My Watch Story: Celebrating A Newborn With A New Watch by Chris Gagliano

“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-5 In 2018, Patchogue, NY-native Chris found out he and his wife would be having their first child. He planned to mark the birth with a new watch – but that plan went awry when his son was born a month early. When he was discharged from the hospital, Chris drove his son home, lifted him out of his car seat, and found the Orient he'd planned on buying sitting there underneath him. It has been on his wrist nearly every day since.