@zachattack—The Instagram Journey of a Famous Watch Collector | Tech Reddy

Zach Lu started holding awards at the age of 15. When his beloved Gucci Quartz got off his hands, Zach was devastated. “I wanted to know how to fix it but there is no instagram, no facebook, no twitter and my family is not in the watches,” he said. “I went to the bookstore to find out what options were available and read as much as I could.” great horology that he accidentally made was the flame of his early journey. He was present at Geneva’s Antiquorum to celebrate Vacheron Constantin’s 250th anniversary, and his discerning eye and taste for fine cuisine dazzled die-hard connoisseurs. For example, Philippe Stern, the CEO of Patek Philippe in 2005, praised Zach. Before he had time to catch his breath, Zach and Stern were having dinner together and talking hero. “That first lunch changed my life and inspired the direction of my collecting journey,” said Zach. “I had a lot of respect for Patek.”

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Of course, seventeen years later, Zach Lu has many Instagram posts featuring famous Patek pieces. He recently photographed his wrist wearing the platinum Grand Complications Black Dial Minute Repeater 5374P, also worn by Oscar-nominated Mark Wahlberg; Coincidentally, Zach and Mark Wahlberg will also be in another post as the two keep their hands on the show together. On July 13th of this year, Zach took to his social media to announce that Patek had given him a copy of their vintage-glass-gold Time-travel Chronograph, or the Nautilus 5990R; The laughing emoji on Zach’s caption spoke of the young collector’s surprise at the ownership of that watch by Jay-Z. In addition, Zach has the Grandmaster Chime 6300 with its unusual reversible case and the Grand Complication Sky Moon Tourbillon 6002R with its gold-plated rollers and brown markings, known as the most complicated and second hand. Patek very difficult, he. And in what he says is his “most memorable purchase” to date, Zach was given the opportunity to purchase a Nautilus watch signed by Patek and Tiffany & Co. The original customer had to be sent out for personal reasons that are not discussed, Patek and Tiffany’s management decided that Zach’s sales history with Patek was able to give Zach the sales model. marked her Instagram grid with pictures of her hand sporting Tiffany Blue months later.

Zach Lu is a loyal Richard Mille customer. In December 2021, Zach presented the RM 52-05 on his wrist and called it his “favorite sapphire of all time”; he said that only Pharrell Williams could create a watch that shows the Earth view from Mars and called Williams, “the king of sapphires”. He will be promoting his limited edition Rafael Nadal RM 27-04–which comes with the benefit of interacting with the tennis legend–among other exclusive RM pieces. And Zach said, “I’ve been wanting Richard Mille for a long time. I love their future design.”

Zach Lu looks back on his horology, and his pre-fame years, as well. “I like to see young collectors,” he said. “I see myself in them sometimes, even though I started at a different time. He added, “Don’t get me wrong. I like where I am.” And if his posts get a lot of likes—usually around 20K—his followers will also like him wherever he goes.

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