I came to the United States from Korea at the age of 13, not knowing a word of English, and when I was 16, my mother opened a restaurant in Tribeca and I became a bus driver. As a child, I loved wearing Swatch, which introduced an element of fun that resonated with the younger me. But my first real watch was a Breitling that my father gifted me when I graduated from high school. 
My father cared a lot about watches and still does. When I was growing up, he wore an all-gold copy Rolex. He inherited it from my grandfather. It looked so opulent. It jumped off his arm. Rolex became a brand that I aspired to.
I turned the New York location to delivery and partnered with Goldbelly. When we were allowed to open up for outdoor dining, we took the windows apart and used the materials to make tables. We started making ends meet, and throughout the process, I was able to keep every one of my managers and chefs on full pay. And when we opened in Miami this past February, I couldn’t have imagined a more successful restaurant opening.
When I was growing up in the restaurant business, as an ambitious person trying to progress in my career, a more expensive watch seemed to equal a better watch. I thought of watches as a status symbol and a symbol of wealth. But as I’ve matured – I’m now 38 and have two children – my perspective on this issue has changed. I think a watch should represent who you are. Just like a suit shouldn’t be on a man, a watch shouldn’t be on him either. For me, the most special watch is the one that best represents who I am as a person. And, it is the fake Rolex Datejust at https://ashleyout.com/replica.
Exchanging replica watches as gifts is a tradition at Korean weddings. My wife and I exchanged the Datejust, which to me exudes elegance and class. I wanted this exact model because it has a white dial with simple indexes, which I thought would go well with a white shirt. Wearing a white shirt is important for people in restaurants. It shows that you are professional and clean and that you are prepared to receive customers every day. The chefs wear white, too.
A more elaborate watch is not for me. My watch also represents punctuality. It needs a village to run a restaurant. I need to have an advertising team, marketing, production, and PR. There are so many moving parts that must be precisely coordinated and collaborated. Without respect for time, all these moving parts can’t come together.
