Obviously the everyday watch is that Seiko on a variety of NATO straps, but of all my watches, this is my favourite +1.

The original owner was a polymath, a French reistance hero and a true gentleman. After the war, he’d never sleep in a bed again, and all i know is that it was because of something the Nazis had done to him (He always made the distinction between the Nazis and Germans)
From the research I’ve done, it’s from ’36. When I inherited it, I took it to my jeweller, Tribbecks in Salisbury, for a service. They did a sterling job. They asked if I wanted the glass repaired, butI declined. Every scratch could be a part of a story…
Makes me so proud to be able to wear it, and I’ll pass it on to my son, who has the original owner’s name as one of his names.