I have extremely eclectic tastes in watches, and I might start the day wearing a Rolex or an automatic Seiko, and finish the evening wearing a Casio G-Shock or some sort of SPOT watch. My parentswere in banking, real estate, and building, and my dad eventually got his realestate license for the sake convenience, and to avoid having to pay agentscommission. A friend of the family needed to buy a couple of office condos fora new business he was starting, so as a favor, he did so through my dad.It has been cleaned twice, and had the crystal replaced once(sapphire crystals generally don't scratch, but they do chip and break if you'rehard enough on them). The watch keeps excellent time, and is just as stylish todayas it was the day she got it. Turnsout the builder was giving away a Rolex to any agent who could sell two unitswithin a certain amount of time. My dad came home ecstatic one day with the newsthat he was getting a second Rolex, though he was swiftly correctedby my mom. The result was a very nice ladies' two-tone Rolex Oyster Datejust. That was about 19 years ago. The same watch sells for $4,175 today whichmay seem steep, but consider this: since she received the watch, my mom has hardlyever taken it off.It all depends on what I'm doing. We need things like atomic, solar, and SPOT to keep digital watches interesting, as well.
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