I've been collecting Vintage Omegas for 35 years, and regularly hang out on two forums.

[smorrisonmd]

In that time, I have of course made numerous friends online, but have only had a face-to-face with another member twice. That is until last week.

Rich posted about his fathers Soccer Timer here, and mentioned he was in Podunk, Arkansas. I suspected that was pretty close to where I live. I reached out to him, we exchanged phone numbers, and had several nice conversations.

He wanted to sell the watch, and I recommended he sell on this forum or on eBay. I offered to help in any way he would like. But after a few discussions, he made it clear he wanted to sell it to me. We agreed on a price and last week he dropped by with the watch, some left over parts from the service, and several good stories.

In addition to being a super nice guy, he is a real character. He grew up with, and remains best friends with, Richard Sternban, bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys. We plan to get together again and swap more lies.

The watch appears to me to be ~NOS condition, but decide for yourselves:

 

[smorrisonmd]

Forgot. The original case was not redone. It was returned unpolished, and a new case was supplied.

 

[Scarecrow Boat]

Just linking the stories together

https://omegaforums.net/threads/hey-folks-i-need-some-help.175157/

Thank you for sharing this update and it’s awesome you have made a connection out of it. Congrats on the watch. It’s a beautiful piece! It’s even better with the accompanying story.

 

[drose224]

Great story. Nice watch

 

[SOG53]

Beautiful watch. Now you should explain how they record stoppage time!

 

[Gabguzro]

Looks great! I'm glad it ended well for everyone.

 

[Clelow]

Gorgeous watch and a great story.

 

[impaw]

What a nice watch thanks for sharing!

 

[Rich H]

Dr Steve is a great guy. But most importantly, I made a new friend. Oh and to the folks that said they thought i was a fraud, maybe you should rethink ........ahhh never mind.

 

[pdxleaf]

Congratulations on selling your watch after following the advice of a member on how to sell on this forum.

 

[Dan S]

pdxleaf

Congratulations on selling your watch after following the advice of a member on how to sell on this forum.

Who knows what opportunities would have appeared if he had posted photos. But then again, he made a new friend ... awwwww. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

 

[ACC1965]

Great watch and sounds like a great new friend! Wish there were some folks bumming around my parts of Germany! Haha

 

[paddymoran]

Dan S

Who knows what opportunities would have appeared if he had posted photos. But then again, he made a new friend ... awwwww. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

No doubt it would be interesting to know the price achieved for such a nice example of a highly sought after watch.

 

[Larry S]

Great story.