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CaveDiver · 31 May 2018, 12:02 PM

Nice story, nice watch and great legacy.
Cheers
Cd

Skinny Rogers · 31 May 2018, 12:18 PM

This thread is as good as it gets.

Thank you for sharing.

I greatly enjoyed reading!

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Alfasin · 31 May 2018, 02:24 PM

Such a cool thread

NOPDK · 2 June 2018, 12:01 AM

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Mark020 · 3 June 2018, 04:50 AM

Nice story, nice watch and nice hotrod. Thanks for posting :-)

LINVS · 4 June 2018, 07:38 AM

Wow, what a history!

Ya’ can’t buy that kind of class. That’s the kind of patina we all dream of.

Also, I don’t care what folks say about Rolex movements, but they are prettier than anything from Patek.

NOPDK · 4 June 2018, 09:38 PM

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chows99 · 5 June 2018, 01:14 AM

That gilt dial is so sweet! Wear it in good health!

Pacha · 5 June 2018, 02:36 AM

Wonderful story! I hope my son feels about getting my 16660 as you did your Dad's 5513. Congratulations.

Dries · 5 June 2018, 02:42 AM

Amazing store.

NOPDK · 6 June 2018, 09:39 PM

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sigmadial · 28 June 2018, 05:22 PM

Fantastic story and a great read! :)

NOPDK · 6 July 2018, 01:53 AM

Found a NOS bezel ring to use on watch.

ashbaug2 · 6 July 2018, 02:55 AM

Great thread. I got to it a little late, but I'm blown away. Your dad sounds like a pretty amazing dude, I'm sorry you didn't get more time with him.

I lost my dad last year and found his Seiko 6105 diver that he had put away several years before. I remember it being on his wrist every day when I was growing up, he'd let me shake it to wind it up in the mornings. My mom gave it to him after his first one was stolen out of his work locker, the one he'd worn through Vietnam... He wore his new one every day after that. He was a Deputy Sheriff, then got shot and had to retire; he went through several cancer treatments in the late-70s, started SCUBA diving with it, hunted, fished, shot competition pistol and trap, camped... You name it, he did it with his Seiko. Almost every picture I see of him has it on his wrist.

I'm glad you've got this to look back on him and to pass down. The most important thing is to keep it safe and well-maintained; but also, wear it often. I wear my dad's (just like you feel with the 5513, my dad's Seiko is not mine; it's his) quite a bit still, and I'll pass it to my son, along with several of my own. When I finally acquire my own Rolex, he'll get that one, as well.

Wear in good health, and thanks for sharing.

Divie1 · 6 July 2018, 05:51 AM

What a fabulous story and a super legacy to pass on.

Thank you for taking the time to share your story.

NOPDK · 6 July 2018, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ashbaug2

Great thread. I got to it a little late, but I'm blown away. Your dad sounds like a pretty amazing dude, I'm sorry you didn't get more time with him.

I lost my dad last year and found his Seiko 6105 diver that he had put away several years before. I remember it being on his wrist every day when I was growing up, he'd let me shake it to wind it up in the mornings. My mom gave it to him after his first one was stolen out of his work locker, the one he'd worn through Vietnam... He wore his new one every day after that. He was a Deputy Sheriff, then got shot and had to retire; he went through several cancer treatments in the late-70s, started SCUBA diving with it, hunted, fished, shot competition pistol and trap, camped... You name it, he did it with his Seiko. Almost every picture I see of him has it on his wrist.

I'm glad you've got this to look back on him and to pass down. The most important thing is to keep it safe and well-maintained; but also, wear it often. I wear my dad's (just like you feel with the 5513, my dad's Seiko is not mine; it's his) quite a bit still, and I'll pass it to my son, along with several of my own. When I finally acquire my own Rolex, he'll get that one, as well.

Wear in good health, and thanks for sharing.

Amazing story as well. Thanks for sharing. Any watch you can pass down among the generations is priceless. My fathers watch will always be his in my mind. I wonder if my daughter will think of it as her fathers watch or her grandfathers watch. Guess I won't be around to find out.

ashbaug2 · 6 July 2018, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by NOPDK

Amazing story as well. Thanks for sharing. Any watch you can pass down among the generations is priceless. My fathers watch will always be his in my mind. I wonder if my daughter will think of it as her fathers watch or her grandfathers watch. Guess I won't be around to find out.

With any luck, she'll know it was both of yours

NOPDK · 9 July 2018, 09:41 PM

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NOPDK · 19 October 2018, 02:40 AM

LA Watch works was able to fully restore the original flat gilt hands from my fathers 5513 with color matched vintage lume. They did a great job matching the color of the lume on the dial markers. In the sun the dial has a brown color to it that you can see in the last oblique picture.

Phillip Ridley is installing the hands onto the watch today and he just sent me these pictures. Can't wait to see it myself tomorrow! For me it's really special to have my fathers gilt restored with all of the original pieces. It's been a process but I think we are finally there.

Will post some more picts once I get the watch back.

mikester · 19 October 2018, 06:02 PM

That was an awesome and heartfelt story! Thanks for sharing!

roh123 · 19 October 2018, 06:24 PM

Looks great with the gilt hands. Well done!

NOPDK · 20 October 2018, 07:21 AM

Will take better picts over weekend.

NOPDK · 20 October 2018, 07:25 AM

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cowboy music · 20 October 2018, 07:49 AM

That's so good. Just spectacular in every way, and such a great story. Thanks for sharing!

datejust24 · 20 October 2018, 08:16 AM

Stunningly gorgeous...my grail.

R!$ · 20 October 2018, 08:49 AM

Looks good and very nice pics

Greg5512 · 20 October 2018, 01:12 PM

Great car, great watch but truly incredible story. Thank you for sharing it with us!

chows99 · 20 October 2018, 01:29 PM

Your watch literally glitters with all that gold!!! I love the restoration project and the story behind it. Please continue to post and share!

NOPDK · 21 October 2018, 03:09 AM

in low light dial looks jet black. in bright sunlight it takes on a dark chocolate brown color. Great in person but challenging to capture in a picture.

NOPDK · 21 October 2018, 09:18 AM

Color quickly fades over a minute or two.

31 May 2018, 02:24 PM	#93
Alfasin "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 317	Such a cool thread __________________ https://www.instagram.com/dquinn74/ - 74 6283 Sigma Big Red - 70 1680 Tropical Red Sub - 89 5513 Glossy Dial

5 June 2018, 02:36 AM	#99
Pacha "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Pacha Location: ABQ Watch: 16660,16713,16570 Posts: 238	Wonderful story! I hope my son feels about getting my 16660 as you did your Dad's 5513. Congratulations. __________________ Would the child I once was, be proud of the man I’ve become?

19 October 2018, 06:24 PM	#111
roh123 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Real Name: Per Location: Sweden Watch: Gilt Rolex Posts: 2,946	Looks great with the gilt hands. Well done! __________________ Instagram: @perj123

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31 May 2018, 12:02 PM	#91
CaveDiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,075	Nice story, nice watch and great legacy. Cheers Cd

31 May 2018, 12:18 PM	#92
Skinny Rogers "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NC Posts: 44	This thread is as good as it gets. Thank you for sharing. I greatly enjoyed reading! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 June 2018, 04:50 AM	#95
Mark020 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,089	Nice story, nice watch and nice hotrod. Thanks for posting :-)

4 June 2018, 07:38 AM	#96
LINVS Banned Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: SoCal Posts: 149	Wow, what a history! Ya’ can’t buy that kind of class. That’s the kind of patina we all dream of. Also, I don’t care what folks say about Rolex movements, but they are prettier than anything from Patek.

5 June 2018, 01:14 AM	#98
chows99 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Singapore Posts: 604	That gilt dial is so sweet! Wear it in good health!

5 June 2018, 02:42 AM	#100
Dries "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,612	Amazing store.

28 June 2018, 05:22 PM	#102
sigmadial "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Malaysia Posts: 20	Fantastic story and a great read! :)

6 July 2018, 02:55 AM	#104
ashbaug2 Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Jon Location: Reno, NV Watch: 126710 BLRO Posts: 1,028	Great thread. I got to it a little late, but I'm blown away. Your dad sounds like a pretty amazing dude, I'm sorry you didn't get more time with him. I lost my dad last year and found his Seiko 6105 diver that he had put away several years before. I remember it being on his wrist every day when I was growing up, he'd let me shake it to wind it up in the mornings. My mom gave it to him after his first one was stolen out of his work locker, the one he'd worn through Vietnam... He wore his new one every day after that. He was a Deputy Sheriff, then got shot and had to retire; he went through several cancer treatments in the late-70s, started SCUBA diving with it, hunted, fished, shot competition pistol and trap, camped... You name it, he did it with his Seiko. Almost every picture I see of him has it on his wrist. I'm glad you've got this to look back on him and to pass down. The most important thing is to keep it safe and well-maintained; but also, wear it often. I wear my dad's (just like you feel with the 5513, my dad's Seiko is not mine; it's his) quite a bit still, and I'll pass it to my son, along with several of my own. When I finally acquire my own Rolex, he'll get that one, as well. Wear in good health, and thanks for sharing.

6 July 2018, 05:51 AM	#105
Divie1 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Uk Watch: ALS 1815 up & down Posts: 29	What a fabulous story and a super legacy to pass on. Thank you for taking the time to share your story.

19 October 2018, 06:02 PM	#110
mikester "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,331	That was an awesome and heartfelt story! Thanks for sharing!

20 October 2018, 07:49 AM	#114
cowboy music "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Texas Watch: 5513 Posts: 133	That's so good. Just spectacular in every way, and such a great story. Thanks for sharing!

20 October 2018, 08:16 AM	#115
datejust24 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Chris Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Watch: Rolexssss Posts: 3,504	Stunningly gorgeous...my grail.

20 October 2018, 08:49 AM	#116
R!$ Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,405	Looks good and very nice pics

20 October 2018, 01:12 PM	#117
Greg5512 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Real Name: Greg Location: Rhode Island Watch: Tudor Big Block Posts: 527	Great car, great watch but truly incredible story. Thank you for sharing it with us!

20 October 2018, 01:29 PM	#118
chows99 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Singapore Posts: 604	Your watch literally glitters with all that gold!!! I love the restoration project and the story behind it. Please continue to post and share!

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