My Watch Story: A Road Trip Through Europe and A Rolex Oyster Perpetual by Ian Nater

“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-october-28 Ian has pretty much always wanted a Rolex, but it was in 2016, during a road trip through Europe, that he decided to pull the trigger on a Rolex Oyster Perpetual. While in Italy, he started calling around – and finally ended up finding it in Basel, Switzerland. When he got back to the States, he had it engraved to commemorate the trip and signify it as first watch in his collection.