Seiko Diver Testimonial

I found this on the Equation of Time dive board. I found it very interesting.

17 Year Long Torture Test, Seiko 6309

Posted By: Andy <althoffandrew@hotmail.com>
Date: Friday, 1 February 2002, at 7:51 p.m.

Gents

I thought you find the following interesting as to how much punishment my Seiko 6309 diver has taken as a military watch.

Purchased 1985 in Germany at the PX.

Patrolled the streets of Nurnburg Germany on the wrist of a Military Policeman involved in multitudes of bar fights and assorted rough play.

1987 it moved to Puerto Rico as a Military Police Investigator's watch and held up through more rough play and off duty diving.

1991-1997 it survived airborne school, 50 plus additional jumps, water insertions in Panama and combat as part of the infamous Task Force Ranger in Somalia in 1993.

1997-present it is still serving me well as a daily watch in the U.S. Border Patrol patrolling on motorcycles and quadrunners daily.

All this with only one rebuild and a replacement bezel ring that was knocked off in a bar fight.

Any similar stories out there?