My Watch Story: How I Spent My First Paycheck by Pratik Karmiani

“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-august-19 Pratik works at an investment bank in Mumbai, India, and shares the story of the first watch he purchased at the beginning of his career – the Seiko SNK809. Over the years, it's been with him wherever he's traveled. On a recent trip to Vietnam, he fell victim to some pickpockets – but fortunately he was not hurt and the watch was spared.