I have my grandfather (fathers father) retirement ELGIN watch from the1960's, wind up with day and date. Wind it every once in awhile and it still works. Plus my father gave my a HP35 in 1973 for college (which I could not use for the first 2 years, only slide rules were allowed). I had to figure out batteries since you cannot get a battery pack for it now days. Nothing like putting electric current to see how bright a vacuum tube can glow before it burns out (built an AM vacuum tube radio in the 1960's)
I still have a similar Seiko watch. The first watch I purchased in the early 70ies. when I started working and still function today. And in all those years since I purchased 3 more Seiko watches and they all still work perfectly. 👍👍
Great insights Mike! Dark Side of the Moon remains a favorite of mine no matter how many times I’ve heard it. Old watches are wonderful time machines as they bring us back to special points in time that they are associated with, something with inscriptions on the back, a practice that I doubt is carried on with an Apple Watch or a Fitbit. I doubt whether people today will enjoy the same nostalgia over their first smart phone or watch? People are people but I wonder how memorable the electronic devices of today will be many years from now?
My thoughts. It is not the device that make memories, it is the person. As unique as each person is, so become their memories of everyone and everything in their lives.
Beautiful!
I have a gold colored digital Seiko watch my wife bought me sometime around 1979. When I pick it up, my mind turns on the wayback machine and I relive the adventures of the 60’s, the 70’s and having children in the 80’s. The things we did way back then seem impossible today. There seems to be less dramatic adventures as I age into 2024. The world is still changing But I don’t find the same excitement in it the way I did when I was young and men dared to land on the moon in an aluminum can guided by a computer with less computing power than the iPhone I have in my hand. What great memories. I think there are a lot of us right there with you, walking through the time tunnel.
Love it ... So true.
Thanks Mike. I hope a few more of us oldies will take the time to sit back and enjoy the things we’ve done and the adventures we’ve had.
I have my grandfather (fathers father) retirement ELGIN watch from the1960's, wind up with day and date. Wind it every once in awhile and it still works. Plus my father gave my a HP35 in 1973 for college (which I could not use for the first 2 years, only slide rules were allowed). I had to figure out batteries since you cannot get a battery pack for it now days. Nothing like putting electric current to see how bright a vacuum tube can glow before it burns out (built an AM vacuum tube radio in the 1960's)
What a treat To read your email today, Mike. You are a Wonderful writer And I enjoyed it so much 😊💕
Thanks very much…
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I still have a similar Seiko watch. The first watch I purchased in the early 70ies. when I started working and still function today. And in all those years since I purchased 3 more Seiko watches and they all still work perfectly. 👍👍
Wow! Gave me flashbacks.
Great insights Mike! Dark Side of the Moon remains a favorite of mine no matter how many times I’ve heard it. Old watches are wonderful time machines as they bring us back to special points in time that they are associated with, something with inscriptions on the back, a practice that I doubt is carried on with an Apple Watch or a Fitbit. I doubt whether people today will enjoy the same nostalgia over their first smart phone or watch? People are people but I wonder how memorable the electronic devices of today will be many years from now?
My thoughts. It is not the device that make memories, it is the person. As unique as each person is, so become their memories of everyone and everything in their lives.