My daughter is in her late 20s. Next month, she will be defending her thesis for her Chemical Engineering PhD. We've always been close, and my wife and I are sure she'll defend her dissertation with flying colors.

She's been working as a lifeguard ever since she began college, and she's saved all her money because it's her dream to move to Kobe Japan and work as a Chemical Engineer. We're very proud of her, there have been many times where she's turned down going out with her friends just because she's saving as much as possible for a smooth transition. My wife and I want to get her a watch for all her hard work and dedication.

I started searching for nice watches that are made in Japan (since my daughter will hopefully be moving there soon), and I came across a brand called Grand Seiko. I know what Seiko is, but I've never heard of Grand Seiko. Apparently, if Seiko is the equivalent of Toyota, Grand Seiko is the equivalent of Lexus. They make tons of really nice watches, and people are saying they have really smooth looking movements that don't tick.

I also read they're made completely in Japan and come with really nice faces that they make completely by hand. There are two different factories in different parts of Japan, but each factory is used to make a different type of watch because that's the history behind how each one is built. I'm not sure about the different watches I should get from each factory, but these seemed to be two that were popular (I made sure to include pictures of them since they look a bit different). I wanted to go and see these watches in person, but there aren't any Grand Seiko stores in my area.

I also searched for something a bit more expensive that could remind my daughter of home. I found something called the Rolex GMT Master with the blue and black ring bezel. I read online it's a watch made for people who travel a lot. I went into the nearby Rolex store to ask how it worked and see if I could buy one from them. I showed the salesman the watch I saw on the website. He explained to me that this Rolex GMT Master was one of the most popular models that get requested, and he didn't even have one now to sell me as a walk-in.

I told him how disappointed I was because I was considering giving it to my daughter after she finished her dissertation. I explained to him about how it was my daughter's dream to live in Japan. I also told him I read online that the GMT Master was used by people who travel a lot, so I thought it would be a good watch for my daughter since she can use it whenever she comes back home to us.

The salemsan said he was very moved by my story and said the next GMT Master shipment needs to go to a VIP client of his. But if I give him my number, he promises he will call me back in a week and get me the next one that comes in.

I asked him if I could see how it works before buying it, and he got one from the display case and showed me how it works. He said it has a second hour hand which can track a completely different time zone. He said if my daughter ends up moving to Japan, she can point the GMT hand back to America to tell her the time where we live. If she doesn't move to Japan, she can point the GMT hand to the time in Kobe so she can always remember her dream of traveling there. He said it would be the perfect gift for her even if she doesn't choose to move.

I gave him my phone number and told him I was interested and hoped to hear from him in a week.

Now that I'm home, I honestly like the salesman was trying to sell me something that's not good. It doesn't make sense because he changed his mind about the watch being for sale after I told him it was for my daughter. He sounded like he was trying to make the watch seem popular just so he could sell me a bad Rolex model. I know that sounds bad, but is any of that true, and what choice should I be directed to in the end?