When my alarm rang at 5 am on a Sunday morning, I wasn’t sure how to feel. I was excited, but also pretty anxious. What if, 4 hours later, no one showed up? What if the 56 watches on sale – even more were donated but we set aside some after technical inspection – would all be left with me when the event ended, at 4 pm? What would I tell the generous donors who trusted me with their timepieces? What would I tell Terre des hommes, the leading Swiss organization for children’s rights, for whom we were raising the funds?

So, here we are. Just 4 days away from something that randomly popped up a month ago when my close friend – and Time Files contributor – Luigi said he’d happily get rid of a few watches if they went to a good cause. That was enough to make me want to finally pull the […]