A landmark day for me horology-wise!
Apr 22, 2014 15:46:31 GMT -6
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Post by ianmedium on Apr 22, 2014 15:46:31 GMT -6
I will start off by saying this is probably the biggest day in watches for me in all the years I have been into watches (it started with a Timex in 1973!).
There are two brands that have always stood out for me since childhood, Rolex and Cartier. I have been fortunate to own both but the thing that has stood even higher has been an almost life long desire to one day own a solid gold watch and it had to be from either of those two companies for it to be the true grail!
I also really wanted to achieve this on or around my 50th birthday (which was last November) so I have done so within my half century year.
Well, today is that day. I now leave the world of Rolex (for a short while!) and enter the world of Cartier ( I do as you know own a small vintage tank but it never gets worn as its too small) and an 18k Cartier at that!
Now to the horse trading! Met Carl last week and we got to talking and well, one thing led to another. Carl now has the Air King (well he will when we meet up on Saturday) and I now have his gold tank solo!
A little bit about why Cartier is so special to me. Well, for all the reasons its special to most people, like Rolex it is a landmark achievement brand with a rich heritage behind it (people often forget that Cartier has some serious horological balls going for it) but the real reason is more personal.
My first boss when I was training to be a chef was a man called Martin Hoyle who owned The Ship Inn in Cockwood in Devon. Martin was a dead ringer for a late seventies Rod Stewart and boy did he know as he dressed and did his hair like Rod and always had a beautiful woman on his arm!
But there was another side to that flash Martin side. He was to this day the best boss I ever worked for. He knew how to train staff, he knew how to make staff feel important and valued. He also had an 24K heart of Gold. He is the best person I have ever met outside of family and he is still a benchmark for me as to how one behaves in this world, and he wore a Cartier!
So, to my old boss Martin, you said I would make it one day, it took me a bit longer than either of us imagined but then all good things come to those who wait!
Thank you Carl for making this happen, I really value our friendship and I hope you enjoy the AK as much as I have mate and if not it will, I am sure go towards another really great watch you have your heart set on!
Thanks for reading this long winded post folks but this is a landmark day for me and I am so glad at long last to have this on my wrist!
Here are a bunch of quick photo's I just took, hope you like them and I hope they show off the beauty of this classic watch!
Two famous French designer brands in harmony!
There are two brands that have always stood out for me since childhood, Rolex and Cartier. I have been fortunate to own both but the thing that has stood even higher has been an almost life long desire to one day own a solid gold watch and it had to be from either of those two companies for it to be the true grail!
I also really wanted to achieve this on or around my 50th birthday (which was last November) so I have done so within my half century year.
Well, today is that day. I now leave the world of Rolex (for a short while!) and enter the world of Cartier ( I do as you know own a small vintage tank but it never gets worn as its too small) and an 18k Cartier at that!
Now to the horse trading! Met Carl last week and we got to talking and well, one thing led to another. Carl now has the Air King (well he will when we meet up on Saturday) and I now have his gold tank solo!
A little bit about why Cartier is so special to me. Well, for all the reasons its special to most people, like Rolex it is a landmark achievement brand with a rich heritage behind it (people often forget that Cartier has some serious horological balls going for it) but the real reason is more personal.
My first boss when I was training to be a chef was a man called Martin Hoyle who owned The Ship Inn in Cockwood in Devon. Martin was a dead ringer for a late seventies Rod Stewart and boy did he know as he dressed and did his hair like Rod and always had a beautiful woman on his arm!
But there was another side to that flash Martin side. He was to this day the best boss I ever worked for. He knew how to train staff, he knew how to make staff feel important and valued. He also had an 24K heart of Gold. He is the best person I have ever met outside of family and he is still a benchmark for me as to how one behaves in this world, and he wore a Cartier!
So, to my old boss Martin, you said I would make it one day, it took me a bit longer than either of us imagined but then all good things come to those who wait!
Thank you Carl for making this happen, I really value our friendship and I hope you enjoy the AK as much as I have mate and if not it will, I am sure go towards another really great watch you have your heart set on!
Thanks for reading this long winded post folks but this is a landmark day for me and I am so glad at long last to have this on my wrist!
Here are a bunch of quick photo's I just took, hope you like them and I hope they show off the beauty of this classic watch!
Two famous French designer brands in harmony!