Starting from a very young age, I’ve always liked to collect unusual things. Would it be jewelry, home decorations, gems or simple stones? I’ve wished to have them all. However, after some time collecting this, I moved on to storing odd things to vintage things. After that bold decision, besides all the things that I’ve already stored, I think I will never get rid of them completely. I started buying clothing and books. Furthermore, I dressed up in vintage clothing on a daily basis. It sounds perfect to me, but there is still one thing that I really want to own. Ever since I have watched Alice in Wonderland, I wondered whether I can get myself a pocket watch, similar to what the white rabbit was always carrying around. I wished to have a round silver double-sided pocket watch. On the front, it would have a semi-transparent lid with geometric ornament. And on the back lid, it would be plain with my initials engraving it. It should be double-sided because I want to store a small photograph of my family inside of it. Even though I desired them, I’ve always thought that buying a handmade pocket watch would cost me an arm and a leg. Now, after growing up and having made some savings, I’m planning a trip to Europe. And I’m thinking of buying a pocket watch there.
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Starting from a very young age, I've always liked to collect unusual things. Whether it be jewelry, home decorations, gems, or simple stones, I've wished to have them all. However, after some time collecting these, I moved on to storing odd things and vintage items. After that bold decision, besides all the things that I've already stored, I think I will never get rid of them completely. I started buying clothing and books. Furthermore, I dress up in vintage clothing on a daily basis. It sounds perfect to me, but there is still one thing that I really want to own. Ever since I watched Alice in Wonderland, I wondered whether I could get myself a pocket watch, similar to what the White Rabbit was always carrying around. I wish to have a round silver double-sided pocket watch. On the front, it would have a semi-transparent lid with a geometric ornament. On the back lid, it would be plain with my initials engraved on it. It should be double-sided because I want to store a small photograph of my family inside of it. Even though I desire one, I've always thought that buying a handmade pocket watch would cost me an arm and a leg. Now, after growing up and having made some savings, I'm planning a trip to Europe, and I'm thinking of buying a pocket watch there.
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