Monterey Watch Company - EBC GMT with GMT hand set to the time in Brussels in honor of tonight's USA vs. Belgium game. Coincidentally for Blue Monday, a new blue nylon strap by Dassari. I bought the strap for a different watch but thought it would work on this watch too for a sort of red, white, and blue theme between the seconds and GMT hands, dial, and strap.

Now that we have passed the halfway point of the year, I took a few minutes to check the leaderboard for my Watch of the Year. Based on total number of wears. No surprise that my top three are all by Monterey Watch Company. It is a tight race, with Dark Bayou ahead of EBC GMT by one wear and EBC holding the tiebreaker over Casino for most times as WOTM. Top 3: 1. Monterey Watch Company - Dark Bayou EM 2. Monterey Watch Company - EBC GMT 3. Monterey Watch Company - Casino

Woke up with a bit of Nostalgia today. After seeing my Mother in Law this weekend and realizing that she is really slowing down 😢. It made me think how time waits for no one. It also got me thinking about my Partner In Crime, Bob!! My Father in Law and business partner. We worked side by side for 15yrs and even though he left us WAY too early 24yrs ago there isn't a day that goes by that I don't see a picture of us together in my office or think about all of the crazy stupid things we would do together!! It is truly amazing to me that we actually thought some of these things were a good idea at the time!! 🤣. As a serial sentimentalist and the proud custodian of heirloom watches this is one that speaks to me in a very special way. Bob was a guy who was very smart, very driven and was tough as nails. If he liked you he would move mountains for you even at his own expense. He was a great judge of character (not withstanding his son in law 😜). I was more of A Character which is why we got along so well. 😎 When we were growing the business and I would go on road trips selling or delivering I would leave between 3-4am and a lot of long days I would get back to park the trailer until 1am. He was my first call EVERY MORNING and my last call EVERY NIGHT. Just to check in with me. It didn't't hurt that he had the bladder of a flea so he was up anyway, but he would call every hour or so during the night. If he knew I was coming home late, he would get up in the middle of the night drive down to our yard and open the gate for my arrival so he just just make my life that much easier!! 🙏 This was BOB!! I love to keep his and others memories alive while I wear their watches they so graciously trusted me with. Hope you all have an outstanding Monday!!