5/5 John G. 1 year ago on Google
As
this
was
our
45th
Wedding
Anniversary
-
the
Sapphire
Anniversary,
I
wanted
to
present
my
beautiful
wife
with
a
timepiece
holding
special
meaning.
I
settled
on
the
fabulous
IWC
Portofino
Automatic
34,
with
sapphire
blue
face.
Off
I
headed
to
Kennedy
Crown
Perth
to
order
the
watch.
It
was
here
I
met
the
incredible
Brian
Vo,
and
the
watch
buying
journey
began.
Sadly,
the
watch
I
had
set
my
heart
set
on
had
been
discontinued.
Brian
did
his
best
to
locate
one
for
me,
but
there
was
none
to
be
had.
Sacre
bleu,
what
now?!
Six
weeks
out
from
our
Anniversary,
I
received
a
message
from
Brian
with
details
of
a
newly
released
watch,
the
IWC
Portofino
Automatic
34
Reference
IW357413
–
with
sapphire
blue
face
and
featuring
twelve
pure
white
diamonds.
The
only
issue
now
was
that
there
were
none
in
Australia,
and
once
ordered,
delivery
was
estimated
at
10
weeks,
with
a
possible
8
weeks
for
express
delivery.
Aware
that
that
even
the
express
delivery
would
be
beyond
the
date
of
our
Anniversary,
I
ordered
the
watch
and
asked
Brian
to
do
whatever
he
could
to
expedite
delivery.
Eight
days
out
from
our
Anniversary,
I
phoned
Kennedy
Crown
Perth
with
fingers
crossed
and
hope
in
my
heart.
As
Brian
was
on
annual
leave,
I
spoke
with
Marie
Lahdo,
the
incredibly
helpful
Manager
at
Kennedy
Crown
Perth.
I
explained
the
situation
to
Marie,
and
her
empathy
was
palpable.
She
told
me
to
leave
it
with
her.
Early
in
the
evening,
three
days
prior
to
our
Anniversary,
I
received
a
very
welcome
call
from
an
excited
Marie
to
advise
that
the
watch
would
be
available
to
collect
the
following
day!
As
luck
would
have
it,
my
wife
and
I
were
due
to
be
in
Perth
that
day,
travelling
up
from
home
in
Margaret
River.
Marie
said
she
would
have
the
champagne
ready
for
when
we
arrived.
Brian
met
us
at
the
door
on
his
first
day
back
from
annual
leave.
He
was
as
excited
as
we
were!
Some
time
later,
we
left
the
Kennedy
boutique
with
the
beautiful
IWC
watch
on
my
wife’s
wrist,
a
couple
of
flutes
of
champagne
consumed
and
the
biggest
smiles
on
our
faces.
I
cannot
adequately
express
how
thankful
and
impressed
I
am
with
the
Team
at
Kennedy
Crown
Perth.
We
met
many
wonderful
team
members
along
this
journey.
In
particular,
I
want
to
thank
Marie
and
Brian
for
truly
going
above
and
beyond
in
everything
they
did,
and
for
caring
for
our
happiness.
Mary
Anne
and
I
wish
each
member
of
the
Kennedy
Crown
Perth
Team
a
very
peaceful
Christmas
and
a
Happy
New
Year.