Came across a item I bought years and years ago.
I have lived in quite a few places - starting from 50's my second home was Bordsely Green -Cotteridge-Streetley -Bearwood - Harborne -these were with folks renting -Then I went to Moseley -Bearwood- Quinton -Then moved to Telford two places -then -Newport Shrop -and now Whitchurch.
In somewhere between 1954 and 1958 I went to Paris with school and I bought myself a Samurai sword -This has followed me to this day
The next item I bought in 1965 - I worked in office in centre of Brum and used to walk down New st most days and looking in Watches of Switzerland I saw this watch in window and thought that's for me -Asked mom and dad if they would fund me to buy it for my 21st -Yes they did -£21 - That watch was on my wrist for about 9 years and got abused - At that time I had no idea who Breitling were - In 1973 my new girfriend bought me a Seiko auto so Breitling went into a drawer for next 40 years. -In 2013 I sent it to USA to be cleaned and fixed - Watch maker has retired now but was the go to for all Breitling repairs/refurb on Breitling forum.
Next was a DIY thing - I scrounged two scrap pistons from works garage -One from a Morris diesel (large one) and the other is possibly from a Morris Minor.
The Jag I had given me because tail has broken off - so after cleaning everything up I screwed Jag to small piston and filled it with putty plumb - then filled big one with molten lead.
I stamped the year on bottom of jag one and it was 1972.
These three items have followed me since I purchased/made them.
Has anyone else got their own personal keepsakes. ?
I have lived in quite a few places - starting from 50's my second home was Bordsely Green -Cotteridge-Streetley -Bearwood - Harborne -these were with folks renting -Then I went to Moseley -Bearwood- Quinton -Then moved to Telford two places -then -Newport Shrop -and now Whitchurch.
In somewhere between 1954 and 1958 I went to Paris with school and I bought myself a Samurai sword -This has followed me to this day
The next item I bought in 1965 - I worked in office in centre of Brum and used to walk down New st most days and looking in Watches of Switzerland I saw this watch in window and thought that's for me -Asked mom and dad if they would fund me to buy it for my 21st -Yes they did -£21 - That watch was on my wrist for about 9 years and got abused - At that time I had no idea who Breitling were - In 1973 my new girfriend bought me a Seiko auto so Breitling went into a drawer for next 40 years. -In 2013 I sent it to USA to be cleaned and fixed - Watch maker has retired now but was the go to for all Breitling repairs/refurb on Breitling forum.
Next was a DIY thing - I scrounged two scrap pistons from works garage -One from a Morris diesel (large one) and the other is possibly from a Morris Minor.
The Jag I had given me because tail has broken off - so after cleaning everything up I screwed Jag to small piston and filled it with putty plumb - then filled big one with molten lead.
I stamped the year on bottom of jag one and it was 1972.
These three items have followed me since I purchased/made them.
Has anyone else got their own personal keepsakes. ?