The analog past – ROLEX in a digital world

[Highfly]

I bought my 1675 in 1973 as a pilots watch, and it has been with me for 7.000 hour airborne, until I sold my plane 3 years ago.

And while the world has gone digital in the meantime – GPS, maps and pocket computers being the norm and paper manuals and paper maps long time gone – I find the analog mechanical ROLEX is more up to date than ever.

My 1675 is a fixpoint in a changing world and it reminds me, that it´s important not to leave the past completely behind, but to take care of the skills that associate to the past. When eg. the GPS runs out of battery you are lost if you depend on it, but a paper map and a ROLEX never let you down (you can use the watch as a compass).

So I enjoy the passion of the mechanical analog watch this forum represents. And I´m curious of what drives your passion for the ROLEX ?