Welcome to another installment of "My Watch Story," a video series starring HODINKEE readers and their most prized watches. The submissions continue to stream in, and we couldn't be happier to share them with the watch community. Today, we have five new stories submitted by Asim Rai, Fabian Power, Oliver Hui, Ian Wan, and Jessy Toscano.
Feeling inspired, or just discovering this project? Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to learn how to submit your own video. But first, we hope you enjoy this installment of My Watch Story.
Asim Rai And His Sinn U1Asim lives in London, but grew up in Frankfurt, Germany. He developed an interest in watches in college, when he worked part-time at a jeweler. He says his Sinn U1 has a design DNA true to the brand, and that it's a true, tough tool watch. Watches have come and gone in his collection, but he says he'll always have this one because of the brand's Frankfurt connection.
@Clockpunstickmeoff
Fabian Power And His Rolex Explorer IIFabian is from the Netherlands, but recorded this video while on vacation in Italy. He bought a Rolex Explorer II a few years ago, wore it almost every day, but ended up selling it - and then buying another one. He says that now that he's reunited with the Explorer II, he won't part with it again. Fabian celebrated his 50th birthday in August (a belated Happy Birthday!), and his family gave him The Watch Book: Rolex for a little vacation reading.
Oliver Hui And His Scurfa Diver OneOliver, who is from London, took his girlfriend hiking in the Lake District last year ?and successfully proposed to her. To commemorate the occasion, his fiancé got him this Scurfa Diver One D1 500. Oliver is a fan of tool watches, wears this one while doing just about everything, and doesn't worry about dinging or scuffing it.
@Oliver_H
ADVERTISEMENT Ian Wan And His Orient Three StarIan is a high schooler in Beijing. This Orient Three Star was a gift from his grandfather to his father, on the occasion of his father getting accepted into college in 1987. How meaningful was that gift? Well, it cost about half of his grandfather's yearly salary. Ian grew up looking at the watch in his father's drawer, and "stole" it a few years ago and started learning about it ?to the point that he even serviced it himself.
@IanWan
Jessy Toscano And His Rolex Submariner Ref. 1680Jessy lives in San Francisco and is the proud owner of this 1970s Rolex Submariner ref. 1680. This year, Jessy turned 30, met an Australian girl, and ended up spending a few months visiting her in Australia. In the midst of everything happening this year personally and globally, he decided there was no reason "we can't afford ourselves these little pleasantries," and pulled the trigger on this Sub.
@_AncientMariner
Ready To Submit Your Own Watch Story? Here's How It Works1. Pick one watch that is very special to you, and get your camera phone ready.
2. Record a video telling us your most interesting or meaningful story about your watch. Let's say 2-3 minutes is the sweet spot ?if you go longer, that's okay. (And please remember to introduce yourself: your name and where you are from.)
3. Get creative, keep it clean, and have fun!
4. Take some photos on the wrist and a few shots of the watch so that we can proudly display them on our site. Horizontal, please.
5. To share your video and photos, you can either A) upload here; or B) upload to your preferred large file transfer service and send a link to mywatchstory@hodinkee.com.
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