Watch Spotting at Work
I work at a Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop in Watkins Glen, NY, and since I see a lot of people walk in every day, I partake in a bit of watch spotting. I saw what I believe was a white Rolex Datjust,
a super nice looking white dial Hamilton Khaki King,
a Chopard diver (Don't know the specific model), a couple of Tag Heuer Chronographs,
A blue dial Semaster 300m on a bracelet,
the odd Submariner (but never a normal one), a Deep Sea, and joy of joys, a Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT.
I also see a good amount of invictas.
Now, believe me when I say I don't mind Invicta, but they look so much like Submariners that it's always a bit of a letdown when I get close eneough to see that it's not. Does that happen to you guys?
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I'm surprised you didn't say anything to the CW owner. In my experience, only watch geeks even know CW exists.
Oh, I did. He let me hold it and it seemed really nice. I'm looking to get the C65 Aquitaine in steel.
I work in retail too, in a vape shop in a small Fenland town. I've a few regular customers who are into the hobby and often have a chat . One wears a datejust, another a CWC G10 or 62mas reissue, but the rarest I've had the privilege of seeing was a Breitling Cosmograph (24 hour dial). Very cool 👍
See a few Rolex that often turn out to be Invictas 🤣
Hats off to you for being able to tell an Invicta from a Sub without the owner getting a restraining order. I once spent at least an hour stalking a guy at work trying to figure out which he was wearing.
Great ice cream in Watkins Glen (kid has special dietary needs, so I remember good places!). I’m there every couple of years. Next time I’ll definitely go to B&J’s wearing something Crunchy. Maybe we’ll cross paths.
I was killing time browsing for a suit to attend a wedding some years ago when a well dressed gent who used to be referred to as a Master of the Universe type ( Tom Wolfe) called my name that resonated through the mostly empty shop. He was visiting from California, I was embarrassed did not recognize him immediately until I noticed his watch which was a Blancpain perpetual calendar watch. The moment was ruined because he realized that after all these years I was still poor at interacting with Homo sapiens preferred the fraternity of a mass produced product. I never knew that he actually remembered my name since he always called me “the watch guy”. Haha.
Great ice cream in Watkins Glen (kid has special dietary needs, so I remember good places!). I’m there every couple of years. Next time I’ll definitely go to B&J’s wearing something Crunchy. Maybe we’ll cross paths.
That’d be so cool😄