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Samantha Soh Zhi Xian ID : 23167 | BADC 1F

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P h otographs cap ture s a mo me nt out of t ime , altering tim e by h old ing it s t ill.

D e eply in triguing h ow me mo r ie s s tay, even af ter th e mo me nt i s ove r.

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T h ough th e watch e s h ad re ach e d th e e nd of th eir life s pan, my family s till ke e p s th e m as we felt th ey h old th e me mo r ie s of th e pas t.

Poe tic h ow it to o, cap ture s th e me mo r y of th e mo me nt, h olding th at mo me nt s t ill.

T his b ook cap ture s th e s tudy of 8 s ubje ct s and th eir s to r ie s .

1 of 8

1 2 : 1 3 : 1 7

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2 of 8

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3 of 8

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4 of 8

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S ubje ct 1 of 8

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“Da d d y a nd I we re i n s ec o nda r y 1 a nd he j u st sta r ted wo rk i ng , thi s wa s b ought w ith h is f ir st p a y. I wa s c el e b ra t i ng m y 1 3 th bi r thda y a t m c d o na l d s a nd h e ga ve me thi s a s a bi r thda y pr e s e nt. B ec a u s e it i s m y ve r y f i r st wa tch , gi ve n to me b y m y f i r st l ove, of c o u r s e it i s s o va l u a bl e a nd m u m m y kee p in d ou ble b ag!”

Campus / G rey plas tic b ody / B lack plas tic s tick h our & minute h and s / Re d plas tic s tick s e co nd h and \ Yellowing of back face p ro te ct ive f ilm \ Rus ting on crow n \ S cratch es on grey plas t ic bo dy

1984

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S ubje ct 2 of 8

“M y d a d ’s wa tch , he got thi s a s a pr e s e nt f o r hi m s el f a f te r hi s f i r st p a y a s a f ull t ime working a du lt. H e the n p a s s ed thi s o n to m e a s a kee ps a ke a nd I ’ve p r e s e r ved it in the c a s i ng e ve r s i n c e.”

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Swatch / / / / /

Stain les s s te el m e tal elas t ic band Stain les s s te el b e z el Stain les s s te el re ctangular blunt h our & minute h and s Stain les s s te el spade s e co nd h and with re d t ip Clear trans parent fro nt and back face

\ Yellowing of back face \ Rus ting on crow n, be z el and band e nd pie ce \ S cratch es an d r us t ing o n band

1987

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S ubje ct 3 of 8

“ Th is is a ls o my d ad ’s a nd he got thi s a t the t i m e whe n S wa tc h pr o du c ed a big s e r ie s of p op a r t st yl e d e s ig n ed b a nd s . The y we r e i n tr e nd a nd ve r y p op ula r, s o h e got o n e hi m s el f to o!”

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Swatch / C olourful fab ric p r int o n ge nuine le ath e r band / Min t translucen t plas t ic buckle / B lack plas tic b e z el & lug / B lack plas tic re ctangular f lat h and s / G rey cr ys tal face / White d ate & d ay wh e el \ B urns an d chip s in plas t ic lug \ Rus ting on crow n \ S ligh t cracking of le ath e r band

1989

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S ubje ct 4 of 8

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“ We celeb ra ted ou r 1 st wedd i ng a n n i ve r s a r y i n Pl a n et H ol l y wo o d. D a dd y a nd I ha d ta lked a b o u t gett i ng a s et of c o u pl e wa tc h f o r the l o nge st t i m e, s o we d ecid ed to f i na l l y get it a s a m e m o r y pi ec e to r e m e mb e r thi s da y.

S ince S ol v il Titu s wa s a b ra nd ma rketed f o r l o ng l a st i ng l ove b et wee n cou ple s , we ch os e thi s i n the e nd.”

S olvil e t Titus / / / / / /

G enuin e leath er band B ras s b ez el , lug & numbe r s + mar ke r s B ras s d auphin e h our & minute h and s B ras s s tick s e co nd h and o n s ubd ial B rass buckle Ivor y cr ys tal face

\ Rus ting on crow n, be z el and band e nd pie ce \ S ligh t cracking & we ath e r ing of f of le ath e r band

1984

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S ubje ct 5 of 8

“B ig y i y i sta r ted h e r f i r st j o b a nd b o ug ht thi s wa tc h w ith the f i r st p a y s he recei ved. S h or tl y a f te r m u m m y sta r ted wo rk i ng a nd y i y i p a s s ed d own thi s piece to mu mmy a s a s ig n of go o d l u c k , b r i ng i ng f o r wa rd he r wel l w i s he s th r ough th is wa tch .”

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S eiko / / / / / /

G enuin e leath er band B ras s ‘X I I ’ num be r B ras s d auphin e h our & minute h and s B ras s cubis tes s e co nd h and B ras s b ez el , lug & buckle Ivor y cr ys tal face with e mbo s s e d do t mar ke r s

\ S cratch es on crow n, be z el and band e nd pie ce \ Cracking & weath e r ing of f of le ath e r band \ Yellowing of back face p ro te ct ive f ilm

1996

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S ubje ct 6 of 8

“H e j u st f inis h ed h i s NS F s e r v i c e a nd r ec ei ved thi s a s a s ig n of r ec og n it i o n f r om th e S inga p ore A r m y. A s he a l wa y s tho ug ht of da dd y a s a r ol e m o d el, h e ga ve me th is wa tc h, sy mb o yl i s i ng hi s g r owth a nd ma tu r it y, tha n k i ng d a d d y for th e gu id a n c e thr o ug h the p a st yea r s .”

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H amilton x S ingap o re A r my / / / / / /

G enuin e leath er band White num b er & mar ke r s o n black cr ys tal face Stain les s s te el bato n h our & minute h and s White s pade s e co nd h and Stain les s s te el b e z el, lug & buckle White d ate wh e el

\ S cratch es on crow n, be z el and band e nd pie ce \ Cracking & m ould ing o n le ath e r band

2005

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S ubje ct 7 of 8

“ We we re ha v ing a s ma l l fa m i l y ga the r i ng f o r da dd y ’s 3 5 th bi r thda y a nd d a b o p re s e nted th i s to da dd y a s a pr e s e nt.”

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Cas io / Stain les s s te el & alumini um band , cas e , push butto ns , lug & clas p / Ele ctro -lumin es ce nt panel with mir ro r image d i s play \ S cratch es on panel cove r, cas e , push butto ns & band

2006

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S ubje ct 8 of 8

“I j u st sta rted co a c hi ng a s a n a s s i sta nt s w i m m i ng i n str u cto r a nd m y u n c l e p a s s ed th is to me a s a g i f t, c o ng ra tu l a t i ng m e a nd w i s hi ng m e wel l. It ha s s lightl y r u sted a s I u s ed it f r eq u e ntl y whi l e c o a c hi ng.”

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LuK / / / / / /

B lack s ilicon e band White num b er & mar ke r s o n black car bo n f ibre cr ys tal face Stain les s s te el bato n h our & minute h and s Re d s tick s e con d h and Stain les s s te el b e z el, lug & buckle White d ate wh e el

\ S cratch es & r ust ing o n crow n, be z el and band e nd pie ce

2008

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“It does n’t jus t tell t ime , it tells hi s to r y.”

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- Rolex

Tim e cap ture d s t ill, tim e weath e r ing.

T h e watch e s tell th eir pas t th rough th e we ar and te ar af ter years of us age , f ur th e r co nne ct ing th e watch to th e us er on a tangible level.

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