Horological Meandering

Frederick
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A Father's One Special Watch

Hello Daos,

Your post is very interesting.  It reminded me of the watch I gave my son.  Just before our son was born, I splurged and bought myself a "nice "watch.  It was a used Rolex stainless datejust.  I wore that Rolex for the next twenty years as my daily knock around piece.  I wore it every day to work, even on vacations, while hiking, and doing light projects around the house.  Never gave it much thought since it "was a Rolex" - an it's a tough watch.  I didn't even have to service it once.  When my son was about to graduate from college, I decided to make that watch a gift to him because he had been eyeing it for years.  Had it serviced and polished to like new.  My son's expression was priceless when he realised what I was giving him.  He never expected me to part with "my watch".  The first day he wore the Rolex, three different people at work asked him "Is that a REAL Rolex?"  I think all the attention embarassed him, so he decided to wear it only on special occassions.  That's fine with me.  It meant more to him for that special  event.

I happened to be very fond of the Omega Speedmaster triple dates.  So much so that I bought a white dial one for my daily wear.  But I had always wanted a blue dial, which seem to be about $200 more.  As luck would have it, I came across a Speedmaster triple date with a blue dial for a bargain.  So, once again, I hade the white dial speedmaster cleaned up and I gave it to my son when he received a promotion at work.  He was very pleasantly surprised, and like the watch very much.  What can I say?  How can I not like someone who shares my passion for the same interest?

My passion in watches leans towards the warmth of rose gold.  To my surprise, my son commented about a rg watch I wore one day.  He said it was a nice watch, but he's not into rose, or any gold.  He likes the clean modern look of stainless steel.  I told him "silly kid.  Wait until you grow older."  Lately, he's eyeing my few Pateks.  But they are either rose or yellow gold.  When he was joking about the Patek advertisement " One never owns a Patek, he just takes care of it for the next generation", I told my son, "Too bad.  They are not your color."

Cheers,  Frederick