Married with four children. Retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2010 after 23 years, including three tours to the Middle East. Now living in Utah and working for a federal agency. I finally started collecting in late 2020 after my bout with cancer and after loving clocks and watches all my life.
Fact #1: While temporarily assigned to a base in the Middle East, I was driving back from the U.S. Embassy. I thought I was being followed so I contac...
That Breitling was almost my first Breitling. I still think about if often, so it was an easy choice. That Zenith and Rolex do nothing for me. The GS would take 2nd, it's a beauty.
Jimmercommented onWhat was the first watch brand that got you into watches?·
Ditto
Actually, it was the first watch I loved. My grandfather wore Omega quite a bit, so the brand that got me into watches was Omega, but this watch is the first watch I craved to have.
Sat: Phoibos/Direnzo/Seiko/Zelos Comet (rotate the four)
Sun: Orient/Nodus/Islander (rotate the three)
Jimmercommented onRolex sports watches. Is the bracelet a huge part of the appeal?·
Yes.
Jimmercommented onAre watches made for the domestic market in Japan superior to those made for other countries?·
Depends on how you define better. I've found that they are usually more aesthetically interesting at the very least. That includes Citizen. Not sure about Orient.
So this year my wife and I celebrate 20 years together and I got a promotion. In January, after finding out about the promotion, I called up an AD tha...