Taken with instagram 1950s Rolex Oyster Perpetual This is my most valued possession, and one of very few heirloom pieces I own. This watch belonged to my grandfather, who raised pigs on an industrial scale in Taiwan after WWII. I come from a family that does not place much stock in luxury brands, and all through my childhood and teenage years this watch languished in a drawer in our kitchen that also held old rubber bands, random keys, exacto knives, and lots of change. When I was in college I was given a Seiko watch as a gift by a girlfriend. My mom saw it, and was like, “your grandfather had a nice watch, maybe a Rolex, I think it’s in the kitchen drawer…I don’t know if it still works, but you should get it fixed and wear it.” After changing my underwear, I found the watch, wound it up, and it worked like a charm. I wore it on and off for several years, and then, a couple of years ago, it went a little haywire. You can probably tell from this picture that the hands aren’t lined up correctly; that, and it runs really fast—like will gain 10-15 minutes every hour. I haven’t had the money to get it serviced, and it just sits in my watch case, but I thought I’d take this lazy Sunday afternoon and share it with you guys. 

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1950s Rolex Oyster Perpetual

This is my most valued possession, and one of very few heirloom pieces I own. This watch belonged to my grandfather, who raised pigs on an industrial scale in Taiwan after WWII. I come from a family that does not place much stock in luxury brands, and all through my childhood and teenage years this watch languished in a drawer in our kitchen that also held old rubber bands, random keys, exacto knives, and lots of change.

When I was in college I was given a Seiko watch as a gift by a girlfriend. My mom saw it, and was like, “your grandfather had a nice watch, maybe a Rolex, I think it’s in the kitchen drawer…I don’t know if it still works, but you should get it fixed and wear it.” After changing my underwear, I found the watch, wound it up, and it worked like a charm. I wore it on and off for several years, and then, a couple of years ago, it went a little haywire. You can probably tell from this picture that the hands aren’t lined up correctly; that, and it runs really fast—like will gain 10-15 minutes every hour. I haven’t had the money to get it serviced, and it just sits in my watch case, but I thought I’d take this lazy Sunday afternoon and share it with you guys. 

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