Mine begins by watching a white gold Omega Constellation on an equally white gold mesh bracelet, while I do school homework at my dad’s desk and he reads after clinic. Sometimes he winds an old quarter repeater pocket watch.
Then:
Orient mechanical green dial day and date
Citizen quartz
Casio quartz
At university:
Omega mechanical tonneau shape day and date
Benetton (really fun watch)
Several Swatch. Nice but underwhelming.
First job while at Uni:
Seiko chronograph quartz
Cartier tank
Cartier Santos
Early Residency:
Bretiling Navitimer
Rolex Dajejust
Late residency:
Ordered catalogues from FP Journe and Lange.
Had children.
No money for watches.
Joined PuristsPro:
Breguet Marine Chronometer 5187
Panerai 210
Panerai 190
Longines Diver no date
JLC
Patek AC
ALS Richard Lange
Gerald Genta Gefica
PuristsPro ABR
AP Royal Oak QP
Bought a camera:
UN
Patek regulator
Vacheron Américain 1921
Rolex Datejust
Took a course:
More Rolex
More JLC
Visited a manufacture:
Vacheron Calendrier
More Patek
Hentschel H1 Chronometer on its way (first independent)
My hobby. Sometimes my passion.
Back at the very same desk. Sometimes I wind an old quarter repeater pocket watch.