My love towards materialistic things is not something very new. It has been embedded in me from so long back. Ever since I was a kid, I was collecting various things that was gifted to me by my parents. Similarly, I used to keep everything collected rather than spoiling it as usual toddlers do. But here as soon as I hear about the topic, an object that has been in your family for so long, something that just popped up in my mind was a Rolex watch. I’ve started seeing this at my grandfather’s wrist. It was gifted to him by his boss while he was working overseas. I’m right my grandfather was working overseas for 20 years in the same company and He was starting in a low post and finally grad he ended up in a top post as he was loyal and hardworking in his daily routine Moreover, I would like to say this watch has been passed on to my father after my grandfather came back from overseas, settling up at home and having a retirement life. My dad was one who was wearing this watch for so long and flexing it with his colleagues and that’s how I came to know about this watch and its worth. However, my grandfather always used to say that this watch is priceless, that as this is gifted to him by his boss. So he have to keep it safe until it’s all gone. Moreover I was so fascinated to learn more about watches and I was ended up learning about this watch and getting to know more about this specific model and its uniqueness that is far ahead with comparing with other watches. As it is said it is a Rolex watch and cost lacks in Indian money.
Band 6+: Describe an object that has been in your family for a long time. You should say: - What the object is - How long it has been in your family - How it was passed down to you And explain why this object is significant to your family.
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My love towards materialistic things is not something very new. It has been embedded in me from so long back. Ever since I was a kid, I was collecting various things that were gifted to me by my parents. Similarly, I used to keep everything collected rather than spoiling it as usual toddlers do. But here, as soon as I hear about the topic, an object that has been in your family for so long, something that just popped up in my mind was a Rolex watch. I've started seeing this at my grandfather's wrist. It was gifted to him by his boss while he was working overseas. I'm right, my grandfather was working overseas for 20 years in the same company and he was starting in a low post and finally he ended up in a top post as he was loyal and hardworking in his daily routine. Moreover, I would like to say this watch has been passed on to my father after my grandfather came back from overseas, settling up at home and having a retirement life. My dad was one who was wearing this watch for so long and flexing it with his colleagues and that's how I came to know about this watch and its worth. However, my grandfather always used to say that this watch is priceless, as this is gifted to him by his boss. So he has to keep it safe until it's all gone. Moreover, I was so fascinated to learn more about watches and I ended up learning about this watch and getting to know more about this specific model and its uniqueness that is far ahead when comparing with other watches. As it is said, it is a Rolex watch and costs lakhs in Indian money.
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