My dad bought me a digital wristwatch when I entered high school.

My dad bought me a digital wristwatch when I entered high school.

I remember it making me feel really happy.

The first time I scratched it, it really bothered me, and I got a little depressed by the scratch.

That chronograph on that watch was accurate to 1/100 of a second.

I played with it by stopping the stopwatch at exactly 5'00"; it made a great pasta timer.

I didn't really use it for anything else aside from that, but the chronograph was exciting to me just by doing that.

It was by my side through university exams, employment exams, dates with girls, but I ended up losing it one day.

I found another one on Yahoo auction the other day. It cost less than $10 USD including shipping. The light doesn't work, but everything else works without issue.

It was a bittersweet reunion.