Thinking of a going back to gen submariner to one day hand down to my son

[tode1640]

I think that this concept of a watch as an heirloom is great - with proper care, a good watch could easily last generations. However, I only hope that he appreciates it! In Britain, at least, the younger generation (i.e. teenagers and people in their twenties) rarely wear watches, and usually care far more about their smartphones. I am British, but I live in Asia - and the difference is fascinating. In Asia, the majority of young kids wear watches - and a large proportion of these are big name brands (teenagers tend to wear really cheap reps, affluent guys in their twenties wear good reps or gens and for older men watches are serious status symbols). In Britain, young people don't often wear watches - and the most comments that I have ever had about my watches have been from British youth (I work in a place that brings me into contact with a lot of young people), who think that I am eccentric to be wearing a watch when I have a mobile phone that can tell me the time. These young people don't know the difference between a Rolex and a Timex - they neither know nor care about reps, they just think that watches are eccentric. Living in Asia has been a real breath of fresh air in this respect - it is great that people of all ages really do know about and appreciate their watches.