Estate Sales, Flea Markets, Yard Sales ... you cannot believe the deals you will find on vintage wind up watches. My 17 Jeweled Elgin wrist watch 2 dollars in a flea market. No one wants them anymore and they will keep time as good as anything and no damn batteries. Was it wrong to make something that worked and lasted .. today, you are so right, don't change the battery just throw away the watch. and who really needs a watch with cell phones anymore. But I find myself naked if I don't know what time it is .. and I don't want to reach for my cell phone when I am walking around the woods or sitting on an airplane and it is suppose to be off.

Throw back yup, but not all throw back stuff was obsolete or wrong thinking. Modern isn't always better I think