I woke up today with the incessant buzzing of my phone notifying me that this group has chosen rally around me a engage with my posts and now I am at Level #9. You call make me feel like I'm some sort of super hero! So I brought out my favorite super hero watch today to celebrate my feeling of invincibility!

For those of you that know me, I am rarely at a loss for words. Most people think I should use less words 😜. I have to say though that I am utterly speechless and humbled by all of your support and interactions. I have met some wonderful brothers in these groups and while I love the interactions I always want to provide value and be supportive of everyone I interact with. I was never in this to reach level 9 only to be a part of a community of like minded people. I woke up this morning to a literal onslaught of support from you all here and pushing me to Level 9! 🎉 The fact that you all think that I am worthy of such an accomplishment is amazing. I just look at myself as "A Guy". Who loves watches, style & smelling good. someone who just wants to be intentional in everything I do, not for glory, but just to be a good human! I will say though that the feelings that I have right now are amazing. I can't put into words how much I appreciate your support to get me here. I wouldn't be here without you all. I will call out a few (I apologize if I miss anyone) 🙏. @Warren Money @James Milson they gave the rally cry! @G R, @Carl Ronny Birkeland, @Justin Tillery , @Gunny Khan , @Fernando Mendoza @David Denham Jr @Jesse Alonzo @Scott Critchfield You all are a constant reminder that there are good and supportive people in the world! I'm thankful for you all!!

Our friend @Warren Money put us on alert to keep an eye on @Jeffrey Plotka's status as he has been inching his way up to Level 9. Jeffrey is within about 3,900 points of going over the top. What say we give him a push and make this happen for him?!? For newer members, simply go to Jeffrey's bio page and begin "Liking" all of his posts and comments. And anyone else's you care to. A rising tide lifts all boats, yeah? So, let's go Minute Men! Jeffrey Plotka to Level 9 now!!

I was tagged in a post by @Jesse Alonzo as he was given a watch from his mother that was his step fathers who he was very close with. Thank you @Chad Smith for tagging me. As many of you know at this point, I am a sucker for watches, but I'm super obsessed with Heirloom watches. They do NOT have to be expensive to be heirlooms. They just have to have meaning. I am a very fortunate recipient of several heirloom pieces. Whenever I wear 1 I try to think and more importantly tell stories of the person who entrusted the piece to me. I also try to speak of the original owner whether I have met them or not. I have a couple of watches that were my grandfather's (who passed the day after I was born) who left them or gave as gifts to my father or my uncle as an example. Today WOTD - Rolex Date Just champagne Dial with Jubilee bracelet. This watch belonged to my Father in Law. He wasn't just my father in law, he was my best friend, my business partner and the 1 person who could convince me to get into ANY amount of trouble with him (in a good way). He passed away WAY too you and has been gone 23 years. I still miss him everyday. I have been thinking a lot about him lately as we have been making changes in the business and I believe he is still looking out for me and our family from above. So as I am being approached with opportunities it makes me think of him. So this is how I connect with time and remember those who trusted me with an heirloom piece. He stopped wearing this watch long before he passed as he could see the hands on the dial (of which I constantly ribbed him about 😜). But I wear this watch proudly. I also have the watch that we replaced this with as he felt he could see it better. Hope you all have an amazing day! Let's remember those who have gone before us!!

This Thanksgiving holiday, I visited my mom, and during my time with her she gave me something incredibly meaningful—my stepdad’s old watch. He passed a few years ago, and life just hasn’t been the same without him. He wore this watch everywhere, and you can see his story in every scratch and mark. I can’t put into words how grateful and excited I am to receive this. I’ll wear it proudly, just as he did.