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Ok, here's the story.
I remember my father wearing this watch constantly through the 70's and 80's. Then I left home and thought nothing more as I wasn't into watches in those days.
Anyway, got the watch bug initially when I found Eddie's site.....Well, you know what it's like. Wife says why so many watches....You can only wear one, or two if your a bit strange!!!
So, sadly father passed away a few years ago. He loved keeping things in the most srange places he also had furniture with secret compartments, which, thankfully we knew about.Going through his clothes I came across his sock drawer.....UCHHHHHHHH. These need a fling,so threw them on the floor ready for the bins and there was a CLUNK. Further investigation produced the Flightmaster, not working. BOLLOCK I thought!
Thankfully I was able to take it to my excellent watch chap who,after 2 weeks informed me that watch was fine and in working order.
This and the Dreadnought are the 2 watches that get the most use of my small collection.
Ales form Wales.
lovely watch lucky escape
I wonder how many watches have been turfed out by unsuspecting relatives like this..?
Nice, I've got a bit of a soft spot for Flightmasters.
Good find- nice that it's personal too.
And a wonderfull piece I'd say.
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
I love hearing about stuff like this! Great watch and a great story to go with it. On a forum where so many people flip watches every 5 minutes, or see them as investments, it makes me really happy to see something of the best kind of value - sentimental - as a topic. My watches each mark an occasion or have some meaning to me and it means there'll never be a time Im not happy with them. Same with that Flightmaster.
Great story Ales, oh and hello from Denbigh down the road!
Thank God you save it, it's a beautiful watch.
I wish my father had had some watches...
I met a chap earlier this year who successfully threw away his Heuer Carrera back in the 1970s because he kept having to send it back to Heuer for repairs.
"A man of little significance"
When I was a lad back in the 70s, a nipper down our road had a collection of watches that his uncle had 'thrown' out his way, I recall his parents were keeping them for him for when he was older and would appreciate them. I would love to know now what the watches were, and if the lad kept them?
I'd like to think they're safe and sound, but judging by some of the people I know, they'd have been passed on to the local jeweller (or, if gold, scrapped).
OP - nice story, and you lucky man for not chucking it out.
Nice!
Not something you see every day. I would hate to even try to think about how many of these have actually been thrown out through the years.
Lovely story.
It bought back the memory of when I purchased that same Omega back in the 70's while serving in the forces.
I blew the whole of my savings on it and if memory serves me correctly was i the price range of about £250 !!!!!!!
Unfortunately, I didn't have the foresight to keep it!!!!! :(
Great story, always had a soft spot for Flightmasters....
beauty , wear it with pride , lots of family history in that one
enjoy :)
Well done for saving it, lovely watch.
phew! nice watch.
Thanks for sharing the story, lucky find
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