My Watch Story: A Birthday Panerai by Desmund Mojica

“My Watch Story" is a video series starring HODINKEE readers and their most prized watches. For more stories from other collectors and to learn how to submit your own go to: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/my-watch-story-october-7 A native of Oahu, HI, Desmund received this Panerai Luminor as a 25th birthday gift from his parents. He originally wanted something more complicated, but settled on this no-frills, time-only piece – and doesn't regret it. He has taken it on a lot of trips (including to Milan and the Panerai boutique), wears it daily, and looks forward to creating more memories with it on his wrist.