To make it special, to me yes it does matter >
Like you I love watches. I am bonding with them even more when I can relate them to: a person, a moment, an experience, an event, an history, a company, in general to something or someone special... Not that it is vital but it helps in appreciating or understanding that timepiece more, and, making 'IT' special.
Time is to me an ever lasting romance, the more sentiments or emotions, the better time I get.
Yves.