When I was a teenager in the 1970s, my father gave me this Omega Seamaster. Back then, I thought that this timepiece was cool indeed, just like my dad. He loved pinball. One of his friends was Stan Harris, who was a major pinball distributor in the northeast, including in southern New Jersey, where I grew up. We always had a few woodrails or pitch & bats in the basement, all with the "Stan Harris" sticker on the apron. Whenever we traveled, Dad was always a reliable source of coins for me, my brother and sister, to feed the pinball machines.
Dad died rather suddenly 16 years ago. Ever since, this watch connects me to him and to my fond memories of him. For me, the design of these Omega watches is (pardon the pun) timeless.
My love for pinball started with Dad and I can't help but think how much he would have loved participating in the hobby today. He would have turned 87, a few weeks ago. I imagine that most of us on this forum owe our love for this hobby to our fathers. Here's to the guy who bestowed a whole lot of wisdom on me, not the least of which was to introduce me to pinball.
Baltimore, MD
