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Old 5 November 2018, 04:17 PM   #1291
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Wow. Just finished reading. Excellent thread. Cheers to the OP, such an incredible life, story and pictures. Will definitely reminisce about this when I hit my desk job tomorrow AM lol
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Old 8 November 2018, 09:31 AM   #1292
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Old 8 November 2018, 09:31 AM   #1293
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Steve, thank you for some great reading and an inspiring story - I hope you're doing well.
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Old 9 November 2018, 04:22 AM   #1294
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Old 9 November 2018, 04:24 AM   #1295
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Truly one of the greatest internet threads of all time.


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Old 9 November 2018, 04:31 AM   #1296
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Steve, thank you for some great reading and an inspiring story - I hope you're doing well.


Thank you, not bad. Day to day life working with my wife's yard, try and get away to the hills for a couple of days now and then...


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Old 12 March 2019, 01:02 PM   #1297
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I thought about this thread tonight. Bringing it back to the top for members to catch up. Hope you are well, Steve!
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Old 12 March 2019, 01:47 PM   #1298
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I thought about this thread tonight. Bringing it back to the top for members to catch up. Hope you are well, Steve!
This thread is definitely a worthy read on many levels.
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Old 12 March 2019, 01:49 PM   #1299
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There is a lot of sadness associated with this thread for me. I'm glad to see pictures of Steve out and about. I hope all is going well for him.
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Old 12 March 2019, 02:08 PM   #1300
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Old 12 March 2019, 02:25 PM   #1301
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Well who knows..... he could've completed all 14 special edition Timex series
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Old 12 March 2019, 02:39 PM   #1302
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A beautiful and continuing Journey my friend. I have followed this thread since it's inception, and didn't want to comment till now.

You are the embodiment of the William Wallace saying in my Signature below!

Thank you for a great read, enjoy your travel's, and stay safe out there.

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Old 12 March 2019, 02:47 PM   #1303
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Old 12 March 2019, 03:13 PM   #1304
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Definitely enjoyed reading this thread over the years. Glad to see it pop up from time to time. Thanks to the OP and all those that positive contributors that's keeping this going.
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Old 12 March 2019, 04:03 PM   #1305
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Superb thread....wonderful reading
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Old 13 March 2019, 01:55 AM   #1306
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Wow. Not sure what to say. What a great thread...hadn’t seen this one before so thanks to those that keep bumping it.

What a humbling read with so much nuance...adventure, new acquisitions, sadness. Being that the post is going on almost 5 years I felt like it was living the OPs life (good and bad) right along with him. Every post felt like a new entry in a life’s journal. In some ways, it also made me feel a bit unworthy of the watches I have acquired. While I have managed to acquire the funds to pay for them, this journey put in perspective which watches have acquired more than just payment.

My Explorer I (36mm) has been with me for 15 years now and has seen so much life...it takes a beating and just asks for more. My Seadweller 16600 likewise...was with me for the birth of my twins, a trip to Africa and the daily adventures of life with little boys (need a watch that can take a beating around them). While I love my other watches, this thread put the life into those two specifically for me and made me appreciate their simplicity, durability and sense of adventure.

Thank you to the OP for this saga (or life, really) and condolences for your loss.
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Old 13 March 2019, 02:01 AM   #1307
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It’s also shocking to me how distrustful people have become. While the pics certainly add context to the story, the words and narrative read like a great adventure book and gave me much more appreciation than the pictures (I know what a GMT and 5070 look like).

Slow down and read this one, regardless of pictures.
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Old 12 May 2019, 03:21 AM   #1308
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Wow. Not sure what to say. What a great thread...hadn’t seen this one before so thanks to those that keep bumping it.

What a humbling read with so much nuance...adventure, new acquisitions, sadness. Being that the post is going on almost 5 years I felt like it was living the OPs life (good and bad) right along with him. Every post felt like a new entry in a life’s journal. In some ways, it also made me feel a bit unworthy of the watches I have acquired. While I have managed to acquire the funds to pay for them, this journey put in perspective which watches have acquired more than just payment.

My Explorer I (36mm) has been with me for 15 years now and has seen so much life...it takes a beating and just asks for more. My Seadweller 16600 likewise...was with me for the birth of my twins, a trip to Africa and the daily adventures of life with little boys (need a watch that can take a beating around them). While I love my other watches, this thread put the life into those two specifically for me and made me appreciate their simplicity, durability and sense of adventure.

Thank you to the OP for this saga (or life, really) and condolences for your loss.
Thank you.....
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Old 12 May 2019, 03:22 AM   #1309
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A beautiful and continuing Journey my friend. I have followed this thread since it's inception, and didn't want to comment till now.

You are the embodiment of the William Wallace saying in my Signature below!

Thank you for a great read, enjoy your travel's, and stay safe out there.

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Old 12 May 2019, 03:23 AM   #1310
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I thought about this thread tonight. Bringing it back to the top for members to catch up. Hope you are well, Steve!
Thank you....
Still here!
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Old 12 May 2019, 03:23 AM   #1311
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There is a lot of sadness associated with this thread for me. I'm glad to see pictures of Steve out and about. I hope all is going well for him.
Thank you...not bad all considering...
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Old 12 May 2019, 07:02 AM   #1312
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I too love when this thread pops up!

I hope you are well. We always love to hear from y ou!

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Old 12 May 2019, 09:02 AM   #1313
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I went through this thread up to its current point. Simply put, wow. Steve you are truly amazing. My absolute favorite part is when you mention that sour wife’s watch is the most important in your collection. Standing ovation.
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Old 12 May 2019, 10:02 AM   #1314
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Great to see you here again Steve. I hope that all is going well.
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Old 13 May 2019, 04:23 AM   #1315
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Great to see you here again Steve. I hope that all is going well.
Doing ok at moment;

Books about done, riding horses a lot, working as consultant getting some trips out this summer....
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Old 13 May 2019, 04:24 AM   #1316
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I too love when this thread pops up!

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Old 13 May 2019, 04:24 AM   #1317
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I went through this thread up to its current point. Simply put, wow. Steve you are truly amazing. My absolute favorite part is when you mention that sour wife’s watch is the most important in your collection. Standing ovation.
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Old 13 May 2019, 04:37 AM   #1318
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Wow, what a useless post. Pics, or not real.
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Old 13 May 2019, 04:41 AM   #1319
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no pics so ten thousand watches in million years and still not complete here.

I call custard (to those in the US it means show the watches in a photo you have taken with a tin of custard so we know it happened)
I’ve never heard that and I’ve been in England for 68yrs.
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Old 13 May 2019, 05:10 AM   #1320
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I love it when this epic thread gets new posts. Hope all is well, Steve!
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