My Watch Story: A Special Heirloom by Raymond Bock

“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-september-30 Raymond is a biomedical science student in Johannesburg, South Africa. This Rotary Deluxe was a gift from his grandfather and has been well worn through the years. What makes it so special to Raymond is the hand engraving on the back of his grandfather's name and the date 2/11/1959 – the day his grandfather both received his first paycheck and bought this watch.