My Dad & His Speedmaster in the 60s/70s

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Pictures were taken in the late 60s through the 70s. First pic is during the Vietnam war, last pic is one of his many escapades - he had an enjoyable life

He left me his watch (a 105.012-65) several years before he passed. I have been working on getting it back into decent shape. He didn't have a bracelet on it when he gave it to me, but was interesting to see from these pictures that he didn't have a 1506 bracelet on it, but something later period with a straight endlink, like an 1162 for example...

 
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Fantastic photos and what a great heirloom. How does the watch look nowadays?
 
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great pictures!

there seems to be a calender clip ont he bracelet
I was wondering that that was! Just learned about these for the first time thanks to your comment - now I’m going to have to hunt some down 😂
 
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Fantastic photos and what a great heirloom. How does the watch look nowadays?

It’s in decent shape, but was poorly ‘updated’ a few years back with a new service dial, hands, pushers and crown (long story hehe). I’m slowly getting the parts and pieces together to get it back to its original state

 
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Great watch that could tell some fantastic stories.

Wish my dad left one or two nice watches to the family, enjoy it.
 
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I was wondering that that was! Just learned about these for the first time thanks to your comment - now I’m going to have to hunt some down 😂
This can become its own rabbit hole. See @TLIGuy post