Hello Collectors!
I'd like to share with you my very first watch and a few words about how I
came to IWC.
I have had a mechanical watch for the last time when I was a child. It was in
the "red period" in Slovakia, Czechoslovakia that time. The brand was Prim,
which has nowadays came back to life in Czech republic. In the late 80's
people used to wear digital watch a lot in our region and following the change
of situation in the early 90's it was quartz on the line. By the end of that
period, after finishing the university in I have chosen and have got the first
real watch again as a gift.
[I remove photos older than 4 years, sorry.]
It was simple design titanium/saphlex Seiko Kinetic. Since then the watch was
with me every moment. During my military service, during my work in the
office, following me playing sports, games, trekking and swimming in the sea.
The one and only. Without a scratch or a single problem. Every 4-5 years I had
to bring it to the store to change the capacitor and that was it. Only last
year I have noticed, there is a very small circular crack on the edge of the
glass. (You can see it under the "number" 4 at the picture above.) No threat,
no problem, but it was there. And then I thought, well, maybe it is time after
15 years to buy me a new watch. For the first time of my own, so to say.
So I have started looking and searching. I am a fan of quite a simple design
and to be honest I was not able to find something that would catch my eye
immediately. Here I have to say, that I was doing research only in the price
category, where I have been before. It never came to me to look "higher".
Until a friend of mine told me a story about buying Aquatimer, which was his,
I don't know, fifth or sixth watch of that "level". First idea that came to me
was, that he is crazy. Nevertheless, I have started to browse those watches.
Slowly.
The cloth change, the shoes change, maybe even people around you change, the
watch stays.
Then it went quite fast. I have tried to browse the new brands for me within
two weeks, made some phone calls to AD's around (Slovakia, Austria, Germany
and Swiss of course) to check the availability and the price. Then headed to
AD nearest to me in Bratislava :o) to pick up my very first watch. Silver dial
Portofino Automatic with black leather strap. Today it is one month and two
weeks and since then I enjoy every moment wearing them and I often catch
myself just to listen to them ticking. What a beauty. Even the serial number
contains my favorite 42 ;o)
[I remove photos older than 4 years, sorry.]
