Well said.
The mythos lives on but nobody except we few enthusiasts on the topic know why. But it's more than just being a popular style--there is something emotional happening with divers, same as with motorcycle jackets (or Cooper A2 flight jackets, of which I have one despite having never flown an airplane myself), off-road-capable vehicles that never leave pavement, vacuum-tube amplifiers, and vinyl LPs.
I love this topic. A cynic would say that it's all empty signaling; that we like to falsely suggest to others or delude ourselves into thinking that we might be actually ready to fly an airplane or dive 200M or 300M underwater at the slightest notice.
I love it! LED watches are so much fun. Impractical, but that glowing display is just so cool looking to me. I received one from my dad a while back -- I was fascinated by it as a kid, so he eventually handed it down to me. This one is a Sears-branded model but was presumably manufactured by Pulsar.
The Santos predated the Tank.
Rick “though mine is twice the size of the original requested in 1904 and worn by Alberto Santos-Dumont” Denney
I have a steel one of these and wore it all the time when I was travelling, I would have the time at the race track on one side and home on the other.
The "Grand-Reverso" had not been produced yet when i bought mine but I still prefer the conventional (for a Reverso) size. My hands and wrists are quite big but I still hate to see a watch case bigger than it needs to be simply for styling - I don't really care about what is in fashion in the way i did 50 years ago.
