If I'm being totally honest, I don't know him that well. I've been aquatinted with him since I was young (he works at a car dealership, where I've been many, many times), and two or three weekends ago, I scheduled my car for maintenance and chatted with him for a bit.
Interestingly enough, there's always a vintage watch on his wrist, but up until that weekend, I had never asked about them--he was sporting an 18k IWC from the '40s, which he handed to me and let me examine. I loved it.
To return the favor, I took off my El Primero, and he exclaimed that the movement was "famous," legendary," etc., as he looked it over.
Well, that put us deep into conversation about watches and movements. He waxed lyrical about his cal. 321 Speedmaster, his Pateks, and a host of others. Apparently, he has about 160 watches, including the Timex that started it all when he was a kid. His exact words were, "It's very telling that you know what the 321 is."
At this point, I was stunned because I had met a mega-WIS in real life who wasn't my dad.
As it turns out, I had to go back to the dealer to pick up a small part for my car, and he called me over and told me to let him know when I'd be in again. Said he had something for me. This time, he had a 1950s 18k Omega Constellation (pie-pan dial), with a pigskin strap, on his wrist. Gorgeous.
I stopped by after I got off work today, and this thread is the result. I thanked him quite a few times, to which he said, "I'm happy to do it. I know the watch is in good hands."
Really nice guy.
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