Traditional folders and watches/timepieces

Seiko Sumo and Case 47 Stockman today.

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Traditional knife with a somewhat traditional looking, not so traditional smart watch. I like the fact that I can buy a new watch face for 2 or 3 bucks and have myself a "new" watch. I know, I know, cheap thrills.:D
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I’m not really a watch guy, but I’ve certainly enjoyed going through this thread. I particularly enjoy those watches that have a story, and while my own isn’t quite as interesting as some of those here (and only loosely related to the watch), I’m gonna tell it anyways. :D

For the last 18 years (that’s an approximation, probably accurate within a year or so), I’ve only had one watch. Back in high school, I used to go on an annual summer fishing trip with a friend of mine, Austin, and his dad, Rob. We would drive up to Minnesota from Arkansas (this was, of course, long before I knew I’d end up living in MN) and stay with Rob’s brother, Uncle Dave, who lived in a small town in central Minnesota.

We’d spend a week or so fishing different lakes around the area. Rob always let us take his truck and their boat (a second-hand Lund) and go off on our own, while he went with Uncle Dave in his boat.

For a few days of each trip we’d drive up north, rent a cabin and fish around there (one year it was Lake Itasca, another year it was Leech Lake; there was a third year, but I can’t remember where we went that year).

We’d spend the majority of each day out on the water, then head back to Uncle Dave’s or the cabin, cook dinner (walleye, if we’d caught any that day), drink copious amounts Busch Light, smoke cigars and play liar’s dice.

Anyways, I guess the point of all that is, as a high school kid (I was 16 the first trip we took), these trips were a whole lot of fun, and I thought my friend’s dad was pretty great (he was). He also had good taste in gear, and some time after our first Minnesota trip, I saved up some cash and bought this Luminox on his recommendation. I’ve been wearing it ever since.

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It’s looking a bit beat up these days, and the tritium is pretty dim, but I don’t plan on getting rid of it any time soon.

I replaced the original band at some point in college with a Velcro strap I bought at an outdoor shop. I liked that strap a lot, and had it on the watch for at least 10 years, until it was pretty well worn out. I looked up the company a couple years back and discovered that they still made the exact same strap, so I ordered a new one. (The company’s based in Canada, and the shipping cost more than the watch band.) I should probably go ahead and buy a couple more just to stash away.

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btb01 said:
For the last 18 years (that’s an approximation, probably accurate within a year or so), I’ve only had one watch. Back in high school, I used to go on an annual summer fishing trip with a friend of mine, Austin, and his dad, Rob. We would drive up to Minnesota from Arkansas (this was, of course, long before I knew I’d end up living in MN) and stay with Rob’s brother, Uncle Dave, who lived in a small town in central Minnesota.

We’d spend a week or so fishing different lakes around the area. Rob always let us take his truck and their boat (a second-hand Lund) and go off on our own, while he went with Uncle Dave in his boat.

For a few days of each trip we’d drive up north, rent a cabin and fish around there (one year it was Lake Itasca, another year it was Leech Lake; there was a third year, but I can’t remember where we went that year).

We’d spend the majority of each day out on the water, then head back to Uncle Dave’s or the cabin, cook dinner (walleye, if we’d caught any that day), drink copious amounts Busch Light, smoke cigars and play liar’s dice.
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Great story, thanks for sharing. Brings back memories of fishing and hunting trips from days gone by. :cool::thumbsup:
 
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