I grew up in a rural environment so we couldn’t always find or afford services from professionals. The moment I could pick and use tools I was learning how to fix things. While my Dads interest was always automotive my interest was every other mechanical item and a lot of non-mechanical items also. Mine would have been automotive as well but my Dad had a bad temper and thought everyone should be able to read his mind. He also had a belief that kids should act like little adults. If we didn’t well…… I won’t go into anymore details. What I am saying I had to work on and fix most things myself. Watches are no different than most other things. Like a lot of the others things I like, you need specialized tools, equipment and knowledge to service and work on them. If my autos aren’t running like I want I will open them up and adjust them. When they break or wear out a part I will fix it.

I have wanted a Marathon for years. The JDD and CSAR have always been at the top of my list. The CSAR and steel navigator are they next ones I want. Would be cool if they did a mechanical version of the steel navigator down the road. Also if Marathon is reading this a higher quality milled clasp would be nice. Especially for what the bracelet cost. That would make the watch perfect to me then.

I wore my JDD to work today. It’s suppose to be +30 °C here for the next 10 days. Also the humidity will be around 60% during the hottest part of the day as well. Marathon watches can handle it easily even when it gets tough for us.