The Royal Oak was the first of a new class of luxury sports watches that were aesthetically pleasing, as well as technically advanced. The collection heralded the start of the modern era for the historic brand and has remained at the forefront of its designs for the past half-century.

For some mom and pop bars, it's too late — the weight of the pandemic was so heavy that they've closed altogether, but not Royal Oaks. The Youngstown bar isn't big or fancy, but it has been open for 87 years. Two brothers own it now, they have for 19 years.

The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House.

Its large branches reminded Cass of the legend of the royal oak tree, under which King Charles II of England took sanctuary from enemy forces in 1660. Cass and his companions christened the tree, the "Royal Oak." And so Royal Oak received its name.