12 QUESTIONS ONLY TO…
KAN KANTATHAVORN

KAN KANTATHAVORN

Actor

Kan Kantathavorn is a popular actor / TV program host in Thailand.  He is a watch collector, but is especially in love with the OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch for its great history and the stories about it. He owns a lot of Moonwatch limited editions especially because of the story about the watch and its link with space. According to Kan, the most iconic watch is the Speedmaster.

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1. Do you remember your first watch?

Yes I do. My father bought a small watch for me to go to school. I cannot remember the brand but I still remember it was a digital watch.

2. The 3 most iconic watch models?

OMEGA Speedmaster, PATEK PHILIPPE Nautilus, ROLEX GMT Master.

3. A noteworthy anecdote with one of your watches?

The first reason I am in love with the Speedmaster Moonwatch is when I saw a watch collector wearing the limited edition Apollo 11 35th Anniversary. I knew from that time that I really wanted it on my wrist.

4. Are you more modern or vintage?

Vintage of course. I love old school stuff.

5. I love Speedmasters because …

I love Speedmasters because of its design and many stories of the series. The reason I collect these watches is … I do not buy watches but I buy the memory of how I got each watch.

6. Your favorite Speedmaster?

Apollo 11 35th Anniversary from 2004.

7. A single personal item you would take with you for a long stay on the Moon?

Of course it will be my Speedmaster Apollo 11 35th Anniversary.

8. You just won the lottery. Do you first buy a sports car or call a financial advisor?

Sport cars for sure.

9. Where would you spend the next 24 hours if you had a teleporter?

Everywhere I want to go but have not gone yet.

10. How many times a day do you watch … your watch?

Ten times maybe. I watch my watch many times because I am an on-time person.

11. The last watch you bought?

OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Japan Racing, ref. 3570.40.00

12. What’s on your wrist today?

OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo-Soyuz 35th Anniversary.

Thank you Kan.