I wear a watch everyday. I have since I was in middle school. I am the exact right age for the Swatch watch phenomenon - the first time around. Getting a Swatch for a birthday present was noteworthy. Everyone had at least one swatch guard, sometimes two wound together to make it look even cooler. Obviously, reading the time was secondary. As I got a bit older I continued to get and wear watches - they became symbols of identity. I had a Mickey Mouse watch, a Snoopy watch, and at some point multiple Barbie watches. There were at least two that I wore out the bands, got them replaced, and wore those out again. I have spent countless hours considering watches at Fossil stores and whatever trendy watch store might have a shop in Times Square. I still have a small jewelry box with various watches from various eras tucked away stopped at indeterminate times. Recently I added some of my dad’s watches to my box. He also wore a watch everyday of my life. He had the chunky metal every day watch