[RussMurray]

Ever "grown" into a watch? Got any evidence of WISdom in your formative years?

Not sure who posted the previous thread asking us to take a trip down memory lane but I have to admit it was fun! At the time, I was scanning a bunch of dad's 35mm slides and came across a couple of yours truly wearing the second watch he ever owned and yes, it was a Seiko! It was Christmas 1966 when I received a Sportsmatic from my Godfather. I remember two things at the time; 1) man this thing's huge and 2) oh, it's made in Japan...Funny how things change, eh? I still have the watch and in my quest to get it fixed, i stumbled on to SCWF a number of years ago. So who cares what the stars are sportin' in the movies? Let's see what YOU were wearing before becoming a famous WIS! Without further adieu here's my own personal WIS sighting;


Circa 1967-1968

Here's the watch

 

[sharkfinDave]

Re: Ever "grown" into a watch? Got any evidence of WISdom in your formative years?

Yeah seems like a little nostalgia is among the forums these days.
Great story, and even better that you still have the watch.
I have no pics of my youth with the Timex I got. My first watch, and it was a Timex sport diver in the early '70s. I don't remember what model it was, but have a vague recollection. That watch was indestructable, and I put that watch through some hard times. I guess I needed a g-shock back then. And here I am looking to buy my first g-shock any day now. hehe.
I'd like to find that Timex someday, I've been unsuccessful in all my searches thus far.
Sentimental keepsakes are invaluable and having them keeps the memories alive.

Thanks for sharing Russ.
Dave.

 

[TakesALickin]

Re: Ever "grown" into a watch? Got any evidence of WISdom in your formative years?

I'd like to find that Timex someday, I've been unsuccessful in all my searches thus far.

My experience is almost identical - my first watch was a Timex, I think it was called a skin diver. What I remember was that it looked like a Rolex sub, was mechanical, and had great lume. Oddly enough, I'm drawn to mechanical divers now, and they have to have great lume. Some things never change.

I've not been able to find a duplicate of my first watch either, even though I've searched Ebay periodically for years. I sure wish I could remember what happened to that watch, it definitely left a mark on my psyche.

 

[Harry Denmark]

Re: Ever "grown" into a watch? Got any evidence of WISdom in your formative years?

Many of my friends back in the 70s had a Milo or Nesquik divers watch. It had a black and a green bracelet / case, and the movement, dial etc was encased in a clear plastic housing so you could click it into either the black or the green case. It had a rotating bezel and was the defining moment of my WIS career. If have spent ages searching for one again - if anyone has any info please pass it on! I remember I had a kids Timex and an Omega dress watch which I tried to mod into a diver using tipex and a felt-tip pen :-[

 

[water70proof]

Re: Ever "grown" into a watch? Got any evidence of WISdom in your formative years?

Nice pics, Russ. I don't have access to any pictures, but I recall a Bulova Caravelle (hand-me-down from my dad) and then my first dive watch, a Casio DW1000 (pre g-shock), folowed a couple years later by a Seiko diverthat was lost (a 6309 slim case, IIRC--didn't know anything about the models then). But it wasn't until I had a Seamaster that I started to develop a deeper interest in watches (about 1995).