“I was pushed by my parents, like a lot of children of European migrants,” he says. His musical bent led him to tour Europe at age 12 with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra. Tony Prochazka’s collection includes a Zenith Chronomaster Sport and, from left, an Omega Constellation Megaquartz “Stardust”, Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Art Deco, the 1941 Grönefeld Remontoire, Vacheron Constantin vintage dress watch, Omega Megaquartz Marine Chronometer, and an Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonphase Apollo 11 30th Anniversary. A former inaugural dean at the Faculty of Medicine at the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, Prochazka “sort of drifted into medicine”. He’s no slouch at either, having fine-tuned both his collecting and his playing over several decades.
It’s central to his two pastimes, collecting timepieces and playing the cello. If you’re wondering how a cosmetic medic might spend his time when he’s not busy with delicate procedures, for Melbourne’s Dr Tony Prochazka, the answer, like his work, relies on his wrist.
