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Brother, you are going to fit in well here. we have many Veterans (2nd Infantry for me) and many historians and a whole bunch of family love! Plus some of us(not me) know watches.
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Brother, you are going to fit in well here. we have many Veterans (2nd Infantry for me) and many historians and a whole bunch of family love! Plus some of us(not me) know watches.
Sounds like a good plan. A great way to honor a man who helped save the world from fascism. The crystal on the watch is acrylic and can be polished. It is an easy DIY job. It will require an initial wet sand, and then follow up with a plastic polish. I use product called Polywatch, but you can use toothpast or other plastic polishes. I recommend that you use masking tape to protect the case. You can see a nice description of the process here:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/pol...aper-toothpaste-wet-sanding-pic-heavy.121033/
My wife wants me to confirm that your picture shows your Grandpa with the Queen’s Mum!
I told her that you were an Officer and that I was done.
As my Drill Sergeant said “ Don’t call me Sir, I work for a living!”
No that is me at the rear of the photo with my wife. The photo is 1994 at Clarence House,my Regiment had been to visit the Gordon Highlanders (our affiliated regiment for the Bi-Centenary) and as the Queen Mum was our Royal Colonel, we were invited to Clarence House for tea and sticky buns. I was at that time a Captain and the Adjutant. A few years later when I was a Major and the Second-in-Command of the Regiment, I participated in her 100th Birthday Parade at Horse Guards. My grandfather was in the RAF and passed away in 1983.
Rear rank, third from the right (viewing the photo)
Last family photo is my Grandfather, my Grandmother, myself and my son.
Nah we won’t give you the boot for wearing a smart watch, we might give you a bit of friendly shit for it…….we know you won’t be wearing the smart watch long, damned thing will be useless and obsolete before long with operating system upgrades rendering it to landfill.
Consider this post the first bit of friendly shit stirring!
Now you know you’ve arrived!
BTW nice job on the polishing out the scratches on the crystal, and good on you for wanting to keep it to honour the old boy.
I can't comment on the crown, but one of our gurus should be able to count the teeth and confirm if it's an Omega or a Bestfit replacement.
I just thought I'd let you know that this is a most enjoyable thread coming from a first timer.
Thank you, I appreciate the comment. I understand that a non-watch enthusiast asking copious questions can be irksome for regulars, so I appreciate the comment.
I'm not as passionate about watches as many here must be, but as I approach 60 (my grandfather died aged 62) I am aware of my own mortality and am writing down as much family history and information as I can for my two adult children, who at the moment are disinterested, but hopefully will appreciate the knowledge of who they are and how they got to be here. I don't intend to go for sometime, but preparation is always a good thing.
USAF 1966-1970. I remember vividly looking at the Rolex watches in the PX at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Two to three hundred if my 77 year old memory serves me correctly. I was a lowly non-com and two hundred was out of reach for a watch. Saw many Rolex's on officer's wrists.