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Gunner K said:
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Seiko SSK023

Bought it for an upcoming trip to the former Yugo countries, put it on a WOE leather strap and looks pretty neat now.

I also painted the GMT numbers on the bezel orange to help with visibility and it came out a lot better than I expected, just wish the numbers on the dial had lume
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That is a really cool watch...the orange in the bezel really makes it pop. Very nice work.
 
FE x Sangin Overlord on a Chesapeake Bay Leather Sketchy Boys Rhodesian brush stroke camo band. (Not sure why it looks like the band is tight, probably due to me resting my wrist on my desk edge)
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YETI said:
I bought myself one of those when I lost my Submariner. I wore it for years (15?) until it finally died. Somewhere along the line I sent it back to Citizen and they refurbished it but it only lasted a couple more years. Great watch!
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No judgement, but how does one lose a Submariner? I feel like there is a good story here, or possibly a tragic one?
 
Chase Sheppard said:
No judgement, but how does one lose a Submariner? I feel like there is a good story here, or possibly a tragic one?
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Tragic for sure. When I was accepted to the Naval Academy, my dad gave me his Rolex from Vietnam. He let me keep it when I flunked out. While I was between colleges, I rode a motorcycle to work. One day I got home and looked to see what time it was and the watch was gone. My belief is that the expansion piece (the thing that lets you expand the watch band to fit over a wetsuit) failed, releasing the watch. It was very loose so I never used it. I suppose a spring bar could have given up too. It took me about 5 years to get up the courage to let my dad know I'd lost his watch. He took it well and we still hunt together but I always keep an eye on where his muzzle is pointed...

Edit: Reading this, I'm shocked he gave me his P226 when I graduated from Boot Camp. At least I still have that.
 
YETI said:
Tragic for sure. When I was accepted to the Naval Academy, my dad gave me his Rolex from Vietnam. He let me keep it when I flunked out. While I was between colleges, I rode a motorcycle to work. One day I got home and looked to see what time it was and the watch was gone. My belief is that the expansion piece (the thing that lets you expand the watch band to fit over a wetsuit) failed, releasing the watch. It was very loose so I never used it. I suppose a spring bar could have given up too. It took me about 5 years to get up the courage to let my dad know I'd lost his watch. He took it well and we still hunt together but I always keep an eye on where his muzzle is pointed...

Edit: Reading this, I'm shocked he gave me his P226 when I graduated from Boot Camp. At least I still have that.
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Man a father’s love is something else. I returned my dad’s Martin guitar with a chip out of the headstock and knew he was going to kill me. He told me “Shit happens”. My oldest boy when he was 2 years old smashed my new Costa sunglasses with a 13mm wrench. We can’t take anything with us but we sure can leave something with our kids on the way we react. Your dad sounds awesome.
 
Chase Sheppard said:
Man a father’s love is something else. I returned my dad’s Martin guitar with a chip out of the headstock and knew he was going to kill me. He told me “Shit happens”. My oldest boy when he was 2 years old smashed my new Costa sunglasses with a 13mm wrench. We can’t take anything with us but we sure can leave something with our kids on the way we react. Your dad sounds awesome.
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He is. He turns 87 this year. Still hunts and fishes. He's taking a month long trip to Japan in the near future. I hope I can be as active as he is when I'm that age. Staying curious = staying young
 
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