A Father’s Day Memory...

[HERITAGE82]

I hope all the Fathers out there are enjoying your day!

Just wanted to share this special watch set up that has so many memories imbedded in it. Beginning with the strap which my wife surprised me me with for Valentines Day when we first started dating. Then the Black Bay Blue she surprised me with for my first Fathers Day in 2018. Brand new and with the blue signifying the beautiful boy we had just brought into the world.

This is a time when a watch is so much more than the sum of its parts. The strap signifies my wife’s desire to get me a gift that showed her attention to my interests in the beginning of our relationship. Followed by getting me the watch that many of us purchase for ourselves signifying the birth of our child that can one day be passed on to them.

So on this Father’s Day I am thankful for my other half which has allowed me to be blessed with that special title of Dada.

Thanks for reading and please share any wonderful stories where a watch is filled with memories.




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[SFmedic13]

Thanks for sharing.....

[LoveTheCrown]

I’ve posted this story previously but felt it was appropriate to retell it today

I’m very fortunate in that I’m 55 and still have both my parents. I was at dinner with my parents last weekend and my Dad and I were talking when I suddenly remembered a watch he had when I was a small boy. It was (as he told me) a Bulova Accutron. The one where you could see all the ‘guts’ when looking at it. As a boy it mesmerized me because (this was the time when the Bionic Man was the most popular tv show and I was a huge fan, running around the playground in slow motion and making that sound as I moved) it looked like a cyborg. I asked my Dad what happened to it and he told me the it was stolen by a workman one day who was at the house doing some repairs. We then began a trip down memory lane. My Dad is older and has been battling cancer for a few years and I could see a twinkle in his eye as he recalled those younger years. So after dinner I was on a mission. I located someone in Michigan with the same model (doing this from memory), purchased it and had it shipped to my father’s house. He received it this last Wednesday and was blown away. My Mom told me he was crying he was so happy. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be able to do this. Never take anyone for granted and never miss an opportunity to tell your parents you love them. Don’t assume they know; we don’t know how many days we all have left with them.


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[Setarip]

Originally Posted by LoveTheCrown

I’ve posted this story previously but felt it was appropriate to retell it today

I’m very fortunate in that I’m 55 and still have both my parents. I was at dinner with my parents last weekend and my Dad and I were talking when I suddenly remembered a watch he had when I was a small boy. It was (as he told me) a Bulova Accutron. The one where you could see all the ‘guts’ when looking at it. As a boy it mesmerized me because (this was the time when the Bionic Man was the most popular tv show and I was a huge fan, running around the playground in slow motion and making that sound as I moved) it looked like a cyborg. I asked my Dad what happened to it and he told me the it was stolen by a workman one day who was at the house doing some repairs. We then began a trip down memory lane. My Dad is older and has been battling cancer for a few years and I could see a twinkle in his eye as he recalled those younger years. So after dinner I was on a mission. I located someone in Michigan with the same model (doing this from memory), purchased it and had it shipped to my father’s house. He received it this last Wednesday and was blown away. My Mom told me he was crying he was so happy. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be able to do this. Never take anyone for granted and never miss an opportunity to tell your parents you love them. Don’t assume they know; we don’t know how many days we all have left with them.


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Cool story! Thanks for sharing. Very heartwarming.

[HERITAGE82]

Originally Posted by LoveTheCrown

I’ve posted this story previously but felt it was appropriate to retell it today

I’m very fortunate in that I’m 55 and still have both my parents. I was at dinner with my parents last weekend and my Dad and I were talking when I suddenly remembered a watch he had when I was a small boy. It was (as he told me) a Bulova Accutron. The one where you could see all the ‘guts’ when looking at it. As a boy it mesmerized me because (this was the time when the Bionic Man was the most popular tv show and I was a huge fan, running around the playground in slow motion and making that sound as I moved) it looked like a cyborg. I asked my Dad what happened to it and he told me the it was stolen by a workman one day who was at the house doing some repairs. We then began a trip down memory lane. My Dad is older and has been battling cancer for a few years and I could see a twinkle in his eye as he recalled those younger years. So after dinner I was on a mission. I located someone in Michigan with the same model (doing this from memory), purchased it and had it shipped to my father’s house. He received it this last Wednesday and was blown away. My Mom told me he was crying he was so happy. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be able to do this. Never take anyone for granted and never miss an opportunity to tell your parents you love them. Don’t assume they know; we don’t know how many days we all have left with them.


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Beautiful story and you are fortunate to be able to bring so much joy to your dad during this time.

[NachoNeal]

Originally Posted by LoveTheCrown

I’ve posted this story previously but felt it was appropriate to retell it today

I’m very fortunate in that I’m 55 and still have both my parents. I was at dinner with my parents last weekend and my Dad and I were talking when I suddenly remembered a watch he had when I was a small boy. It was (as he told me) a Bulova Accutron. The one where you could see all the ‘guts’ when looking at it. As a boy it mesmerized me because (this was the time when the Bionic Man was the most popular tv show and I was a huge fan, running around the playground in slow motion and making that sound as I moved) it looked like a cyborg. I asked my Dad what happened to it and he told me the it was stolen by a workman one day who was at the house doing some repairs. We then began a trip down memory lane. My Dad is older and has been battling cancer for a few years and I could see a twinkle in his eye as he recalled those younger years. So after dinner I was on a mission. I located someone in Michigan with the same model (doing this from memory), purchased it and had it shipped to my father’s house. He received it this last Wednesday and was blown away. My Mom told me he was crying he was so happy. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be able to do this. Never take anyone for granted and never miss an opportunity to tell your parents you love them. Don’t assume they know; we don’t know how many days we all have left with them.


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Nice move!

[GST15]

Originally Posted by LoveTheCrown

I’ve posted this story previously but felt it was appropriate to retell it today

I’m very fortunate in that I’m 55 and still have both my parents. I was at dinner with my parents last weekend and my Dad and I were talking when I suddenly remembered a watch he had when I was a small boy. It was (as he told me) a Bulova Accutron. The one where you could see all the ‘guts’ when looking at it. As a boy it mesmerized me because (this was the time when the Bionic Man was the most popular tv show and I was a huge fan, running around the playground in slow motion and making that sound as I moved) it looked like a cyborg. I asked my Dad what happened to it and he told me the it was stolen by a workman one day who was at the house doing some repairs. We then began a trip down memory lane. My Dad is older and has been battling cancer for a few years and I could see a twinkle in his eye as he recalled those younger years. So after dinner I was on a mission. I located someone in Michigan with the same model (doing this from memory), purchased it and had it shipped to my father’s house. He received it this last Wednesday and was blown away. My Mom told me he was crying he was so happy. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be able to do this. Never take anyone for granted and never miss an opportunity to tell your parents you love them. Don’t assume they know; we don’t know how many days we all have left with them.


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Thank you

[LoveTheCrown]

And here’s a picture of it on Dad’s wrist




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[HERITAGE82]

Originally Posted by LoveTheCrown

And here’s a picture of it on Dad’s wrist




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Amazing!!!

[Pw92676]

Very nice story. Thanks for sharing.

[LoveTheCrown]

https://youtu.be/NuB37Fz62hU


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