Grail Acquired: One Of The Most Iconic Chronographs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was finally able to purchase a Speedmaster at the end of 2018. It was my biggest purchase yet, and came at a time when my life was changing quite a bit. I had a newborn at home, my first, and I was getting ready to start a new job in a new industry. I had recently purchased my first home. It was a time of “firsts”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Speedmaster isn’t quite as sentimental a watch as my Capeland chronograph, which I wore on my wedding day and on the day my son was born – but it’s still a very sentimental watch for me that I’ll never sell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 3 Watch Collection – Chronograph Style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have all my bases covered when it comes to chronographs: a quartz, a manual wind, and an automatic. I still wear the Speedmaster probably more than any other watch during the colder months of the year, while the Capeland still gets brought out every now and again when I get the itch to wear it. All three watches have great memories associated with them. Each watch has some of my personal history embedded inside of it, too. I think that’s one of the best things about watch collecting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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