My story with an Atlantic watch began a year ago, when my wife—who was my fiancée at the time—and I decided to give each other a special keepsake for our wedding. We thought about a watch, and since we were both used to wearing the proverbial “cheap knockoffs” from chain stores, we didn’t know which brand to choose. That’s when I remembered that when I was a child, my grandfather always told me, “If you want a decent watch, it has to be an Atlantic.” I remembered that somewhere among my old keepsakes I had a watch that belonged to my grandfather; I found it, and sure enough, it was a mechanical Atlantic, probably from the late ’70s. So I narrowed my search down to that brand and found the perfect, unique, and very elegant model for myself. My wife also found the perfect, unique, and very elegant model... or rather, five models, and of course, she didn’t know which one to choose. Time was passing, the wedding was approaching, the stress was mounting, and she didn’t want to add another decision made under pressure to her list, so she put off buying a watch. My watch turned out to be a bull’s-eye. It went perfectly with my wedding suit, and I decided it was a great idea to buy it for such an important day in our lives. Before the ceremony, my wife warned me not to show my admiration too much, because glancing at the watch during the mass or the reception could be misinterpreted ;). I managed not to glance at it, but the photographer and videographer must have shared my opinion, because there were so many shots of the watch itself during the wedding preparations that our friends joked after watching the video that we deserved a commission for product placement. This year my wife is turning 30, so I decided to surprise her and buy her a special gift she’d been putting off. So I tracked down all the models she’d previously picked out and decided to choose one of them. Unfortunately, in the age of the coronavirus, this was the first time I’d had to buy a watch online without seeing it in person first, but I had to take the risk. Her birthday arrived. I proudly handed my wife the little box, and she said with a smile, “Oh my, did you buy me a watch?” “Well, open it and see,” I said, looking at that smile. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay on her face for long. As soon as she opened the box, I heard: “This one? It looks like my grandmother’s watch.” For a moment, I wondered if it was a joke. No, it wasn’t a joke. She didn’t like the watch she’d picked out for herself a year earlier at all. I get it, women are fickle, but really? Trying not to lose my cool and reminding myself that it was her birthday, I just said: - Yeah, you picked this one for your wedding, but if you don’t like it, we’ll return it and you can choose another one—no problem. - Really? I picked this one? - Yes, this model was among the ones you selected. “Oh, well, you know what, maybe it just looks like that in the box, maybe I got something mixed up, maybe I imagined it differently, maybe it was a long time ago, maybe I don’t know myself.” “Yeah, well, maybe you should try it on.” She tried it on. - Well, it looks different on my wrist, I heard her say. Then she tried it with a dress, a handbag, a jacket, and a lace blouse. Generally, it seemed to me that the watch suited her wrist, but in this case, we had to check all the options, and the “grandma” comment didn’t come up. Just a quick consultation with Mom, my sister, two friends, and the neighbor next door, and the verdict was in. She actually likes it. But this bracelet is one of those elegant ones, and the silver dial is just great, because black is too dark—this watch is just so perfect for me, really great; can you buy me another one like this for everyday wear? The important moral of this story for other customers: don’t judge a watch by its packaging.
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