Fatherly
 
Jul 21, 2022
 
There’s something about a watch with a mechanical movement inside. Sure, a battery or solar-powered quartz watch will be more accurate. And a mechanical watch requires maintenance and a deep clean and lubrication every few years. But if you’re looking for a watch to hand down to your kids, you want to give them a tool that is a work of craftsmanship and style. You go to a mechanical watch.

But how to choose? Shopping for a mechanical watch takes time and inspiration. It must feel right for you — something you wear daily and something that will outlive you, on your kid’s wrist, and maybe your grandkids. We’ve picked out ten new mechanical watches that we think are the best of the year so far. Each could be your daily companion, help you start a watch collection, or, most importantly, wind up some joy.
 
TIME MANAGEMENT
 
The 10 Best Mechanical Watches of 2022
 
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TRAVEL
 
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Get Weird with Your Summer Day Trips
 
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Visit a Heavy Industry Site
There was a time when a trip to a factory might have been part of a school curriculum. But the manufacturing industry is shrinking and, with it, interest in showing children where all the stuff their families buy comes from. This gives parents an opportunity. Manufacturers, understanding their place in the world, should be open to showing a kid around. Often, they’re looking to keep the future alive by showing kids how cool it is in a modern machine shop, on the manufacturing floor, or in the product testing and engineering areas.
 
01
 
Hit Up A Waste Treatment Plant
Kids love poop. And pee. Because of this there is practically nothing better than seeing where all their poop and pee goes. This is one of those municipal spaces that are open to citizens dropping by (you’re paying for it after all) but doesn’t quite have the pull of the firehouse. Still, it’s a cool space, if not necessarily one filled with pretty fragrances.
 
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Go to a Brewery
There’s a lot of fascinating stuff that goes down in the process of making beer. There is heat and steam and grain. There are huge stainless-steel vessels. There are microbes working hard to make alcohol. It’s like alchemy, really. And that’s what your kid gets out of a brewery tour: a connection to history, a lesson in science and a better understanding of what you’re putting in your face every night. Is it bad they don’t get to enjoy the tasting part? Nah.
 
 
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TOYS
 
This Indoor Playset Is Better Looking Than Your Furniture
 
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PEW PEW
 
Nerf's Wild New Blaster Fires Paintball-Like Pellets of H20
 
Instead of foam projectiles, the latest gun from NERF fires a series of water pellets that it holds in a paintball gun-like hopper.
 
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HEALTH
 
How to Defeat Hiccups, According to a Neurologist
 
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FITNESS
 
6 High Tech Workout Systems that Will Whip You Into Shape
 
These home fitness systems will get you in shape — and you’ll have a blast while doing it.
 
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