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Bored on the fourth and thought it might be fun to share a newfound obsession. I’ve only caught the bug the past 6 months but always worn some kind of watch since late schooling. As an endurance athlete there’s been a few years where that watch was a Garmin but now she’s reserved only for strenuous activity 😀

Left to right -

2016ish, a steel Casio A158W I bought from probably Targé or somewhere that I wore for most of my college years. I remember buying it because I wanted a bit of a pop with my stressed engineering school flip flop jeans and tee shirt outfits. Love it, great memories, still had plenty of beer money left over and other important college funds (coffee)

2018, recent graduate and wanted something a bit of a step up to wear to my first adult job. Hadn’t really done much research except for looks and my eye caught the Timex Weekender and there was magic right away. Picked it up off of Amazon when they were selling them in spades. Loudest ticking in the world.

Around 2019 I lost my way (jokes) and got really into cycling. I read watch and bike CJ in case this gets cross posted (looking forward to it). In an endless effort to be a mediocre middle aged woman in Lycra (MAWIL) some day, I started wearing my Garmin most days until 2025.

2025, the Weekender returns to being my daily. My friends comment on it - actually no that’s not true I obnoxiously tell everyone I’m sick of screens given I see them at my job and during all my rides / runs that I don’t want to see them anymore. Definitely nobody asked me either I just told them

Spring 2026, I’ve been fortunate to have made a nice career for myself and was recently trying to dress a bit nicer. I don’t wear flip flops to works but still a jeans and tee gal. For my 30th, picked up a quartz Cartier Tank Must. I was between her and the Louis - I decided to go with Must as the guilloche wasn’t enough for me to justify and I have no regrets. I adore this watch and wear it every single day that is not a rainy day.

Spring 2026, recently enthused, I quickly start scouring watch forums to figure out what I should buy next. I didn’t understand any of what I was reading and I think I just wanted to spend money - quartz always seemed fine to me, I was always picking by looks and occasionally by story (the Tank story got me). But a friend had a Tissot so I wanted one, and that’s how I ended up with my Tissot PR100 34 mm with a green dial. This is the watch I now wear when I don’t wear my Tank - I also love it!

I decided to pause. This is gonna be a lifelong hobby. I got four more slots for now!

Everything is quartz - I feel I will try an automatic someday but who’s to say. I’ve now done my research and planning to tie future purchases to life milestones. For kicks though I’ve got a wishlist - Nomos Campus Club, IWC Ingenieur 35MM with the Aqua dial, a JLC Reverso Tribute Duoface. If I win the lottery, VC222 in YG but that’s just a dream and not something I plan to do

Thanks for reading :-) for extra kicks here is my horological masterpiece - Garmin Forerunner 245, it’s been on cross country bike adventures and many multi hour trail runs/hikes. That’s a true tool watch, a true GADA , and even a strap monster or so they say