I removed the keepsake from its special place and took a long look at it. My Grandfather's Gold Retirement Watch, not as brilliant as it once was and certainly not the same as when I wore it almost daily. Happily, I was wearing it when I met Mr. Hohmann for the first time. I watched him closely as he deliberately studied the Bulova with his discerning eye. I like to think that the sentimental aspect, my connection to my Grandfather, caught his attention as much as the manufacturer or even the quality of the object itself. All these years later, having known him, his wife and children, I'm absolutely sure of it. The genuine article: a real gentle man, a poignant memory................