Patek Philippe

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One man's experience

My father gave me a Submariner when I was accepted to the medical school of his dreams.  It served me well through many sleepless nights.  My tastes have moved on, but my eldest son knows that it will be his one day, and in the meantime my wife wears it to walk the dog.  I've given that son a Bulgari Diagano with sentimental value, but he prefers to wear a half dozen less expensive watches that his girlfriend and I have given him, as he doesn't want to worry about anything sentimental or worth thousands just yet.  My younger son was given a Panerai when he graduated secondary school.  He asked for a Patek or AP for his college graduation, but I told him those were lifetime achievement awards for which he wasn't ready.

I'll know when they are ready to have an AP or Patek, and that won't be before they've shown they can support themselves and their families without selling a watch.  I've thought aobut which of my watches would suit each of them, but this is information they don't yet need.

My attitude about this issue reflects both the community in which I live and experiences I encounter in my work.  There are large numbers of people of all ages who have no clue what it takes to earn a living, and everything I've observed persuades me that wealth or luxuries that are received rather than earned serve only to cripple the receipient.  We shouldn't cripple those we love.

Park