At this time in my life I did not even have a real job. All due to the financial crisis/depression (I hope that's the right word) that occured in Sweden during the late 00's.
Neither did I have a any proper education nor job experience. So my job being a clerk in a DIY store did not earn great money (Only got the chance to work when someone called in sick).
Back to the man in the store. Something about him and his lifestyle made me start to think about watches . So I spent time during my free time to read about watches .
Back then I thought a watch for 200 euros was REALLY expensive. (Average income per month was around 400 euros)
I wore lots of ugly jewelry back then, like bracelets and necklaces from the Italian fashion brand Police. So when I found my "dream" watch I was convinced to buy it!
Yes this was the watch haha!
The coolest watch I had ever seen back then, and it was within my price range. Think it was around 200 euros or a bit higher.
I went down to the local store again, and asked the store owner if he sold this watch. He was an AD for Police, but he was about to end his contract with them and stop selling Police items in his store, so he could not order this watch.
I was a bit depressed by the answer he gave me, but I quickly started to glare at his showcase displaying Police watches when I saw a watch as sexy as the first one!