Why Not Wear Them????????

[Widows Son]

So, I'm a retired LEO. My retirement gig is being a school bus driver. When I retired my health care for me, my wife, and our young son went bye bye. Got my CDL and all the endorsements. Work about 8 months a year, 4.5 hours a day. My wife works at the Middle School, and our son is going into the 5th grade in the same school system. Off Summers, weekends, holidays, etc.... Life is good, our schedules mirror one another. My job pays our health care with a bit of spending money left. A new driver was sitting with me before shift started and I noticed he was wearing a new Omega Constellation. Next day a Tudor, then a new Explorer. I usually wear a Swiss Army or a 6209 vintage Seiko. I started wearing my Air King, TT Date, Omega Speedmasters (Professional, and a MK II) and various others to work. This went on for awhile with me wearing more than a few different brands. The first day I wore the 6209 again he said, " You have all these nice watches, why are you wearing the Seiko?" Got me to thinking, I'm 62 years old!!! Why not wear them, I'm not going to wear them out!!! What say you????

[Blansky]

Enjoy your new lifestyle.

And don't over think your watch choices. Just enjoy them all.

[Dan Pierce]

Congrats on your retirement, just joined that group myself.

I've found I'm working around the house more and as a consequence I'm usually wearing a modded seiko. When I was working [from home] at a desk all day I'd tended to wear my more valuable watches.

It's just great having options AND the freedom to wear what you want, when you want.
dP

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Why not wear them, I'm not going to wear them out!!! What say you????

i say that's TRF's POST OF THE YEAR 2021

[superdog]

Congrats. And good for you.

As I start to appreciate and care for humans less and less, I am all for it. Do what you will. Enjoy what you have. Embrace what is yours.

[Floorguy]

Another happy member to the club!! CONGRATS!

[Brenngun]

Wear them. Enjoy them. Who knows when it all ends.

[77T]

OMG!!! Wear THEM????

Are you crazy????????????????

You’ve been here long enough to know that a water spot will get on your crystal!!!!!

Dust will get into your clasp and make it break!!!!!!! And the scratches - did I mention the scratches???? Any plans to put Saran Wrap around the watch to protect it???

And the sunshine, oh the horror, your dial will fade!!!!!



Of course you can guess I’m in the wear them camp. And every hyperbole above has been the subject of at least one thread this year…


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[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Got me to thinking, I'm 62 years old!!! Why not wear them, I'm not going to wear them out!!!

You mean like in public? With the door frames, and the roving bands of moped riding street gangs? Yeah, sure. Good luck with that.

[GradyPhilpott]

I enjoy my cheapest watches just as much as my more expensive watches, Seiko 5 among them.

Those who look down their noses at Seiko, no nothing about Seiko.

I don't own as many Seiko watches as I should and given the current watch market, this would be a good time to add a couple.

Wear all your watches and enjoy them.

[RW16610]

Absolutely wear them, life's too short and you ultimately got the for enjoyment.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I enjoy my cheapest watches just as much as my more expensive watches, Seiko 5 among them.

Those who look down their noses at Seiko, no nothing about Seiko.

I don't own as many Seiko watches as I should and given the current watch market, this would be a good time to add a couple.

Wear all your watches and enjoy them.

x2

I wear my Seikos more than my Rolexes 'cos I like wearing them more

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

x2



I wear my Seikos more than my Rolexes 'cos I like wearing them more

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[Carr82]

Yes, wear them. Also surprised that as a retired LEO your agency doesn't provide the ability to continue health care.

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[JasoninDenver]

Our kids’ last bus driver was a retired lawyer, like me. He enjoyed yelling at kids and a school bus is the perfect vehicle (pun intended) for that. He used the wages to fund his one big trip a year. Bus driver going to Bora Bora? Hell yes,

Bottom line - do whatever the hell you want!

Wait a minute…. This sounds like the life advice of all the people you spent so many years arresting.

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I enjoy my cheapest watches just as much as my more expensive watches, Seiko 5 among them.

Those who look down their noses at Seiko, no nothing about Seiko.

I don't own as many Seiko watches as I should and given the current watch market, this would be a good time to add a couple.

Wear all your watches and enjoy them.

I couldn't agree more!!! The Seiko 5 is probably the best value right now. I have several vintage Seikos, and a couple of modern ones too.

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by Carr82

Yes, wear them. Also surprised that as a retired LEO your agency doesn't provide the ability to continue health care.

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I started a thread about this awhile ago. No need to rehash it now!! My pension was through the Public Employees Retirement System. If you were 60, or had 30 years in, you were eligible to purchase it, but it was very expensive and no cheaper than buying it privately. Families are excluded 100%!!!!

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by JasoninDenver

Our kids’ last bus driver was a retired lawyer, like me. He enjoyed yelling at kids and a school bus is the perfect vehicle (pun intended) for that. He used the wages to fund his one big trip a year. Bus driver going to Bora Bora? Hell yes,

Bottom line - do whatever the hell you want!

Wait a minute…. This sounds like the life advice of all the people you spent so many years arresting.

I absolutely love being a bus driver!!! I have so much fun with the kids. Several of our drivers were airline pilots, at least one attorney, and some very successful businessmen. I've kept the same route now for several years, I know the kids, their siblings, and mom and dad. For the end of the year gifts I gave all the kids a handwritten notes along with gift cards to our local ice cream store. I have an elementary route, and a middle school route. My kids are extremely well behaved and polite with eachother. Schools been out a week and I already miss them!!!

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

What say you????

I wear every watch I own, no reason to have them if not to wear them

[3 Putt]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

I absolutely love being a bus driver!!! I have so much fun with the kids. Several of our drivers were airline pilots, at least one attorney, and some very successful businessmen. I've kept the same route now for several years, I know the kids, their siblings, and mom and dad. For the end of the year gifts I gave all the kids a handwritten notes along with gift cards to our local ice cream store. I have an elementary route, and a middle school route. My kids are extremely well behaved and polite with eachother. Schools been out a week and I already miss them!!!

Are you driving for the Hudson School District? I raised my family in the Stow Monroe Falls area and lived in Hudson too. Well behaved kids and parents that are involved with the schools in the area.

And yes…. Wear the heck out of your watches.

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I wear every watch I own, no reason to have them if not to wear them

^^^ this.

Yesterday to this morning it was Batman, then after lunch I dunno why, yet felt like changing to the Bvlgari Octo FS. Maybe the Dark Knight is for 'after-hours fun'?

[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

So, I'm a retired LEO. My retirement gig is being a school bus driver. When I retired my health care for me, my wife, and our young son went bye bye. Got my CDL and all the endorsements. Work about 8 months a year, 4.5 hours a day. My wife works at the Middle School, and our son is going into the 5th grade in the same school system. Off Summers, weekends, holidays, etc.... Life is good, our schedules mirror one another. My job pays our health care with a bit of spending money left. A new driver was sitting with me before shift started and I noticed he was wearing a new Omega Constellation. Next day a Tudor, then a new Explorer. I usually wear a Swiss Army or a 6209 vintage Seiko. I started wearing my Air King, TT Date, Omega Speedmasters (Professional, and a MK II) and various others to work. This went on for awhile with me wearing more than a few different brands. The first day I wore the 6209 again he said, " You have all these nice watches, why are you wearing the Seiko?" Got me to thinking, I'm 62 years old!!! Why not wear them, I'm not going to wear them out!!! What say you????

Congratulations and you are asking yourself a great question! I wish you would have asked yourself years ago and came to this conclusion. Think of the years you could have enjoyed them even more! Wear the heck out of ALL your watches and don't consider what anyone else thinks as you have built a nice collection that needs to be enjoyed!

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

x2

I wear my Seikos more than my Rolexes 'cos I like wearing them more

Bump again. Wear it because you enjoy it. Not because of the name on the dial.

[DonRickles]

Did you say 5th grader?

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I enjoy my cheapest watches just as much as my more expensive watches, Seiko 5 among them.

Those who look down their noses at Seiko, no nothing about Seiko.

I don't own as many Seiko watches as I should and given the current watch market, this would be a good time to add a couple.

Wear all your watches and enjoy them.

Exactly this^^^

OP, congratulations on your retirement

[Widows Son]

Originally Posted by DonRickles

Did you say 5th grader?

Yes, I got a late start!!!

[Petroc Tremaine]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

I'm not going to wear them out!!! What say you????

That reminds me of my friend who said "The only good thing about being 75 is that nothing you buy will wear out".

[ltmgeller]

Congrats on your retirement brother. I was retired from the FD 8 years ago and went back into LE as a retirement gig. Wear what you love. Every watch I have has some sort of personal story with it. They bring me great joy. As a fellow traveling man and current LEO I wish you the best.