Great thread idea LR.
I was tired of my cheap Quartz watxhes. I had recently inherited my Dad's 1950's Air King Precision and had been wearing it faithfully. I even had a new acrylic crystal and jubilee band installed at an AD after which I got sticker shock After a while, I was stupid enough to wear it swimming and eventually it took on water and I needed to get it serviced. That and the desire to replace it with a new Daily beater led me to crave a Sea Dweller. After months of searching and shopping all of the internet sites, I stumbled upon the original RWG and TRC. Joined in November 2004.
This led me down two paths....I met Tommy Daytona who was my first Cyber watchsmith and I entrusted him to repair my genuine Air King. I also discovered the one and only Eddie Lee and acquired my first rep. It was the best of the best at the time.
The TW Best 16600 SD
Having resisted for long enough, I was soon bitten by the Panerai bug so I decided to part ways with the SD and it is now owned by the master himself...Ziggy.
The Air King Precision today:
The TW Best SD:
When TommyD dissapeared and I had a rep in need of repair, a boardmember who had been studying watchsmithing for some time and I struck up a discussion. He decided to take on some work so I sent my defective watch up to Canada....the rest, as they say is history
After achieving Powermax status with over 2,000 posts on the original RWG and now registering over 2,000 posts here this week, I am much smarter about it but still obsessed with this hobby. I have met some fantastic new friends across the globe and feel a part of a community that I can be proud of - just look at what we did for POTR