My Watch Story: A Reminder of Home in the Battlefield by Mike La Pietra

"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-june-3 Originally from Hartsdale, NY, Mike is currently a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, serving as an officer instructor at Naval Base San Diego. He bought this Rolex to commemorate a career milestone: earning his Surface Warfare Officer pin in 2016. Looking down at its GMT hand while deployed on the USS Carney was a reminder of his family back in New York.