Big Scratch!

[Watchdog]

Washed my watch last night, left it on a towel to dry by the bathroom sink.

This morning, I hear kuuuusssh, and my son yells, "Daddy!"

My little boy was standing at the sink, toothbrush in hand. He had brushed his teeth and used the hand towel to dry off--makes good sense since towels like this are usually used for such purposes, not Rolex watch winding.

So, I look in the sink and there's my Rollie, among toothpaste and spit. I pull it out, and it has a sizeable scratch.

"Sorry, Dad," my son said. "So sorry!"

"Not your fault," I promised, hugging him.

Felt lucky he didn't rip the towel hard enough to send the watch to the floor--we all know about those ceramic bezels.

Cleaned it up and sure enough, it had a nice scratch right on the case. I had preached to others about the value of scratches . . . they "humanize" the watch, give it "character," I'd written in some of my posts.

But here, this was MY watch, a different beast entirely. This scratch was considerable, and it wasn't coming off.

After a few more seconds of turmoil, I suddenly felt soooooo . . . . . . . . . .







AT PEACE.





Honestly, it almost made me feel relieved to get my first good one. Epiphany that yes, even MY watches will get scratches, part of the experience as I had told others.

More will come, of this I am certain. And Rolex will take care of them in five years.