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Jason71 · 26 May 2018, 02:09 AM

Please bear with me as I tell a little backstory.

If you would have told me that I would own this watch at this time 2 years ago, I would have laughed at you. I didn't think that I would ever been in a financial position to buy one. Funny enough, I lost my job a week before Christmas in 2016. I am a CRNA and I had owned my own business providing 24/7 anesthesia coverage for a small hospital and employed 2 CRNAs. I had done such at the same facility FOR 16 YEARS!!! The hospital got a new administrator, and he felt that he needed a bigger anesthesia group with more resources, so he put the contract up for bid. I lost the bid. I was DEVASTATED. Without getting into the details, there was some history with the new group coming in, and none of the 3 of us were interested in working for the incoming group. This was partly due to the fact that they were offering all of us a 20% pay cut.

After being in the same job at the same facility for 16 years, I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to do. I felt that my life was over. I didn't even really know how or where to look for a job. Well, a long story short.......One of the guys that worked for me was friends with an Anesthesiologist that owns a rather large anesthesia group that runs around 50 contracts at different facilities. One day, the owner of this group called me and offered me a job with his company without even seeing my CV. We had a mutual friend with integrity and that goes a long way with some people.

I went to work for this new group and was offered a promotion within 3 months. 2017 was a very good year for me, and I made around double what I had made even in my best year of being self-employed. Now, I worked very hard, but that was part of the reason I rewarded myself with this grail.

Sorry to be long winded, but I just wanted to give you a bit of a backstory as to how much of a sacrifice I have made in the last 18 months. I worked between 60-70 hours per week all of last year with the exception of 1 week off to establish my value to this new company and the administration. It has paid off for me. My wife gladly consented to my reward.

DavidSW is the best

THE Watch

ocwatching · 26 May 2018, 02:09 AM

BLING...and huge congrats!
the platona with diamond is the ultimate..enjoy

AK797 · 26 May 2018, 02:11 AM

Wowza! You've had a good year, funny how TRF somehow makes people get luckier or richer!

nikesupremedunk · 26 May 2018, 02:13 AM

Grail worthy indeed, congrats!!

Rolex85 · 26 May 2018, 02:14 AM

omg!!!! amazing story!! love it!! huge congrats!! now take those stickers off and go drive by the old job site where the group that offered you a 20% paycut is having lunch and stick out that middle finger to them..... i am sure you can guess which arm i advise you to use when sticking up that middle finger!!!

mjclark32 · 26 May 2018, 02:14 AM

Sounds like you’re crushing it! Everything happens for a reason, right? Well done!

Oh, the Daytona is gorgeous too! Big congrats! All the best

tudorbaja27 · 26 May 2018, 02:15 AM

Congrats on your hard work and achievements! Also, that watch is exquisite!

Cyclops888 · 26 May 2018, 02:15 AM

WOOOWWWWWW!!!!
That is the ULTIMATE grail!
Thank you for your background story. Sometimes those devastating changes are the best, well in your case it did.
Enjoy it in good health sir!

4vCoupe · 26 May 2018, 02:15 AM

Now that is a great reward! Congrats!

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ranxoren · 26 May 2018, 02:17 AM

Congratulations on the hard work and the incoming! Wow to both things!!

Likestheshiny · 26 May 2018, 02:18 AM

Oooooooh.

yannis · 26 May 2018, 02:19 AM

Big big congrats man!!!

GFONG · 26 May 2018, 02:21 AM

Well done! Huge congrats!

Floorguy · 26 May 2018, 02:22 AM

Beautiful! Congrats Jason!!

like I always say, “ never give up, and ALWAYS keep the faith”! Well done!

Pw92676 · 26 May 2018, 02:22 AM

Congrats!!!

TakeYourTime · 26 May 2018, 02:23 AM

Hard work pays off! A great story and a great watch! Wear it in good health!

2nastie · 26 May 2018, 02:24 AM

Huge congrats! Well deserved!

strettyend · 26 May 2018, 02:25 AM

OMG I was totally wrong. What a freakin way to ring in the Summer!

DeeTee · 26 May 2018, 02:26 AM

I remember when I used to drive down the 605 and 710 freeway I would see the Platona on Bhindi billboards.

What a beautiful watch, but how could I ever afford one?

Funny how time and good karma can change things :)

Congratulations on a well deserved trophy!

piratepress · 26 May 2018, 02:28 AM

Great story and great watch! Huge congrats!!!

Chiboy · 26 May 2018, 02:31 AM

That's a great story and an equally great watch!

Redstapler7 · 26 May 2018, 02:33 AM

That is a BEAUTIFUL watch! I am so in love with that ice blue dial on the platinum pieces. It sounds like you have worked incredibly hard and have earned such a grail. Congrats my friend!

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racer24 · 26 May 2018, 02:33 AM

HUGE congrats!!! you earned it. It's indeed a grail! the king of all daytona

Ungucpho · 26 May 2018, 02:33 AM

Huge congrats,

SC11 · 26 May 2018, 02:33 AM

You put the work in you get the reward!

Well done and much deserved, enjoy it

Chrono_lando · 26 May 2018, 02:34 AM

Awesome story! Congrats!

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dmitrii_ · 26 May 2018, 02:34 AM

Big big congrats! Platona woww

affalterbach · 26 May 2018, 02:35 AM

That's a inspirational story thanks for sharing. You can't really do any better than a platinum Daytona. Wow! Congratulations and continued success.

Speedbird-1 · 26 May 2018, 02:35 AM

Fantastic!
Well done, all 'round!

037 · 26 May 2018, 02:36 AM

The ultimate example of a hard-work-pays-off story. Immense congrats on this one. Very well-deserved!

Despite this, I was still somewhat hoping to see a rebreather but had to laugh at myself after seeing the incoming box was only 3 lbs.

26 May 2018, 02:09 AM	#1
Jason71 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Jason Location: USA Watch: Rolex/Tudor Divers Posts: 7,973	!!!!GRAIL Has Arrived!!!! Please bear with me as I tell a little backstory. If you would have told me that I would own this watch at this time 2 years ago, I would have laughed at you. I didn't think that I would ever been in a financial position to buy one. Funny enough, I lost my job a week before Christmas in 2016. I am a CRNA and I had owned my own business providing 24/7 anesthesia coverage for a small hospital and employed 2 CRNAs. I had done such at the same facility FOR 16 YEARS!!! The hospital got a new administrator, and he felt that he needed a bigger anesthesia group with more resources, so he put the contract up for bid. I lost the bid. I was DEVASTATED. Without getting into the details, there was some history with the new group coming in, and none of the 3 of us were interested in working for the incoming group. This was partly due to the fact that they were offering all of us a 20% pay cut. After being in the same job at the same facility for 16 years, I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to do. I felt that my life was over. I didn't even really know how or where to look for a job. Well, a long story short.......One of the guys that worked for me was friends with an Anesthesiologist that owns a rather large anesthesia group that runs around 50 contracts at different facilities. One day, the owner of this group called me and offered me a job with his company without even seeing my CV. We had a mutual friend with integrity and that goes a long way with some people. I went to work for this new group and was offered a promotion within 3 months. 2017 was a very good year for me, and I made around double what I had made even in my best year of being self-employed. Now, I worked very hard, but that was part of the reason I rewarded myself with this grail. Sorry to be long winded, but I just wanted to give you a bit of a backstory as to how much of a sacrifice I have made in the last 18 months. I worked between 60-70 hours per week all of last year with the exception of 1 week off to establish my value to this new company and the administration. It has paid off for me. My wife gladly consented to my reward. DavidSW is the best THE Watch __________________ Best Regards, Jason Just Say "NO" to Polishing Card-Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch Curmudgeons LIfe is too short to wear inexpensive watches PLEXI IS SEXY

26 May 2018, 02:09 AM	#2
ocwatching "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Phil Location: CA Posts: 5,372	BLING...and huge congrats! the platona with diamond is the ultimate..enjoy __________________ too much into watches...

26 May 2018, 02:13 AM	#4
nikesupremedunk "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Real Name: Andrew Location: NYC Posts: 1,227	Grail worthy indeed, congrats!! __________________ \| 116234 DJ36 \| 116610LN SubC \| 116520 Daytona \| BlackBay 58 Blue \|

26 May 2018, 02:14 AM	#6
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Sounds like you’re crushing it! Everything happens for a reason, right? Well done! Oh, the Daytona is gorgeous too! Big congrats! All the best __________________

26 May 2018, 02:15 AM	#7
tudorbaja27 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Miami, FL Watch: Tudor & Cartier Posts: 2,497	Congrats on your hard work and achievements! Also, that watch is exquisite! __________________ "Chi ha paura muore ogni giorno, chi non ha paura muore una volta sola" - Paolo Borsellino

26 May 2018, 02:11 AM	#3
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,219	Wowza! You've had a good year, funny how TRF somehow makes people get luckier or richer!

26 May 2018, 02:14 AM	#5
Rolex85 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 602	omg!!!! amazing story!! love it!! huge congrats!! now take those stickers off and go drive by the old job site where the group that offered you a 20% paycut is having lunch and stick out that middle finger to them..... i am sure you can guess which arm i advise you to use when sticking up that middle finger!!!

26 May 2018, 02:15 AM	#8
Cyclops888 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Europe Posts: 320	WOOOWWWWWW!!!! That is the ULTIMATE grail! Thank you for your background story. Sometimes those devastating changes are the best, well in your case it did. Enjoy it in good health sir!

26 May 2018, 02:15 AM	#9
4vCoupe "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Watch: GMT Master 16750 Posts: 787	Now that is a great reward! Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

26 May 2018, 02:17 AM	#10
ranxoren "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: OT Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: Daytona 116500LN Posts: 489	Congratulations on the hard work and the incoming! Wow to both things!! __________________ ______________________________ OT

26 May 2018, 02:18 AM	#11
Likestheshiny "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: _ Posts: 1,877	Oooooooh.

26 May 2018, 02:19 AM	#12
yannis "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Yannis Location: Europe Watch: maniac Posts: 9,070	Big big congrats man!!! __________________ Rolex Submariner 116610LV \| Tudor 79220N DSSD MEMBERS - OWNERS CLUB

26 May 2018, 02:21 AM	#13
GFONG "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Galen Location: SG / HK Watch: Lange / Rolex Posts: 2,810	Well done! Huge congrats!

26 May 2018, 02:22 AM	#14
Floorguy 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Rob Location: Parrish fl. Watch: Tt datejust 16233 Posts: 20,947	Beautiful! Congrats Jason!! like I always say, “ never give up, and ALWAYS keep the faith”! Well done! __________________ Rolex Omega Tag Heuer

26 May 2018, 02:22 AM	#15
Pw92676 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,123	Congrats!!!

26 May 2018, 02:23 AM	#16
TakeYourTime "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Real Name: Alex Location: California Watch: Changes daily Posts: 410	Hard work pays off! A great story and a great watch! Wear it in good health!

26 May 2018, 02:24 AM	#17
2nastie "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: YVR Watch: Time Only Posts: 2,332	Huge congrats! Well deserved!

26 May 2018, 02:25 AM	#18
strettyend "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Miami Posts: 1,643	OMG I was totally wrong. What a freakin way to ring in the Summer! __________________ AP ROC 26315or; AP RO 15450st; Vacheron Fiftysix; Day Date RG 228235 Olive; Daytona YG 116528; Daytona YG Oysterflex 116518; Cartier Santos de Cartier Rose Gold; Panerai PAM 0048; IWC Portofino Chrono; Girard-Perregaux Richeville

26 May 2018, 02:26 AM	#19
DeeTee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Netflix Posts: 3,977	I remember when I used to drive down the 605 and 710 freeway I would see the Platona on Bhindi billboards. What a beautiful watch, but how could I ever afford one? Funny how time and good karma can change things :) Congratulations on a well deserved trophy!

26 May 2018, 02:28 AM	#20
piratepress "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mobile, AL Watch: BLNR Posts: 744	Great story and great watch! Huge congrats!!!

26 May 2018, 02:31 AM	#21
Chiboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona Posts: 5,380	That's a great story and an equally great watch! __________________ Datejust w/black Tapestry dial (1985) / Daytona (2016)

26 May 2018, 02:33 AM	#22
Redstapler7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Texas Posts: 41	That is a BEAUTIFUL watch! I am so in love with that ice blue dial on the platinum pieces. It sounds like you have worked incredibly hard and have earned such a grail. Congrats my friend! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

26 May 2018, 02:33 AM	#23
racer24 Banned Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: USA Watch: PP, AP, Rolex Posts: 352	HUGE congrats!!! you earned it. It's indeed a grail! the king of all daytona

26 May 2018, 02:33 AM	#24
Ungucpho "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 264	Huge congrats,

26 May 2018, 02:33 AM	#25
SC11 Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: Sam Location: UK Watch: AP ☠️ Posts: 6,151	You put the work in you get the reward! Well done and much deserved, enjoy it

26 May 2018, 02:34 AM	#26
Chrono_lando "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 138	Awesome story! Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

26 May 2018, 02:34 AM	#27
dmitrii_ "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Real Name: dmitrii Location: NYC Posts: 1,722	Big big congrats! Platona woww __________________ ig: therolexgram

26 May 2018, 02:35 AM	#28
affalterbach "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: USA Watch: Seiko SUN065P1 Posts: 359	That's a inspirational story thanks for sharing. You can't really do any better than a platinum Daytona. Wow! Congratulations and continued success.

26 May 2018, 02:35 AM	#29
Speedbird-1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Steve. Location: UK Posts: 6,061	Fantastic! Well done, all 'round!

26 May 2018, 02:36 AM	#30
037 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 6,171	The ultimate example of a hard-work-pays-off story. Immense congrats on this one. Very well-deserved! Despite this, I was still somewhat hoping to see a rebreather but had to laugh at myself after seeing the incoming box was only 3 lbs.

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