A watch maybe is just a tool to someone, like car. When it's old and less attractive than the modern one, you trade in for a better looking and function one.
But to most of watch enthusiasts, the old watch is part of a man life
. Man is a weird Alpha animal and our hunter instinct mainly inherited since ancient caveman time. We rely our hunting tools to make a living , sharpen and refine them...
Although we don't really need these physical tools anymore, so the only tool that we use daily and go with us is always our watch. That's one of the theory why man like watch.
Thanks for reading my bullshit.