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Throwing it back to a simpler time

After traveling this weekend to visit my 88yr old Uncle (my fathers brother) for his birthday, I have been feeling very nostalgic or maybe more nostalgic than normal! 😎

I woke up this morning thinking about my father. He’s been gone for coming in up on 14yrs, and he lived quite the life!

As you all know I’m a sucker for heirlooms and their stories, so here we go!

Today I am wearing my father’s dive watch. My father was a very active underwater diver when I was a child. He would “go over the wall” at least once a year on a different diving trip. He was also a published underwater photographer even though photography wasn’t his day job. He was an “All in” kind of guy and I’m sure thats where i get it from.

I remember this watch in so many ways, but probably the most vivid memories are when I was about 8-10 yrs old and I wanted to go diving but was obviously too young, I remember my father working with the owner of the dive resort we were staying at to rig up a pony tank for me to “dive” with right off the beach! It was the coolest thing I had ever done at that point and my father was wearing this watch while he “hooked me up” to all of the gear!

I also remember wen I was turning 13 my father told me I was legally old enough to get certified as a diver if I wanted, I jumped at the chance and shortly after my 13th birthday I was both Naui and Padi certified as a Basic Scuba diver. When I took my open water exam, my father was in the water watching while wearing this watch!! 😎

When he passed he left me this watch that was non running, I immediately sent it back to Tag Heuer to get repaired. It took almost 2 yrs and more money than the watch is worth to most people, but it is priceless to me, so it was worth every penny!

I seldom wear it as I want to keep it intact, but today seemed like a great day to break it out. I keep it exactly as my father last wore it and so the bracelet is a bit loose, but this just gives me another connection to my father.

So here is the Heuer “Orange Boy”

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Throwing it back to a simpler time