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Radknight11
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May 4, 2019
I was an active duty Navy Seabee stationed in Antigua in the West Indies for two years in 1989. Best first duty station ever. Needed a new watch for after work. Diving, sailing, partying. I used Ironmans and Timex Explorers for work that were cheap and could take a beating. Short of time and needing some snorkel gear I walked into a local PX and picked up my gear and there at the register was the watches. Citizen and Seiko. The Citizen Aqualand (?) , Seiko Turtle and Seiko 7002 7009. The first two were a bit too pricey for my E2 pay so I snapped up the 7002 7009 for like $120. It was huge on my wrist and heavy compared to the plastic digitals I was used too but I was in love. I remember say to myself that a tank could run over this thing and it would survive. I still have it and it is in excellent condition with only a small scratch on the bezel after all this time. A few years ago I took it diving in the Seychelles to about 20 meters with no issues. Not bad considering she has never been serviced. This thing is rock solid. Since then I've added mainly Seikos to my collection and have a SKX 007, Pepsi Turtle and a Titanium Shogun. My wife bought me a Rolex Datejust recently and I was kinda glad she didn't buy me the Submariner because I would probably feel like I was betraying my history with Seiko dive watches, not that I would've knocked the Submariner back though.
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RayF
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May 4, 2019
Radknight11Interesting story with exotic locations and sexy watches--what a life! As for the Submariner--there's always next year...
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