Got back from Rome, with lots fo nice memories!
The weather was unusually warm and sunny, so outdoor dining (and drinking!) was a lovely surprise.
I had some watch stores to visit, and I started with Watches in Rome.
https://www.watchesinrome.com
I had booked a meeting with Julian, so he was prepared for me.
They had a very nice Speedmaster 2998-2, and we talked about this one.
But he and his father also has a private collection of Rolex that they wanted to show me!
And these were amazing, I totally forgot to take pictures of the entire collection, but I looked closely at a few of them.
I think we spent over an hour talking watches, and they were so nice and friendly!
After this, it was time for some drinks and lunch, after that I went to Grafica Oro.
https://www.graficaoro.com
The owner of the store (Agostino) was away for a holiday,
but they had arranged to have the watch at another store (NUNC Orologi Roma) - a really nice gesture of them.
I have been looking for a Speedy SW for some time, and this one looked very promising.
The dial had a lovely brown tone, but the case was a bit to worn (IMHO).
I had lots of time with the watch (and other watches), and the people in the store were very nice,
we talked about watches and also about some nice restaurants that I should visit.
I managed to visit Bonanno also.
https://www.gioielleriabonanno.it/en/
They had a nice collection of vintage Rolex, and a lovely Sub that I took a closer look at.
And also a huge collection of modern watches, so that was an interesting shop, with very helpful people.
I went over to Hausmann (Thanks
@Fallout Boy !!), they had lots and lots of nice (and very expensive) watches, both modern and vintage.
https://hausmann-co.com
These watchstores are all within walking distance from each other, and lots of nice restaurants in between.
Rome has tons of nice places to wine and dine, but I can highly recommend the Rooftop bars at Fendi, Hotel Bulgari and also La Rinacente!
Cin Cin!!
