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Sep 22, 2021,07:13 AM
My dear sister was not a WIS. But due to my great love for her, I give her a timepiece every other year as a present. I can see her eyes sparkle when she sees me wear certain pieces. I parted with a Longines Legend Diver, A Hamilton Field watch in DLC, an Omega AT Skyfall, and recently, a titanium Omega SM300 (pics below).
I like to make her happy, because she leads a rather hard life, back in Singapore. To give her something to lift her head up to, and look forward to a better tmr.
And then I bought an Omega Aquaterra “bumblebee” for myself. I was thinking “I’d really like to wear this piece for days in emergency rotation”. It was a watch made at the behest of a doctor, to challenge Omega to make something which can withstand an MRI (1.5T). But then after getting the piece. I knew there was someone in my family whom I should not forget.
I have an uncle who was a pilot. When the rest of the family was poor, he always remembered to share his earnings with family. He got into fights with his wife, because he stood his ground, to give money to support me when my parents failed to be parents after their divorce. So I told my sister “pls let me part with the bumblebee. Give it to uncle on my behalf, to thank him for the years he had to endure, to give us a fair fighting chance in life.” Can u believe, my sister actually wanted the bumblee, and ventured to ask if I could give him the titanium SM300 instead, and she takes the bumblee. I held my ground and told her “No, i chose the blue piece for u, you can get another bumblebee if you want. I can top up any shortage of funds if you find another bumblebee.”
He received it, and really liked it.
Ok, now comes the hard part. My significant other. She likes my AP Royal Oak. She did ask me to resize the bracelet for her. But I know how she wears her watches (very rough). I am almost ready to hand it to her, for her daily wear. I know it will get countless dings. Nevermind the dings. The joy is in living, not hoarding. From dust to dust, that’s my motto.
The pictures are taken by a friend of mine who is a pilot, selling watches to pass the hard times now, because of the pandemic (he could not fly much). He sources for pieces for me at a small fee. It’s good to have him a friend.