My father passed away last July. If he is looking down and watching me right now he may be losing his spiritual mind. He had a collection of hundreds of watches and pocket watches. They are being sold one by one. I have not started on the pocket watches yet. The wristwatches are being sold by a, least desirable to me, grading system.
My sister, who is no dummy, grabbed a Patek 18K with 18K mesh bracelet and claimed it as having sentimental value 😒. Luckily, there are some nice Omega's that I am adding to my collection. The rest are estate pieces to be liquidated. I don't think I ever saw him wear the same watch twice, with the possible exception of a Seamaster that my mother gave him as a wedding present (I have it now).
I did inherit a watch from my uncle and as it happens, an Omega. A small late forties gold watch, redialed and over polished. I have never worn it and it resides in a box. I could not bring myself to sell it.