When my husband and I first got together, I bought him a watch for his birthday. He had once mentioned a watch he had previously owned that did a bunch of "fancy stuff" he really liked. However, that watch had been destroyed by an ex-wife during their divorce. So in my eagerness to establish new memories for our marriage, and with his birthday approaching, I sought to replace his watch.
Of course, when trying to pick out a gift for another, one often makes mistakes in getting just what they would like. I had failed to make him clarify precisely what "fancy stuff" his old watch was capable of. I hadn't gotten any details at all about this old