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14 August 2018, 10:11 AM | #31 |
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Aww, so happy you found a new love and even happier your daughter found her way back to good grades!
To a many happy memories with the new watch!
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14 August 2018, 10:20 AM | #32 |
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Congrats, enjoy making new memories with the GMT!
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14 August 2018, 11:50 AM | #33 |
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Awesome story. Sacrifice, hard work, and solid benefits at the end.
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14 August 2018, 12:56 PM | #34 |
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Beautiful post! congrats to you and especially your daughter! Well done I too am a physician, and always loved watches. Only have gotten seriously into the watch game in the last few years. The best is my son a soph at U Michigan is just as passionate. He loves my BLNR, was going to wait till he graduates but feel like surprising him with it now.
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14 August 2018, 03:17 PM | #35 |
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Thanks. And congratulations to you as well on your new daughter.
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At the time it was the easiest thing I ever did. I didn't bat an eye. The pain came later.
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14 August 2018, 03:44 PM | #38 |
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Thanks everyone for the kids words. Much appreciated.
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14 August 2018, 09:29 PM | #39 |
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Sold for a worthy cause, enjoy the new watch and wish your daughter all the best in her next steps
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14 August 2018, 10:22 PM | #40 |
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Amazing story, wear it in good health..
I love that ring next to the watch and the Montblanc pen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
14 August 2018, 10:46 PM | #41 |
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A great story! Thanks for sharing it.
Congrats!
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15 August 2018, 02:20 AM | #42 |
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Great post! Congrats on the new GMT!
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15 August 2018, 02:28 AM | #43 |
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I enjoyed reading your story Jim.
Congratulations to both you and your daughter.
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15 August 2018, 04:11 AM | #44 |
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I can relate...I've dumped and flipped watches for all sorts of things along the way. For all sorts of reasons.
I always rationalized to myself that hey, I can always buy another one. And you know what? I was right. |
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A Tale of Loss, a Girl and Redemption. (Long post, pic heavy)
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Couldn’t say it better, family comes first! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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15 August 2018, 05:38 AM | #46 |
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awesome family story, doc.
Cheers to the new baby and your daughter graduating very soon. |
15 August 2018, 07:06 AM | #47 |
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Thank you for sharing Jim... congrats on the watch and your daughter for a soon to be graduate. I hope you get a 16710 down the road.
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15 August 2018, 07:37 AM | #48 |
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I loved this story. a great memory and victory in the end.
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15 August 2018, 08:47 AM | #49 |
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Congrats. Had a good time reading your post OP
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Great story, thanks for sharing!
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15 August 2018, 09:27 AM | #51 |
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What a fabulous story. That first watch that brought you so much joy continued to bring you joy and pride in the form of supporting your daughter. It gave both of you the opportunity for a fresh start and the new watch and her pending graduation are simply the joyful next chapters in you’re lives. Wear the new watch in great health and every time you look at it should bring a smile of satisfaction for an investment that continues to pay dividends!!
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15 August 2018, 01:15 PM | #52 |
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Thanks for saying. Me and my wife have matching rings. We got them for our 20th anniversary; that was 11 years ago! Its in the Hebrew as you know, I am my beloved and my beloved is mine from the Song of Solomon. Thanks for noticing!
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15 August 2018, 01:18 PM | #53 |
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Wow you have fortitude! It took all I had just to do it once.
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15 August 2018, 01:28 PM | #54 |
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I agree. It to me looks like the James Bond watch more than the Submariner. Its platinum and black bezel and black and white dial make it high contrast, and the steel bracelet makes me think of a tuxedo. I think it dresses up or dresses down with more versatility than any other watch, IMHO.
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15 August 2018, 02:54 PM | #55 |
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Lovely story, and what a sacrifice. The new watch is one of my favourites and if you tire of it you could always trade it towards a 16710 from a trusted seller but at this point I think I would stick with the new version. I love both of those watches and think maybe a little change is good here and there and the updated GMT is a beauty
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15 August 2018, 03:18 PM | #56 |
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Congrats on the LN!
Thanks for sharing your story. My parents offered to buy me a Rolex when I graduated from med school, but I wasn't into Rolex's back then. More than 10 years later, I bought myself an LN. Was traveling a fair bit at the time, and the GMT was a perfect addition to my life. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I've enjoyed mine. |
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