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The Tale of an old Royal Oak
The Tale of an cardiologist’s Royal Oak
Year 1988 - a young cardiac registrar bought his first RO with his hard earned savings. He had some success and wanted to mark that occasion. A little deeper pocket meant that he could choose the two-toned model. He is a complicated man, so he chose a more complicated model that his budget could handle. A young baby was born to a poor family.
Circa 2000s - the cardiologist got old and was in semi-retirement. He bought pieces to mark milestones and there were too many milestones made up as excuses to feed his watch addiction. He sold the piece to a shipbuilder who collects watches.
Early 2010’s - the shipbuilder did not have a son. He amassed a collection of over 100 pieces, as an excuse to diversify his portfolio. He met a young chap who was a manager in the luxury hotel line. This young man worked hard and read extensively. Liking this young man, he took mentored this young chap. Amidst the sea of Pateks, Rolexes, Cartiers, Gentas, Daniel Roths, there was a piece which captivated the young man. The old man saw something in this young man, that his powerful friends confirmed. Something was very different...but he could not pinpoint why.
2011- discussing watches and lifestyle every morning became their hobby. They would read old books in watches, discuss historical pieces and eat breakfast at the same cafe everyday. Shipbuilder loaned RO to young man to appreciate. He told it’s history.
2011-2013 - after 3 years of begging, the old man decided to trade the RO with the young man, for whatever watches he had, which he deemed as equal value. The trade involved a Rolex Submariner 16610LV, a PAM388, and an Omega Speedmaster date. He called the young man foolish for liking that piece so much. The young man got his name engraved on the piece as a commitment to never sell it off.
Later - the piece seemed to have some imbued energy in it. The young hotel/restaurant manager got a shot to becoming a physician as well in a rags-to-riches tale.
Today - The piece today is back where it belongs, with a Littman Cardiology IV stethoscope and a cardiology textbook.
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The Tale of an old Royal Oak
The Tale of an cardiologist’s Royal Oak Year 1988 - a young cardiac registrar bought his first RO with his hard earned savings. He had some success and wanted to mark that occasion. A little deeper pocket meant that he could choose the two-toned model. He...
Thanks Nico
You are always so supportive and have contributed greatly to my knowledge in this hobby.=D
Haha, thanks Holdenchamp
I hope the story entertained well. It’s a true story. A few more are coming up: 1) The winner who lost: An old Omega seamaster 2) Absence makes the heart fonder: A JLC Geophysic 3) Darn the snobby polo player: why I traded off my Reverso 4) Of pets and wa...
Great story!
What a touching story about the travels of this one watch. Good luck with the degree! A watch with a pulsometer beckons...
You can read my mind
I attended the JLC 2020 releases a few weeks back and saw a pulsometer which is quite nice. However, the training manager by initials M.Y was not very nice to me or supportive. Instead of answering my enquiry on the session, he chose to answer other harde...
Don’t let bad representative put you off
I’m waiting to see the JLC Master Chrono Calendar too in the metal. 30 beats scale mostly seems what available. In an emergency you’ll simply need to know if the pulse absent/present and watching the defibrillator screen not your watch!
Storybooks of time
Title i create. Nice story. I have no kids, but great nephews. Lucky ones, they got my watches on a certain time. I made a manual how to handle mechanical watches, so i have no worries in heaven.
Thanks for your encouragement
I will think of more to write about soon. Wish you the best and have a wonderful day.
