ERNIE CARSWELL

For Ernie Carswell, watch enthusiast and Team Leader at Ernie Carswell & Associates, it was never about the time-keeping functionality of an incredible watch, but the story it told of the person wearing it. “Today, it’s a choice,” he says, “we can get the time from our ever-present devices, but only a watch reflects something personal about its wearer.” As one of the most accomplished and respected real estate agents in the business for over 30 years, amassing an extensive roster of satisfied clientele and a 24-person team, Ernie knows the importance of looking the part. “For me, it’s a statement about how I am feeling on any given day, depending on my choice of watch worn,” he adds, “My first serious watch was given to me by someone I love, a gold tank-style Raymond Weil. When I wear it today, decades later, it still gets comments and appreciation. That’s how I choose my watches. I feel fully dressed when the chosen watch goes on. Then and only then.” Ranked one of the top 100 agents in the nation by Wall Street Journal, Ernie believes that watches are the refined, and ever-present, link between the past, present, and future. He notes that a watch is meaningful throughout time because it can be shared, or gifted, to someone else and suddenly have a completely different impact on the wearer. “Some watches in my collection are ones I wear now, but know they will pass to the next generation and have meaning to them. Their beauty is simple and uncomplicated, it just is.”

Ernie Carswell and Associates
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
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