Any Old Citizen Aqualand owners ?

[Nalu]

Bought this one from off one of my instructors the week I graduated from dive school in '93:



I have a fistful of other A'lands, but this one is still my fav

[Willieboy]

I certainly qualify for the old part of your question but, alas, no Aqualand.

[Dr.Brian]

I still have my "2 tone" Aqualand from around 95/96. I used to wear it on your 2 tone bracelet, among others, now it's on a 2 piece black Nato. It looks better than ever, all business. I still wear it on weekends in the water and it joins me on every vacation. In fact I had it on just a few hours ago, before changing for something a bit more elegant. The recessed crystal really works to protect it from harm.
Regards,

[dbluefish]

I second WillieBoy on the maturity issue but I am suprised by Ren's comment. When I was in PI all I was allowed to do was look straight ahead and speak when spoken to. My DI's could have been wearing kilts for all I knew.LOL

Very classy and classic Citizen by the way.

paul

[Nemo]

Thanks gentlemen for all these answers !
You make my day !

It seems all we "aqualanders" get the virus from that very radical designed big watch.

Even if it's heavy and chunky I had even spotted one on the tiny arms of beautiful elegant italian girl in Firenze circa 1990... hey it was even a fashion toy !

Cheers
Nemo

[cricketdave]

Hi, I don't remember for sure the year I bought mine its a 2 tone I know i got it from the citizen sales rep at my store I'm pretty sure I payed 125.00 for it. I already had it when i married my second wife so at least 18yrs ago. I later ordered the bracelet for it which I still have but its pretty beat up now and I usually wear it on a grey zulu. It was the second good dive watch I bought, the first was a Seiko I bought in Hong Kong in 1981. Its been a great watch over the years and on a lot of dives, havn't had to replace the batterys very often either.

take it easy
cricketdave

[2500M_Sub]

I second WillieBoy on the maturity issue but I am suprised by Ren's comment. When I was in PI all I was allowed to do was look straight ahead and speak when spoken to. My DI's could have been wearing kilts for all I knew.LOL

Very classy and classic Citizen by the way.

paul

Oh man I used to get in so much trouble online as they call it. I made plenty of trips to the quarterdeck and got some extra firewatch out of it to boot! You couldnt help but notice the watch, the guy was a buck 20 and the watch took up his whole wrist!

Regards,

Ren

[Nemo]

LOL!
I need a translation.
"Buck 20" for example...

Cheers
Nemo

[hazmatman]

LOL!
I need a translation.
"Buck 20" for example...

Cheers
Nemo

Dear Nemo,

While I am not one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, I will do my best...

Buck 20 = 120lbs, easy one.

Fire Watch = Essentially guard duty w/o the firearm. We did similar duty in AF basic training. We got a helmet or helmet liner (I think), a pistol belt sans pistol and a flashlight. You challenged whomever came to the barracks door and you walked the floor every hour, on the hour, like the old vigils of Rome, ensuring fire does not break out & if so, you sound the alarm. Our group was housed in barracks built during WWII and we had to physically inspect every electrical ...... and light switch. BTW, Vigils - The original firefighters and the source of the term "vigilant." Also there is almost no experience as terrifying and simultaneously satisfying as having a TI (USAF called them Technical Instructors) come to your barracks door, refuse to present proper ID, etc and then try to bully you (i.e. screaming profanities and threats of physical abuse) into allowing them entry as you stand your ground and keep refusing them while stating you need proper ID, etc. I learned this when I pulled fire watch over another flight (USAF version of a platoon) of brand new recruits and their TI came back around 3AM due to a medical emergency in a recruits family. He was in a hurry and wanted in, I refused him. He got rather angry (which doesn't properly describe his demeanor). I stuck to my post orders and refused him entry. He finally went through the proper routine & I relented, allowed him entry and expected to be torn up, but he was OK with it and assured me that, in fact, I would not be send so back in training that my mother would have labor pains.

Quarterdeck = I should know more as the son of a Navy man, but I was an Air Dog...sorry. Sounds like a punishment area, like being sent to the Quad for various drills and calisthenics. I am sure there are no shortage of fine Marines here who can do better service at describing the Quarterdeck (from personal experience, no doubt). Which raises a question...Any Marines here who did NOT earn a trip to the Quarterdeck???

Online = Not the internet. I interpret this as "being in formation." When you should be "eyes front." Looking side to side or eyeballing the DI or perhaps the rogue female moving in your AO is bad ju-ju and instantly punishable. I speak from the bad experience of eyeballing a near-by young female while in formation, who I had the serious displeasure of learning was the instructor's daughter. Whether she was or not, I was run sufficiently (in the Texas heat) as to correct my attitude & leave just enough energy to stand at attention and stare at the head in front of me. Lesson Learned.

So, if the Devil Dogs will now come 'round, sniff my definitions & correct them, you will be able to understand the entire post.

Sincerely,
DJ the Air Dog

[2500M_Sub]

You did a great job, the quarter deck is a punishment area in the squad bay. We also got instruction their on occasion but mostly for punishment. Also I will clarify online, in the squad bay there were two lines on either side of the squad bay and online meant you were at attention standing online, so not really in formation exactly. At this time the DI would come to each recruit and just berate them, I of course found this amusing and got caught laughing many times! It was worth the punishment those DI's would say some hilarious things to us.

Best regards,

Ren