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Was just walking the dog and a really old guy in a Vietnam veterans cap comes along and compliments the pooch. I notice an incredibly stretched bracelet on his watch and it looks very much like a Speedmaster.
I say 'nice Speedmaster' and show him mine. I ask how old it is and he tells me he purchased it in 1974 and has worn it every day since, on its original bracelet. Every day!
'It's the only watch you need. It lasts forever. Stainless steel because gold is is too soft.' He took it off, flipped it over. Hippocamus still very much visible, as was the 'Flight qualified by NASA' text. So cool. Soooo cool.