tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post3884468507143337091..comments2024-03-24T05:21:44.666-04:00Comments on PinkTaxiBlogger: Rolex TowerPinkTaxiBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105826333680155633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061665328242748532.post-28724502421718981132010-10-03T07:58:42.977-04:002010-10-03T07:58:42.977-04:00My first encounter with Ahmad Seddiqi&Sons was...My first encounter with Ahmad Seddiqi&Sons was when I visited the small store in the old souq of Dubai.The founder Ahmad Seddiqi was a tall slendour gentleman,soft spoken and welcoming.My father in law had given my wife a lovely golden Rolex on the birth of her first child.It was my wife's treasured belonging at a time only the lucky few had the beautiful Oyster!<br />Time passed by,and I became neighbours with the head office of AS&S in Nasr Square,and got to know the three brothers the late Ibrahim,Abdul Majid and Abdul Hamid.I would get a phone call whenever the new collector's watches would arrive.I have always loved watches,so I became a small collector,passing many stainless steel Rolexes to my children upon reaching the age of 16,and more precious models upon graduation or marriage occasions.<br />When the Seddiqis built their first Tower on Sheik Zayed Rd in 2003,I moved in with them and was their first tennant.When they finished their second Tower in 2010,my son who just moved from NYC, was their first tennant.He feels that he has not left Manhattan,but as a matter of fact,he moved to more luxury than he expected!<br />I have a great admiration for the hard working family of three generations,where now the third generation of both men and women have taken positions in the AS&S organization,to assure excellence,similar to that of their Swiss watches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com