My watch
I've had many watches in my day, some of which were pretty elaborate. I had this one watch I got from my father for Christmas (it was how I knew that finally, my father got me 1) that had a barometer, an altimeter, and a thermometer. I cherish it to this day.
Keeping accurate time is a big deal with me. If a watch, which I bought to conveniently tell time, can't do that job correctly, then its worth to me is seriously reduced.
Just this past Christmas, a friend (whom we'll call "BC") bought me a watch for Christmas. It was a cheap-o, no name watch that I think cost her somewhere around $10 US--not much by my watch buying standards. It doesn't have the phases of the moon, or even the date, for Heaven's sake. But let me tell you something, the son-of-a-bitch has not lost a second in about three months. I calibrate the thing regularly and have not had to adjust the time at all.
Am I rambling?
Note 1: Well, I don't know if it was that he actually finally "got" me as much as it was that I finally got the message that he got me.