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In honor of the fact that Apple recently launched their newest Apple products and the gorgeous apple watch band that we offer for that watch, it seemed like an excellent time to take a more detailed look at the life, achievements, and watch collection of one of the most noted, albeit controversial businessman of the last century – Steve Jobs.
An absolute firebrand during his tenure as the head of Apple, Jobs’s death at the age of 56 in late 2011 from pancreatic cancer rocked the business world and saw an outpouring of tributes from both longtime Apple fans and even former business competitors, such as Bill Gates, his longtime business rival and co-founder of Microsoft. But who, exactly, was, Steve Jobs, and how did he ascend to leading one of the most prominent companies in the world?
Steve Jobs’s Early Years
Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco, California to Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble, and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, who raised him, shortly thereafter. Jobs was fiercely protective of Paul and Clara and was deeply resentful of anyone who referred to them as his adoptive parents, stating that “he regarded them as his parents 1,000%.”
Paul worked primarily as a machinist and would pass along his love of mechanics and being able to repair and build things to his son. Jobs was an extremely precocious child who frequently got in trouble with teachers but was also noted as being extremely intelligent.
He would graduate from Homestead High School in 1972 and briefly enroll in Reed College, though he would drop out after only one semester, feeling that college was ultimately meaningless.
Beginnings in the Tech Industry
Jobs’ first formal foray into the tech industry would come in 1974 when he began working as a technician for Atari. Nolan Bushnell, the company’s co-founder, noted that “he was very often the smartest guy in the room, and he would let people know that.”
In 1976, Steve Wozniak, with whom Jobs had gone to high school and been close friends after high school, showed him the designs for what would be the first Apple computer. Jobs suggested to Wozniak that they begin manufacturing and selling these computers to people, and although Wozniak was initially skeptical of the idea, he agreed to do so.
In April of 1976, Apple was formally founded, thus beginning what would become one of the largest and most profitable companies ever founded. At the time, the company was being run out of Jobs’s bedroom and later moved to the garage. Today, this story has become one of the quintessential modern American entrepreneurial success stories.
Jobs in the 21st Century
Steve Jobs’s role as the CEO of Apple made him not only one of the wealthiest but one of the most visible, businessmen, in the world. His financial success would allow him to go on to found Pixar in 1986, as he gave it the initial funding it needed to become a fully developed company when it formally separated from Lucasfilm.
He was also one of the first CEOs to regularly appear in advertising for his company, thereby giving the company a recognizable “face.” Many marketing experts would state that this would help to prove to be key to Apple’s success, as it would help to humanize tech companies at a time when they were new and people did not quite know what to make of them yet.
Jobs’ tenure at the company would prove controversial, as he could be a demanding boss, and he would leave in 1985. However, the company would prove to struggle under the direction of his successor, and in 1997, he would be brought back to the company as CEO once again.
Jobs would remain in that position until August 24th, 2011, wherein he publicly announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO due to ongoing health problems. He would pass away from pancreatic cancer shortly after on October 5th, 2011. He was survived by his wife, Laurenne, and his three children, Reed, Erin, and Eve.
He also has another daughter, Lisa, from a prior relationship with Chrisann Brennan, whom he was romantically involved with before marrying his wife.
What Kind of Watches Was in Steve Jobs’s Watch Collection?
Despite his immense wealth, Steve Jobs was known for his minimalist sense of style, and many of his watches reflect that, including his Seiko Quartz that he was famously photographed wearing in 1984. He owned another black Seiko as well, which was apparently another personal favorite of his, and an 18K gold Baume & Mercier wristwatch, which seems to be the most opulent of the timepieces in his personal collection.
Considering how low-key his personal sense of dress was, this is very much in keeping with what was already known about Steve Jobs prior to his passing.
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