Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch

Alex provides janitorial services in our office. He comes at around 8 p.m. and completes his job by roughly 10 p.m. One day he turned up earlier than usual so I jokingly asked him if he had a date lined up. No, he said, his watch had stopped working and he didn’t want to be late so he came earlier than usual. Better to be early than late he added.

Alex is one of the simple souls that one comes across once in a lifetime. Everything about him, his attire, his thinking, style of working etc. is simple. No need to complicate life unnecessarily he would say. It is complicated as is.

I’ve no idea what he must be making working as a janitor in several offices but it couldn’t have been much. So, when Alex said his watch had stopped working, I decided to buy him a watch. Naturally, it would have to be something basic, very simple or he might not even wear it.

The same weekend I Googled for a “simple branded watch” and was awarded with a zillion responses from Google.com There were a few photos too and one that caught my eye a basic white dial elegant looking watch that I later learnt was the Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch.

I found it here: https://www.zetawatches.com/shop/nixon-porter-a1058-1113-00-analog-quartz-mens-watch/ and moreover, it retailed at that online store for just $63 which was like 50% below it’s market price.

The Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch was a stainless-steel model with an elegant brown leather strap that had a buckle clasp. Battery powered, quartz movement to ensure time accuracy and it sported a scratch resistant mineral crystal.

The dial was silverfish and the Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch had an old fashioned analog display. It was marked as ’50 M water resistant’ which I felt was fine especially for a person who used water a lot and was therefore likely to get the watch wet a lot.

Anyway, $63 being no biggie, I bought the watch and it was delivered via courier in about 4 days. I was surprised that in came in an elegant box that also contained an international warranty card. I kept the watch with me for a couple of days and checked it to ensure it kept perfect time. Satisfied, I decided to present it to Alex the same weekend. I used an old ribbon I had lying around, to tie around the box and make a sort of bowtie; you know, make it a bit presentable.

When the weekend came, I waited for Alex to arrive and when he did, I presented him with the watch. He opened the box and when he saw the watch, broke into warm smile. I could see that he liked it. The Nixon Porter A1058-1113-00 Analog Quartz Men’s Watch might have been simple, but it was also quite elegant.