https://youtu.be/bS8YXoK_AuI

Seiko SRPC13K. Something about the dial color and that aftermarket mesh bracelet spoke my language. Unfortunately, that variant sold out super quick and the aftermarket sales, when they popped up, were more than I could afford at the time. Instead, I ended up getting the brown and gold variant for cheap on Ebay, which dove me down the rabbit hole.

I'm now up to 10 in my watch case. All affordable, nothing high end (not quite built for that yet), all in rotation. 6 automatics, 3 quartz, 1 digital and a number of straps, NATOs and a bracelet or 2.

My personal favorite is my Timex Marlin Charlie Brown watch, for a lot of personal reasons, detailed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/eoffyo/timex_x_peanuts_marlin_this_one_is_personal/