My New Watch
Got my first real 3-hand
Bought it at the Titan shop
Wore it till the leather strap
Tore 'way in t' thousand four !!
Well, time I bought a new watch.
As the corny piece above says, I bought (got) my first real Titan watch when I passed 10th. My father warned me that I needed to get more than 80% under any circumstances. I got precisely one mark more than 80% !! To my surprise, one fine day, dad said "Lets go to the Titan Showroom and I'll buy you a watch". Gleefully I looked through the entire store until I found a perfectly simple watch with a black dial and a gold finish with a black leather strap. That was 1998. From that day till I finished my MCS in 2005 (yeah, not 2004 as the poem says...that was just for the rhyme [:-P]), it was an able companion on everyday journies to college, treks & outings. It never faltered. I only changed the battery once in those 8 years or so. It got wet in the rain, dropped off the table, banged around in crowded buses but not a scratch on it. The combination was such that it looked good on formals as well as casuals.
One fine day, sitting in a chai-shop near our college, I was discussing buying a new watch with a friend. I told him I've had this one for too long and maybe its time I changed to a new one. When I walked to my bike an hour later, I suddenly realized that the watch was gone from my wrist. It couldn't have fallen off, it had a leather strap, well fastened and a new one which couln't have broken. I searched the place for more than an hour but I didn't find it.
I guess its in the hands of someone who would have appreciated its loyal service more than I did. Good luck wherever you are, my watch.
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Bought my new watch last Sunday from Shoppers Stop. Wasnt actually going to buy one but was just goofing around the watch counter and I really liked this one. Check out some pics :
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Here's an essay by the great Mark Twain on his watch.
My Watch - An Instructive Little Tale (Written in 1870)
(Alternative link to the essay)
-PeAcE
--WiTh
----GuNs
Bought it at the Titan shop
Wore it till the leather strap
Tore 'way in t' thousand four !!
Well, time I bought a new watch.
As the corny piece above says, I bought (got) my first real Titan watch when I passed 10th. My father warned me that I needed to get more than 80% under any circumstances. I got precisely one mark more than 80% !! To my surprise, one fine day, dad said "Lets go to the Titan Showroom and I'll buy you a watch". Gleefully I looked through the entire store until I found a perfectly simple watch with a black dial and a gold finish with a black leather strap. That was 1998. From that day till I finished my MCS in 2005 (yeah, not 2004 as the poem says...that was just for the rhyme [:-P]), it was an able companion on everyday journies to college, treks & outings. It never faltered. I only changed the battery once in those 8 years or so. It got wet in the rain, dropped off the table, banged around in crowded buses but not a scratch on it. The combination was such that it looked good on formals as well as casuals.
One fine day, sitting in a chai-shop near our college, I was discussing buying a new watch with a friend. I told him I've had this one for too long and maybe its time I changed to a new one. When I walked to my bike an hour later, I suddenly realized that the watch was gone from my wrist. It couldn't have fallen off, it had a leather strap, well fastened and a new one which couln't have broken. I searched the place for more than an hour but I didn't find it.
I guess its in the hands of someone who would have appreciated its loyal service more than I did. Good luck wherever you are, my watch.
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Bought my new watch last Sunday from Shoppers Stop. Wasnt actually going to buy one but was just goofing around the watch counter and I really liked this one. Check out some pics :
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Here's an essay by the great Mark Twain on his watch.
My Watch - An Instructive Little Tale (Written in 1870)
(Alternative link to the essay)
-PeAcE
--WiTh
----GuNs
posted by GuNs at
7:16 am
43 Comments:
Incidentally I got my ever so faithful watch after I passed Xth std. I got 99/100 in maths, and my uncle and aunt gifted it to me :)
And I lost it a couple of months back. Finally a friend called me and asks if I have forgot my watch at her place. Your post reminds me, have to collect it... :)
Nice post :)
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Harsha, at 8:44 am
Jeez! what's up with watches, people! The other day, I talked to my Dad about getting a new one (the one with a BIG dial! :D) and anothe friend also said tht he was getting a new one!!
Btw, your watch is pretty cool! :D
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Nirwa Mehta, at 9:18 am
Now isnt that neat watch. :)
I feel happy when I buy new stuff...when I bought my DKNY watch, I was in glory for a good 2 months lol!
Keshi.
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Keshi, at 4:53 am
I don't buy watches anymore cause i keep losing them - the longest i've ever kept one was about a year, before it broke. It was my favourite too! It had a cute bear in the middle and a little snowflake for the seconds! Your watch is deadly!
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Lidia, at 9:59 am
it feels nice to get ur first watch an bad to loose it, but heck, time never waits for anyone... i rem my first watch 9th std after that i went on to make world record of lossing the max no. of watches by an indivisual,,, an ya guys recently ive got a new gucci watch its damn cool...
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Unknown, at 1:26 pm
hey thats a nice watch;-)
Infact I've a few watches tho just 1,my very first watch,is the watch I bought...others were gifts...newez I still have my 1st watch and thats also a Titan and I still love it too much to part with it no matter wot...;-)
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Dreamy Eyed Gal, at 6:11 pm
dude seems everyone is buying Titan as their first watch...even the first watch I bought is a titan...i still put it on sometimes...and fastrack has some real cool models lately...
nice pic btw...
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~RAUL~, at 1:49 am
Harsha :99/100 !! WHOA !! What are you man? An incarnation of Al-Einstein?
BTW, forgetting the watch at a female's place?? [:-P]Why did you take it off?? LOL.
Nirwa :BIG dial?? Just how big is it? Is it one that looks to simulate those large clocks on the railway platforms? He he, I've seen a few like that.
Anyhow, did you get that watch?
Keshi :Thank you ! I have to see how long the elation for the new watch lasts in my case. I love new things too....LOL, who doesn't [;-)]
Amy :Snowflake for the seconds? Wow, that must be a cute watch. Too bad guys can't wear such watches [:-P]. Deadly in the "good-looking" sense, right?
Serpent :World record for lost watches? I hold the world record for max number of broken/lost/mutilated/decimated pair of spectacles !! Our optician once famously remarked - "Aap yahaan?? Waapas??". ROTFL.
D.E.G. :Titan again? Congrats. Why dont you post a pic of it like I did?
Raul :Thanks! And yeah, Titan seems to be the first watch of most people from our generation.I guess titan is the HMT of our generation.
BTW guys, I still have with me, my dad's very first watch - HMT. Its more than 30 years old, something he bought with his first salary !! ITs still working and I wore it to college sometimes !
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 4:50 am
Nice watch, but it cant beat mine :p
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FlyingHigh, at 7:19 am
what? where is teh comment that I posted??? did u delete it guns???
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Anonymous, at 7:21 am
How true... I could relate to your words...as I still have this watch...which my sibling presented to me when I was still undergrad....I still wear it...I must have changed the strap couple of times and battery as well... it still looks quite nice....!BTW... your watch is quite neat... clean lines..like the two tone strap , that was different !
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Anonymous, at 7:28 am
No, I did not! :-(
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Nirwa Mehta, at 8:54 am
Shradha :[:-P]. Naah, no chance it can beat yours. Yours is the GREATEST. Get my wind?
[;-)]
Reaper :I didnt delete any of your comments. Maybe the comment didnt get submitted at all. Anyhow, you can always retype it - I'm sure it wasnt longer than a 1000 words or so [:-P].
Anon :Hey, thanks. Actually, I was looking for a casual watch since quite some tiem now. I went around the counters at SS and asked for a casual watch. All they showed me were these big funky watches with digital displays or thick block looks with (mostly useless) features like storing phone numbers, stopwatch etc. Can you believe, this was THE ONLY watch there amongst hundreds that was neat and sober yet sporty looking !!
Nirwa : [:-(]Too bad. Mujhe peshgii bhej do, main tumhaare liye duaa karoonga !
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 9:42 am
yeah... u don't want too much happening ... some people thrive on same...however that looks bit askew - I mean how many times u will look into yr watch to dig out some information...lol...!
Is it an unisex look...?
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Anonymous, at 9:55 am
Anon :Ha ha, yeah. I mean, who would look into his watch to find a phone number?? LOL.
Unisex? I don't think so. Its a little too large to suit a lady. But then...these days women are wearing a lot of mens apparel so who knows !
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 10:06 am
Hey. Sorry for the off-topic comment but you didn't leave your e-mail address.
Yes comics are still published.
It's natural to fall out of habit though. In India, Gotham comics has taken up the task of introducing current running titles from both DC and Marvel.
You should check out the comics club at:
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheComicsClub
Have fun!
P.S: Congratulations on the watch!
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Anonymous, at 12:31 pm
Hey, Good post buddy,
i like lots of watches, and this is one gift item i keep getting as 'a gift by some one you love.'
I always wanted a watch which i can use it as a TV (ahem... no saas- bahu serials for me pls.), watch my Movies, listen to songs on the go, may be it should measure my bp, ecg etc and keep track my health.
Very important feature... should beep when a prospect gir friend/wife material is around :)
the feature list goes on.......sigh
Now the question is "WHOo is gonna present me this kinda watch...!!!
-Prax
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Prashanth CM, at 12:31 pm
Seems everyone has fond memories of their first watch.
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Someone, at 1:21 pm
Vijayendra :No problemo. Yo are free to comment on my blog about whatever you feel like. BTW, I've already replied on your blog.
Prax :I dont know about a TV but I did see a Casio (or was it timex) watch that can function as your TV remote control ! Other features - I know just the guy who can gift it to you, James Bond !!
Soemone :You too?
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 2:59 pm
yep :) And in the same way, I love n treasure old things too...the sentimental value of old stuff is priceless.
Keshi.
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Keshi, at 3:08 am
Yeah of course. First watch is like recognition that u've grown up enuff to own a watch.
Another thot: Does first watch symbolically say "Now u'll never have enuff time. So u'll need me to keep track of time"
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Someone, at 5:44 pm
Watch and rhyme,
Perhaps thats y the rhyming was needed , which other sound rhymes so perfectly than the tic-toc of the clock (or the watch).
I dont wear the watch anymore (Its like if u dont wear it, u create an illusion of holding time) but the best one was perhaps the one that i bought for my dad when i recieved my first TA.
Take care Guns,
Will be more active, once I get thru this recent hustle bustle that has encroached into my life :)
Shashank
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BLUEGUITAR, at 8:07 pm
its quite nice...btw..i got a new watch too...as a present...its beautiful
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alice, at 5:08 pm
SMART..cool watch, & i too had a titan watch in 10th std.. i guess its ususlly the trend was..dont u feel so??
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Garima, at 10:41 am
Hi Guns,
Nice post n nice watch!
My first fav one was a casio which i got wayy back when the whole digital age was coming in. Now ofcourse "times" have changed.Sorry bad pun!
A watch can be a very personal piece of equipment we use. I say equipment only because it tells us a whole lot more than just the time. But its something practically everyone feels handicapped without especially if they're used to wearing one. But it tells the time, and who are we without time? Its quite a fascinating study, that of watches n how they came around to be. More so in todays world and the effect they have. You can get a pocket watch on the street side for Rs 10 and swiss watch orginators Breguet sell pocket watches for Rs 12 crores. But yeah, Im lost without one.
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ScarS, at 9:34 am
Keshi :Oh, I was attached to a lot of old things myself. I used my father's cycle ever since I learnt to ride it. I even took it apart myself and spent a week sandpapering off the old paint and repainting and reoiling it from scratch. Got new mudguards and handle and it was brand new. That was around 5-6 years ago. Havent used it for quite some time now. Looks like time for another retrofit !
Someone :Yes, true. Once you grow up, you never have the time to goof off and spend(waste) time like you used to. Even if you manage once in a while to get such time, you dont have anyone else with you. Sometimes I think we attach too much importance to material things and we've forgotten to - as they say "stop and smell the roses".
Shashank :Why don't you wear a watch anymore? You've fallen out of habbit? I often forget my specs or my mobile when I go out but I seem to have the watch on almost subconsciously !
Alice :Welcome back and congrats on your watch. Why dont you put up a pic as well?
Garima :Absolutely, yes. Not so much a trend, more a symbol like Supriy here just commented. Symbol of being grown-up. WHERE ARE YOU THOUGH? NO POSTS FROM YOU IN A LONG TIME.
Scars :I'm lost without one too. Which one do you own now? I somehow cant seem to like digital watches. I feel, you can gauge time faster within a split second by glancing at the watch hands. Also, its easier to calculate how much time it is to 10:33 when it is currently 7:17 if you have an analog watch. Don't you think so?
Anonymous :Wow, thanks for the long comment man. Err....is it supposed to be spam? Well, you're welcome anyway - as long as you liked my blog enough to leave a comment [:-P]. If you had left a return link, I'd have gladly left an even longer comment for you.
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 7:29 am
hmm...watch sentiment! Made interesting read though. I have my story too. I have had four watches and the current one alone has no story behind it! After lot of pestering, my parents agreed to buy me a blue timex if I maintained my 100 in math in the 7th std final. I missed by 2 marks and cried whole day to get it anyway. My next watch was given as a gift by the district collector for topping school in 10th std. My third one was more sentimental since it was presented to my Father's by his colleagues when he retired and he promptly gave it to me. shit I hate my present storyless watch.
-Balaji.
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Balaji Chitra Ganesan, at 11:35 pm
i am tikaoing my watching since the last 6 years.its straps dont look like that of a watch now.more like a horse's girdle.sigh.
and that dude spammed u! here, take hammer, break his toe!
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Zii, at 7:20 am
Incidently i still use the same watch which my mom gifted to me after my tenth exams,infact on the day of my wedding i was asked to wear a brand newone,but somehow i couldn resist using the same old citizen watch which i am wearing past12yrs or so,time just flies off ,boy i feel so old:)
Cannot comment on non betablogs,so anon comments.
alapana
http://aalapana.blogspot.com
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Anonymous, at 7:01 am
oye..nice watch.. :) i have mine since 7th grade!! which makes it 10 yrs old..must say the dear thing has been faithful..thru my 10th ,12th and CET exams..
but yeah i was plannin on gettin a new fast track watch...yet to find one that catches my attention though.. :(
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Di, at 10:49 am
Balaji :100 in math, topper in school [:-O] Didnt read anything else in that comment. I bow to thee, mighty student.
Zii :Horse's girdle?? Ha ha ha. Isn't that the new trend btw, belts that look like worn out girdles and pants that look like dish-rags ! [:-D]Why break the toe of someone who is nice enough to read my blog and also leave a comment? LOL, watched Lage Raho Munnabhai twice and so am refraining from violence for some time.
Alpana :Unbelievable huh? So many people here commented and it seems like everyone has the same story. Guess the sentimental value of first watches is something that goes beyond my initial thought. I just thought I should put up some pics of my new watch and just wrote a few lines about the history of the new watch. Seems I touched something thats close to a lot of people.
BTW, I tried writing comments (really long ones) on your posts twice or thrice. Everytime, I ended up with an error page and when I went back, I couldnt see the comment again [:-(]. Worst thing possible. Do something about it !
Di :So it seems you are just about my age. Good...wanna make franzhip?? ROTFL...referring to that hilarious post of yours.
Anyhow, if you dunk out the over-funky ones in the Fastrack range, some of them are really good like this one which is sporty yet non-funky.
Keep visiting !
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 12:32 pm
nice watch :-)
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Junius, at 12:56 pm
Tanushree :Hey. Thanks for the comment. How did you find my blog btw? Did someone refer you?
Do you still have that watch your dad gave you? Why dont we ALL (all people who commented here) post pics of their watch? It'd be really cool.
Endevourme :LOL, nice comment.
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNS
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GuNs, at 9:49 am
wow. it is awesome. :)
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Shark, at 9:41 pm
Time for a new post?:)
Btw thanks for visiting my blog! Keep coming :)
I have been a visitor to your blog from a very long time :)
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Shark, at 9:41 pm
hey guns.. long time no seee, i just came back from my hiatus... i hope u come back too... soon!:)
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Anonymous, at 6:25 am
Sheesh... I have been away from the blogosphere forever, and here I come back and find a lone post written in the past month! Seriously! Get back to writing you slacker.
Splendid post too. If time permits, I might write a post on my watches too. I treasure mine ones like anything. Let's see. So thanks a lot for giving me something to write on.
Keep them coming man,
Cheers!
Karan
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Anonymous, at 5:13 pm
My mobile has taken over the duties of my watch the past 4 years or so. Time, alarm, reminders etc..I also think wearing a watch these days is OUT of fashion, so I'm watchless, EXCEPT when I wander to apparently dangerous places where mobiles are likely to be stolen from me. Then I wear a good for nothing rubber strap basic watch that just shows the time (mostly!) :D
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The Wanderer™, at 7:33 am
oh! its by mark twain!
i thought...........why would a person in this cell-n-ipods age write abt a watch!
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ketki, at 8:08 am
Ajay :Thanks a lot, dude. Again same question to you to. How did you get "enlightened" about my blog? [:D] I mean, did anyone refer you?
Shark & Reaper :Nothing much blogworthy was happening in life. I was though actively reading/commenting on other blogs including yours. Reaper - you need to buck up yourself !
Karan :New post here. Just a copy paste of an article I wrote for office mag last month but anyhow, its better than nothing. You can take this up and we can turn it into a series like the "bus journey" series that you started and was followed by Suyog & Jedi.
Wanderer :Mobiles seem to have taken over the role somewhat but I dont see them making a dent in the watch market anyway. A watch is just TOO handy (lol, pun unintended) to compare it to a mobile for the purpose of telling time. But yes, some people just dont like to wear one.
Ketki :LOL, the post was written by me, not Mark Twain. I just linked to an essay by Mark Twain which you will find on the page when you click the link. But just as I wrote to Wanderer, the ages will come and go but I think a watch will be one of the few things in the world that will never go out of fashion !
Thanks all for commenting.
-PeAcE
--WiTH
---GuNs
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GuNs, at 7:13 am
OH my god, did the watch hear you say you were replacing it and decided to leave on its own - I am sure it knows how loved it is and how much you miss it.
And the new watch looks really simple and elegant.
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Usha, at 5:12 am
Usha :Hey, thanks. I bought it coz it looked simple yet casual too. Most other 'casual' watches were funky, thick and bulky things which had hundreds of features that I didnt need.
I often assign animate properties to inanimate objects in my ownership. Weird? Naah...I bet everyone does it once in a while.
But yeah, the old one WAS a great watch, it endured a lot of things.
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNS
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GuNs, at 4:15 pm
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