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elephantcage · 2026-07-21T06:57:10-0500

Had been wearing this Seiko for about a year in the mid 80s when I spotted what would become my first Speedmaster on the wrist of an Army Colonel who ran our SSO/SCIF. He had loved it for decades, and I was mesmerized by it. He retired in 1987 and had no sons and offered it to me for 300 usd, which was about half a months pay. He let me pay 50 per month ( and I got to wear it while paying it off). So began my Speedmaster story. It would be 10 years before I got the next.
I should add that he made money on the sale at 300. His recollection was he’d paid about 200 via the AAFES exchange in 1965 or 66. I’ll add a recent photo. 105.003-64

Sorry this post grew into much more than planned.

erpin9 · 2026-07-21T07:18:17-0500

elephantcage
Had been wearing this Seiko for about a year in the mid 80s when I spotted what would become my first Speedmaster on the wrist of an Army Colonel who ran our SSO/SCIF. He had loved it for decades, and I was mesmerized by it. He retired in 1987 and had no sons and offered it to me for 300 usd, which was about half a months pay. He let me pay 50 per month ( and I got to wear it while paying it off). So began my Speedmaster story. It would be 10 years before I got the next.
I should add that he made money on the sale at 300. His recollection was he’d paid about 200 via the AAFES exchange in 1965 or 66. I’ll add a recent photo. 105.003-64

Sorry this post grew into much more than planned.

Nice grease gun.

erpin9 · 2026-07-21T07:22:13-0500

F.Antl · 2026-07-21T07:22:42-0500

Seiko Yacht Timer Sports 200

Kind regards,
F.Antl

maximus123 · 2026-07-21T08:01:49-0500

🙂

Lou P · 2026-07-21T08:08:11-0500

July 21: anniversary of the ascent engine working. 😁

noelekal · 2026-07-21T08:50:56-0500

My original vintage watch, acquired in the early 1980s. Really looked out of style on my wrist at the office in the face of the Rolex Datejusts and Presidents popularly worn in banks in Texas back then. Tag Heuer was coming on strong in the market about that time as well and the young bucks went for them. Still, I loved to sport it about, with its fairly substantial solid 18kt gold case.

The fancy lugged case is of green gold, which is a thing. A different hue when placed with the other yellow gold and rose gold watches on hand here.

Glycine must have focused on a completely different market in the 1940s snd 1950s, before the introduction of the Airman. Now the name is lumped in with Invicta, but it once wasn’t so.