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Thank you for taking the time to share this. Congratulations on your 45th anniversary! My wife and I just celebrated our tenth last month 😀 Do you by chance know the watch your son is wearing in the second image?
This was my very first Bulova Accutron Astronaut purchase about 12 years ago or so. At the time of purchase, I didn't know who the seller was but after we completed the purchase we began to chat and exchanged several emails. Turns out he was a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot who bought this watch about 1967+-. Later he switched to the US Air Force and became a pilot (We both served in the US Air Force at about the same time). As you can see from the attached pics, he became a very accomplished pilot flying U2 Spy Planes for about 12+- years. After he retired from that he became a commercial airline pilot and flew till about 2006. Both he and I worked for the same airline. He has also written a book about his experience flying the U2 Dragon Lady. This is one of my favorite watches as it has a documented back story that is quite unique.
This was my very first Bulova Accutron Astronaut purchase about 12 years ago or so. At the time of purchase, I didn't know who the seller was but after we completed the purchase we began to chat and exchanged several emails. Turns out he was a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot who bought this watch about 1967+-. Later he switched to the US Air Force and became a pilot (We both served in the US Air Force at about the same time). As you can see from the attached pics, he became a very accomplished pilot flying U2 Spy Planes for about 12+- years. After he retired from that he became a commercial airline pilot and flew till about 2006. Both he and I worked for the same airline. He has also written a book about his experience flying the U2 Dragon Lady. This is one of my favorite watches as it has a documented back story that is quite unique.