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Marking milestones with timepieces

Watch collector Stephanie Soh shares personal stories behind each piece 

 Tay Suan Chiang
Published Sat, Oct 15, 2022 · 05:50 AM
    • Stephanie Soh has been collecting watches for 25 years.
    • Stephanie Soh has been collecting watches for 25 years. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    IT MAY have been years since Stephanie Soh wore her first watch but she still treasures it now as much as when she first received it. 

    The self-winding Bradley watch, with Mickey Mouse on its face and yellow leather straps, was given to her by her father for her fifth birthday. The Mickey Mouse fan says: “I think he chose this one for me because it didn’t require batteries.”

    Soh received her first watch for her fifth birthday. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    She wore it till she was 12, when she received a second watch for scoring well in her PSLE.

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