It's about time!

One of the challenges I made for myself this year is to not buy anything that doesn't make me better at what I do or make me a healthier person. We're not even two full weeks into the new year and I'm already being tested 😅. I admire one-watch guys and I aspire to be a 3-watch guy someday, but when you come across a one-of-a-kind complication or a $55 watch in a style you've never seen before it's really hard to not pull the trigger. Plus, happiness counts as mental health which counts as being healthy...right?

in this issue:

🏄 Citizen d060 Windsurfer

⌚ DWC Terra

🌍 Mission to Earthphase

🏄 Citizen d060 Windsurfer

Pro tip: Whenever you get the urge to irresponsibly spend money on a new watch just pop a new battery in an old one.

I picked up the Citizen d060 Windsurfer back in 2020 when we were all trapped inside and I had way too much time to look for obscure watches on eBay. I don't remember where I first saw it exactly, but I remember being obsessed with finding a working Windsurfer. When I finally did, this watch did not leave my wrist. Unless it was raining. Despite being made for water it's so old that I don't feel like testing out how it holds up to rain because I have no idea where I'd go to fix this thing.

The battery died about two years ago and the "take watch to get a new battery" task on my weekend to-do list ended up taking me two years. But I finally did it and now I'm remembering why I fell in love with this watch. When you picture old vintage watches you probably think of classic timepieces from the '50s and '60s, but there are loads of quirky digital watches from the '80s that go overlooked. Looking at this watch makes me happy. It reminds me that even though the quartz crisis had destroyed most of the watch brands in the '70s and early '80s, there were still plenty of optimistic creative people who loved watches and used the newest technology to make cool shit. There's a metaphor in there somewhere.

⌚ DWC Terra

Every now and then I come across a watch that just stops me in my tracks. Watches have been around for so long that it's hard to even imagine that maybe there are a few form factors still waiting to be discovered. What first struck me about the DWC Terra is the unique shape and design. It's a small rectangle with a circular watch face set right in the middle and like nothing I've seen before.

The last time I felt this way about a watch was for the Solid State Watch by CW&T which basically melted on me after I left it in a hot car. I loved that watch, but it was more like an art piece or a love letter to watches. The DWC Terra is more like a tool. It's made of Grade 2 titanium, has an easy to read watch face, and comes with a black parachute strap all for the equivalent of about $55. Of course, it's already sold out completely but there is supposed to be a restock in April so my promise to myself lives to see another day.

🌍 Mission to Earthphase

The MoonSwatch gets a lot of hate, but as someone who will likely never dish out the money to buy a true Omega Speedmaster my Mission to Jupiter really hits the spot. It's not that I don't want a Speedmaster, there are just too many watches ahead of it on my "to buy" list so I've just accepted that I'll likely never actually get one. The MoonSwatches let me enjoy Speedy Tuesday without spending thousands of dollars, and the Mission to Earthphase is the most recent one to catch my attention.

It has a light gray case with black accents and barely any colors at all which means it'll look great on any strap just like a true speedy. Except this costs a few hundred dollars instead of a few thousand. Its defining feature is the small Earthphase complication that gives it its name. Instead of showing the phases of the moon as seen from Earth like other watches, it shows Earth as seen from the moon. It's subtle, but that fun colorful complication is exactly why I'm happy the MoonSwatches exist.

🆒 Special thanks to Cool Supply members! 🆒

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