Climbing Mountains with Rolex, Inherited Timepieces, and New and Vintage Watches with Adam

With a collection that spans from Casio to F.P. Journe, Adam Romanov’s watch journey is filled with incredible timepieces. Mountaineering adventures with Rolex and Breitling to stories of a heirloom IWC pocket watch passed down through generations, his collection weaves together history, passion, and precision. In this episode of Collector Conversation, Adam reflects on his life as a former diplomat, gifting his father a modern F.P. Journe Élégante, and building community through a shared love of horology. It's a conversation filled with variety, legacy, and unforgettable timepieces. Follow Adam's mountain climbing adventures here: @adamromanov Check out the Polish Museum in Switzerland: https://polenmuseum.ch/en/dr-julian-godlewski-year Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@1916company/?sub_confirmation=1 Download the app: https://onelink.to/8u2bgh Buy Watches Here: https://www.the1916company.com/ View hands-on luxury watch reviews on The 1916 Company Watch Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/@the1916companywatchreviews/?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the1916company 00:00 Introduction 00:56 IWC and Certina Pocket Watches 04:18 Russian Pocket Watch 06:46 Family's Eterna-Matics 10:01 Inherited Watches: Girard-Perregaux and Longines 12:06 The First Watch 13:13 Passion for Mountain Climbing and the G-Shock 16:11 Adventures with the Rolex Explorer 18:41 Mountaineering Continued 20:47 TechnoMarine 21:58 Diplomat Watch 23:11 Breitling Colt 2