Derek Mon on His Gold Cartier, Omega Speedmaster, and AP Royal Oak | Watch Roll

In the latest episode of Robb Report's "Watch Roll," watch dealer and influencer Derek Mon shares the stories behind four favorites from his personal collection. The dealer’s parents originally founded Carat & Co., an authorized luxury watch retailer that moved from New York’s Long Island before settling down in Flushing, Queens. Now, Mon has joined the family business for himself, giving him plenty of time to figure out exactly what kind of watches he wants to bring into his personal treasure trove—and what kind of collector he’d like to be. For the latest installment of Robb Report’s Watch Roll, a new video series where we take a deep dive into the watch collections of industry insiders, avid watch fanatics, and more luxury superstars, Mon shared some of the pieces that show “a little insight into what I think about when I collect,” he says. On his wrist currently just so happens to be his newest timepiece. Mon’s Cartier Tank Louis (Ref. WGTA0211) is one of very few that can be wound manually; the model is done up in 18-karat yellow gold and sits at 33.7 mm by 25.5 mm. The collector chose to pair the watch with a green strap that lets the case—and the sunray dial—sing. Elsewhere in his collection is an Omega Speedmaster First Omega in Space, one with a more vintage design that pays homage to a series of sunray blue-gray dials that the brand dropped by mistake decades ago. It also happens to have a serial number with his daughter’s birthday as the first four digits, and