Old Friend
This was my third love after wanting a GMT and getting a Submariner. I was in Rome on Holiday with my family on December 28, 1985. We were locked in the Vatican Museum because of a disturbance at the Airport. When we were finally released I only had an ho...
This watch - no matter which - represents a special collection to your dad.
Be proud and enjoy from this time on.
Great story. I know that particular kind of excitement very well.
This one is timeless in every way, a classic Rolex. So it doesnt even feel like 35 years
Great story
The stories about watches are recognizable. When i ran trough a world city to get a desired watch on time before leaving. A more special souvenir is not possible. You have the special story with your father, i with my mother. Rome is a city i want to visi...
Wonderful watch and story, and they both make each other more so.
Thanks for sharing the story. Cheers, John
Finding the “watch boy”
The story gets even more intense. In order to not have to pay VAT, I was told that I would have to meet “the Boy” at the airport at our departure gate. When I got to the airport, it was setup like the current day TSA. No one without a ticket was allowed p...
He probably felt young inside (and short outside), hence he identified as a boy...It’s the opposite of how I feel today in the US before I ask for the seniors discount at the supermarket..😂😉
Seriously, even today (and even further North than Rome) I can easily see the term “boy” (“ragazzo”) being used affectionately in the way you described, to refer to the junior employee/assistant in your shop😉 Cheers.