There are few items today that are meant to last, where quality meets tradition and technology. What do you have that may become a family heirloom? For many, watches are that item. These are stories from Bexley residents about their watches.

Earlier this year, Jason purchased this Rolex Milguass 116400GV after spending an extended period of time on a notorious wait list at a local AD. (There is hope you may soon get ‘the call’ as many watch blogs are reporting supply beginning to catch up to demand and prices beginning to normalize from their record highs of the last few years.) He was drawn to this watch because it paid homage to, and linked, two of the most influential elements of his life; his family and his profession. Involving his son in the selection process, he became enamored with it and it was immediately his favorite. He was drawn to the quirky nature of the watch, from the z-blue dial to the green sapphire crystal and orange lightning bolt-shaped second hand.’ From the professional angle, Jason’s work as a physician drew him to the ‘watch’s history as an anti-magnetic timepiece specifically developed for nuclear engineers working at CERN in the 1950s’. This horological Faraday cage means the watch is immune to electromagnetic radiation, perfectly blending form with function.

Jason was also extremely lucky to pick this up when he did as Rolex announced they would be discontinuing this model earlier this year. As for the watch’s future, ‘I will absolutely be passing this watch down to my son someday,’ he says. Jason’s grail watch is a Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin.

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