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John Cook's avatar

Written from the heart. Thank you for sharing this touchpoint many of us share, Jack.

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TheK33's avatar

Superb, Jack. Just lovely. Thanks for sharing.

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Mr Borpo's avatar

Great writing, Jack. Thank you

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Vonnonymous's avatar

Very cool piece, and very cool watch.

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Another dave's avatar

I thought I had fallen in love with watches, but it turns out I'm just a a massive fan of Jack Forster!

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Jack Forster's avatar

Way too kind and thank you for reading :)

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Daniel's avatar

Beautiful ode to a common but still special watch. Only one question; would you wear it yachting?

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harry schaffner's avatar

I combed Jack's writings to see if I missed any. I did. I missed this one.I follow Jack. He is my own personal know-it-all guy. He has written and informed my about sun dials, what an escapement is, and how the watch industry works and sometimes fails to work. I think he is just a curious person who wants to learn and then share it with us. A article about the most ordinary of watches, a Seiko 5, just to keep his hand in the history of it and his own history with it. If I could teach writing (an I have) I would use many of Jack's columns to show how it is done, and done really well. Thanks Jack.

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