september 1, 2006
I don't know why, but of all my watches, I love my Seiko Black Monster (SKX779) the most. I love all my self-setting and solar G-Shocks. I love my Brietling. But, it is the Black Monster that I keep coming back to. It now has another nickname as well, "The French Watch". No, I didn't get it in France. But, I wore it to France and everytime I put the Black Monster on, it reminds me of Paris.
I don't know exactly why I love to wear the Monster so much, but I attribute it to some of these reasons:
- Heft. I wear titanium and rubber watches, but the heft of the Monster makes it feel...err...manly.
- Simplicity of the dial. I look at dial and right away I get time, day and date. The MTG-900 has the same sort of simplicity of the dial.
- The look. It's...err...manly.
- Comfort. The watch feels just right on the wrist.
Maybe I should call the watch "Macho Libre" cause it invokes so much...manliness.
The watch is not perfect. It is not spot on "sync'd with atomic clock" accurate. Hell, if I don't wear it for a day, it's dead and completly stopped. I have to wear the watch for it to keep running. I have to shake the watch alive if it is dead. I have to constantly set the watch because it is either dead or off (the watch seems to gain time).
But still, Macho Libre is a very cool watch and still the best watch for daily wear.
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