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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
So my older brother and I are both big watch fans. He's at a totally different level than I am with a collection in the 000,000 range. Ball had a presale (basically a kickstarter like campaign) for new Engineer III watches the Bronze Star and the Silver Star. They offered them at a great pre-order price and my brother very generously ordered two; one of me and one for him. He has spent most of his life living overseas and doesn't have much experience with the US military and such. So the watches are military watches as they have isignias on them. They are pilot watches so I think he just thought they were avaition insignias of some kind. Turns out they are Airforce insignias. Now neither of us or anyone in our family for that matter has served in the Airforce. I almost feel like these watches should be reserved for people who have. I definitely don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth. It was a very thoughtful and generous gift. So should I be feeling weird about this or just shut up and enjoy my new watch? What say you? The watch in question.  _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | ||
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No reason to feel weird it's a commercially available watch- Enjoy it. ____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
I bet you could work a trade for very little cost to end up with one with no insignia. Link Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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| Partial dichotomy |
Beautiful watch!!! I'd wear it! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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fugitive from reality |
I wouldn't worry about. It's a watch, not stolen valour. _____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
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Funny Man |
It's a tribute piece, no shame in showing tribute to our military. Plus, I doubt many, if any, will ever recognize the insignia. ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Nobody notices or cares but you, man. Enjoy. | |||
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I served in the USAF for 24 years and your wearing that fine watch doesn't bother me a bit. If anything, you are showing support of those of us who did. It's not a military medal or award. Enjoy and appreciate. Maryland - Where the criminals are the government | |||
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| If you see me running try to keep up  |
Exactly, I'm an Air Force Vet and I would have no idea what kind of watch it is nor would I care. Enjoy it. | |||
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This. --------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
They have Conductor, Trainman, Fireman collections, but that doesn't mean you need to have operated the locomotive to wear one, it's just a marketing thing. Nice watch, wear it with pride, you have a good brother to give it to you... | |||
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Showing support for the military. But I do understand your thoughts/feelings on the subject. It's the exact reason I won't wear a shirt or hat with a military insignia. Also, I'm not a watch wearing guy, but that is NICE! | |||
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Info Guru |
It would take a total nutjob to have a beef over someone wearing a commercially available watch. I wouldn't give it a 2nd thought, nothing wrong at all - in fact like others have stated it's showing support - not trying to claim you served. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Just enjoy the gift from your brother. But, if it makes you feel too weird, I'm in for the karma. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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I agree, it's fine and pretty subtle, it isn't a big USAF crest or anything. “People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” –Chuck Palahnuik Be harder to kill: https://preparefit.ck.page | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
I can see how getting such a nice gift might be a problem. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
That is a really good looking watch. I love the clean, uncluttered, easy to read, face. Wear it, enjoy it, and think of your brother when you wear it. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Caribou gorn |
I wear an Omega Seamaster Pro, but I'm not James Bond. I'm not even an MI6 agent. FWIW, many Luminox watches have navy seal insignias on them, as well. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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| Doin' what I can with what I got  |
There is exactly one type of vet who will give you shit about having that watch and wearing it with pride: the kind who did absolutely jack diddly in their do-nothing, no-responsibility having position, and in their insecurity treats the simple fact that they served as some sort of exclusive club membership to be used to lord over supposedly lesser mortals. Those of us who have actually accomplish something during our service applaud you for showing support to our brothers and sisters in uniform. Rock it with pride bro. ---------------------------------------- Death smiles at us all. Be sure you smile back. | |||
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I'm not military, but I'd put this in the same category as buying a Blue Angels baseball cap at an airshow. Heck, back in the 80s when Top Gun came out, every clothing store had flight jackets on the rack. I doubt that many people believed the guys wearing them were REALLY Navy pilots. | |||
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