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On the day I drove away from Greensboro, North Carolina in my white 1993 Toyota Camry towing a U-Haul trailer to start my new life in Portland, I snagged the bedraggled, worn out band of my department store wristwatch on a metal flange in the doorway of the U-Haul. The crusty leather band snapped and my watch fell off my wrist into the snow. I tossed the watch into a cubby on the center console of my car and forgot about it and drove across the country. That was December of 2002.I bought the original Apple Watch not long after it debuted in 2015. First watch I had worn in 12 years. My colleagues at Nike teased me about it. They all wore one within a year.I bought an Apple Watch for me and one for my wife. I was running a lot at the time and it did a great job as a fitness tracker. I chose the dorkiest watch face, with my calendar, the weather, my fitness circles, and a timer all smashed into one little square. I liked seeing my next meeting at a glance and knowing if I needed a jacket…