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My only one and she’s truly wonderful. She’s only been a source of joy and pride for me. Big contribution from her mother’s gene pool and loving care.
Today I gave my daughter a gift: a BMW X5 hybrid with M5 trim. It was a surprise. In any case, I let her husband take care of the car paperwork and so on while I got to …
…talk watches with the crew at the dealer. I was amazed about the passion in that floor for Rolex. It was amazing. It all started with one of the guys noticing the Datejust two-tone my daughter was wearing. He then flashed his Batman. And my son-in-law fo...
Me neither
It’s derivative of the 1675 Batman (oyster) and Batgirl (jubilee). But I don’t know how or why they came up with those nicknames either!
Nice machine!
I always liked the B58 petrol engine in the X5. It's supposedly very reliable, and fairly responsive - especially when the transmission is smart enough to keep the engine above 1500 rpms.
What a fun post and experience 😁👍🏻
First of all congratulations to your daughter daughter 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Not surprised of the love for watches generally and Rolex specifically at the dealer. Of there are one or two liking a brand they often convince / initiate the rest - a little bit like an analo...
That’s a very cool thing.
It hasn’t happened to me very often, but when it has, it’s so much fun. I personally love talking about watches and would be happy to do so every day for the rest of my life 😁
Big congrats to you and your daughter....what an amazing gift this is!
I can only imagine the immediate connections for watch collectors right there and the excitement, interesting conversations. It is nice to see like-minded people in the wild.
