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When I was growing up as a kid, I saw a guy with a cool Tag Heuer watch and said to myself "when I grow up and I have made it, I'm going to get me a real Tag Heuer." Somehow I got the idea that I would do that by age 30. Well my 30th birthday came and went and I hadn't manage to get my Tag yet. Instead I bought a house, which was a much better investment anyway. But my 31st birthday also passed by without any Swiss watch goodness and has since faded into oblivion.
Since that time I became a bit more interested in the specifics of different watches, the movements, the manufactures and I decided that if I was going to get a prestige timepiece, why not get something really unique. I'm a big believer in the motto that "if it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing" so I set out to find something aptly suitable for me.
As it turns out, this happened to me somewhat by chance. I had to travel to Geneva for work and when my coworker had to cancel her trip because of train troubles, I was left to go to the meeting by myself and then spent a few hours alone in the airport. Frequent travelers will all agree that there really isn't much to do in airports, except drink in the lounge and to shop. So I thought to myself, what better place to see Swiss watches than the place where the majority of haute horlogerie manufacturers are located. So I went to the Airport Watch Center there and found the perfect timepiece for me.
IWC Schaffhausen is truly the Rolls Royce of watch makers. They are one of two companies that are still producing all their own movements! All timepieces are individually crafted to the highest specifications and the height of precision. I'm amazed that mine is made from titanium with a convex sapphire lens. It's big and chunky, feeling manly, yet deceptively light at only 131 grams! It's got all sorts of impressive features with the movement, but since it is made for diving and designed to withstand depths of up to 120 meters, the bezel is located on the inside of the lens!
So now I can say that I finally have made it! I've given myself one elegant seal of approval that hopefully I will be able to pass on to generations to come.
