Ultimate Milestone Watches (Wedding, Promotion, Retirement, etc.)

hello watch lovers today I invite you to join me on a journey a journey through life and on our way we'll encounter certain key events the big life markers that are worthy of commemoration with a shiny new watch because we all know a memorable Milestone is the perfect excuse to buy a watch you've got promoted you're getting married it's Tuesday a Monumental moment needs a Monumental watch so join me on my fantasy journey through 10 Milestone moments and the 10 watches I've picked to Mark each occasion for your next pre-owned luxury watch visit watchfinder so let's start at the start with absolutely no say in the deal whatsoever suddenly pop you've been born and similarly without warning there's a Casio f91w on your wrist it's almost as if these watch are just issued in the post but there is a reason this Casio is so ubiquitous having permeated every corner of the globe it's because it's just so good and it's the perfect watch for kids and grown-up kids alike in lightweight splashproof resin and with a really longlasting battery it's almost impossible to kill this thing you get a clear digital display that lights up with the push of a button on the side it has a day date display and alarm and chronograph function and also features the original time wasting game of can you stop the chronograph at exactly 10 seconds hours of fun and if you haven't yet had the pleasure of owning one then that can be easily rectified because it still costs the same as it did when it first released in 1989 and can be yours for around £10 and then when the boundless freedom of childhood has vanished never to return the Casio f91w has been returned back to the shoe box of old toys under the bed from whence it came and you suddenly find yourself covered in spots and working weekends at Woolworth's Safeway perhaps or maybe even index a catalog shop good times but now you've got disposable income enough to buy a watch and this is the first weekend job payday Big Boy watch and so your first Port of Call should be probably the Seiko 5 sports collection stylish and attainable and bearing the 5 H marks that make a great time piece sporty reliable affordable uh honorable and shiny actually seikos are fantastic watches and are a great purchase at any point in your career or at any time of your life the Seiko 5 offers great performance and durability and Casual street style designs and all come with Dependable automatic movements a day date display at the 3:00 position and great water resistance as as well as a rugged case and bracelet brushed and Polished to an attractive finish and with Timeless appeal a Seiko watch will set you in good stead forever next we find ourselves having successfully completed higher education schools out forever this time and the real world awaits so better get a watch to ease the transition this is the graduation watch now a graduation watch is generally a gift and parents as proud as they may be are more than likely to gravitate towards an entry-level time piece such as this tag hoyya Formula 1 and at £1,300 it's the perfect first luxury watch your mom will likely recognize the tag Hoya logo and the authorized dealer will confirm her suspicions that indeed tag hoyya is the watch brand that all the kids love and as well they might because this is a 41 mm quartz watch in a chunky steel case with a finely brushed finish all over the sturdy bezel is also steel with a black PVD coating and chunky raised numerals and features a 120 satisfying clicks each one more satisfying than the last the dial is matte black and Pops here and there with bright red details like on the secondhand tip the Formula 1 text and logo and the Triangular 60-minute marker it's a great watch and a gift that will last a lifetime and it will look great to prospective employers during job interviews too speaking of which now that you've survived University it's time to seamlessly walk into a job relevant to your qualification welcome aboard and then shortly after that it's time to rinse that first big paycheck baby this is a watch to commemorate your first payday at your first full-time job because more hours spent working means more money to splurge on watches and consequently more happiness that's how it works I think and now you can start getting into some of that Swiss mechanical business perhaps with a Hamilton field mechanical this watch runs on the famous H50 movement with over 3 days of power when fully wound and it's a manually wound movement which is pure unadulterated watchmaking and in keeping with the vintage military Vibe of this watch plus the lack of a winding rotor keeps the watch nice and thin and it's perfectly sized at 38 mm making it nice and versatile and great for everyday wear Plus there's like 20 different variations with various case materials in steel titanium bronze or even an Earth colored PVD coating for a proper vintage look there's loads of NATO strap options to boot this is a classic field watch tried and true and built for life's adventures which is perfect because there's more of life's adventures coming up right now now all that turning up for work has finally paid off you've got a promotion congratulations and in the paraphrased last words of Spider-Man's Uncle Ben with extra responsibility comes extra daero so time for a new watch now as a reward for your efforts it seems appropriate to get a watch with some decent brand recognition and maybe one of those High futin inhouse movements that you've heard all about so might I suggest the Tudor black Bay updated in 2023 the classic dive watch Now features an in-house caliber that's metas certified with metas standing for movements everywhere tested awesomely son not that but pretty much the manufactur caliber mt5602 U inside the black Bay has been rigorously tested for accuracy under all kinds of different conditions meanwhile on the outside you'll find a bold burgundy bezel a 41 mm case and the Hallmark of a great Tudor watch a strong ass iation with Rolex oh no sorry I mean snowflake hands now it's time for our next big milestone on our journey through Modern Life engagement so traditionally The Proposal of marriage is the gifting of a ring but why should it be only the propose who gets a nice shiny circle of metal get yourself one too lad these occasions don't come around very often generally so let's have both parties Mark the occasion with a bit of bling so ladies love diamonds and Men love liar lugs that's right so we'll need an Omega sea Master with the Sleek flowing lines of said lugs being one of the standout features of this famous divers watch along with rodium plated indexes and skeletonized hands on a glossy polished dial with laser engraved waves it's elegant sporty and super cool certainly to my mind it's the second best divers watchever ever made so now it's on to the big day where said engagement is fulfilled by a legal partnership a yes it's the wedding so you've got your top hat tail coat waist coat cat flared trousers Winkle picker shoes dice cufflinks and your white evening gloves so we're going to need a wedding watch to go with all that clobber and well weddings are a traditional Affair so how about something traditional to match what about the Cartier Santos elegant refined and tasteful it in itself is a marriage of Form and Function with minimalist details and perfect proportions this is a gorgeous dress watch perfect for your big day and did you know it can go sporty too so unlike a wedding dress that will get tossed into the attic never to be worn again a Cartier Santos will be great to wear for the rest of your life by the pool in the boardroom or while cruising on Tinder it's very versatile uh-oh now then what's this you're having a baby wow that was careless congratulations anyway um so now to celebrate the birth of a baby current trends dictate you get yourself a Rolex so that when labor starts and you leave to go to the hospital you can rush back into the house to grab it and then when baby arrives you'll have it ready to take wrist shots of with baby out of focus somewhere in the background and then when baby grows up into a full-blown person you can gift them said Rolex um providing they meet your expectations and are worthy of it of course but really though whether it's in celebration or not the Practical thing to do is get yourself a G-Shock it's perfect for all your baby needs it's many alarms help time naps and feedings the backlight makes for a great torch uh to save you fumbling around in the dark when baby wakes you at 4:00 a.m. and the soft resin case won't scratch up the back of baby's head like the steel Jubilee bracelet of a Rolex plus it's WIP cleanable very useful now the office for National statistics states that people aged 47 years had the highest average wage the overall trends of working careers suggests this is the age at which your earnings will Peak oh boy the time has finally come where you're earning more money than you know what to do with you've paid off the car had the garage repointed and replaced the boiler so you've done all the useful things so now it's time to get something unuseful it's torb on time now that you're bringing in the big buck you shouldn't have to worry about the effects of gravity on the escapement of your watch any longer so how about this very rare Pioneer toron from H Moser and C the one minute rotation of a flying toron is the Hallmark of success and fine watchmaking of course and it's like a rotating badge of honor for your forearm so with this H mosa Pioneer toron you get the HMC 804 manufacturer movement with the flying toron at 6:00 which has a skeletonized bridge and is equipped with a double hairspring for improved accuracy and has a power reserve of 3 days you get a dial in vibrant Arctic blue with faceted indices leaf-shaped hands and the brand logo at 12:00 subtly debossed in transparent lacquer for a minimalist look and the watch also comes with an admirable 120 M of water resistance so it's a toron that you can safely wear during many aquac Centric activities such as water slides swan-shaped pedal boats or just plain old diving off a pier and now to conclude this completely Bonkers journey through Modern Life you've won the lottery and why not winning the lottery is just a fantasy and for for many of us so is our lunger ownership but crazy money calls for crazy watches and now so we've already got a torby on watch so let's get another one this time with a perpetual calendar and flyback chronograph attached this is the aranga andona datagraph Perpetual toron in 18 karat white gold the chronograph features a precisely jumping minute counter and flyback function making it possible to stop a running measurement reset the hands to zero and immediately start a new measurement all with a single satisfying button press while the perpetual calendar automatically differs between months with 30 and 31 days and adjusts for leap years and features a beautiful moonphase display and you get that hypnotic toron with patented stop seconds mechanism and now this model is limited to 100 pieces and available only in ler boutiques so you'll have to go in with your winning lottery ticket and show it to the salesperson there but once it's on your wrist then your life will finally be complete so there we are a watch for every core memory in your life and a watch of course is a great way to commemorate a special occasion and if you'd like a watch to Mark some big life moments then why not head over to watchfinder and find your next pre-owned luxury time piece check it out and I'll catch you next time goodbye