It was just 3 yrs ago when I found this forum. I always liked watches, but now, thanks to ODT, I became an enthusiastic person for these lovely machines!
Like in any subject, the more you get educated about it the more you're capable to appreciate it. But more than info, I found here amazing people, always prompt to help and share what they probably spent years (and quite bucks, for sure) to learn.
So really want to express my gratitude to you all who keep this community in a so dedicated way.

Cheers to ODT! Congrats Jeff and all!
: Tomorrow, February 12th, marks the 8th Anniversary of OnTheDash.
: That's right, it was February 12, 2003, when I sent out the
: e-mail message launching the website. [This first message is
: copied below.]

: So let's start tomorrow, and post a favorite watch, favorite event,
: favorite memory, or anything else that captures your experience
: in the OnTheDash community. Who can recall their first visit to
: OnTheDash or this forum, their first message posted here, or the
: first box to arrive, delivering a Heuer.

: Looking back at the message that I sent out eight years ago, and
: seeing that I sent it to 80 recipients, I can hardly recall how
: I pulled together this list of recipients. I knew most of them
: from eBay, back in the days when we could see the IDs and send
: e-mails to all the buyers, sellers and bidders, but it's hard to
: imagine that we had no forum, no Twitter and no Facebook; Google
: had not arrived, and the search engines were far less developed
: than they are today. Of course, gatherings in Switzerland,
: London, New York and Paris were beyond the realm of possibility,
: and we had no books or blogs covering the Heuers. What an
: amazing eight years it's been, since I hit the "send"
: button on this e-mail message!!

: As usual, we will keep this scan week casual . . . post a message
: over the next eight days, in honor of our eighth anniversary!!

: Jeff

: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

: From: OnTheDash
: To: [80 recipients]
: Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:42 PM
: Subject: ATTENTION Heuer Enthusiasts: New Heuer Web Site

: ATTENTION HEUER ENTHUSIASTS: Announcing the launch of
: www.onthedash.com , the first web site dedicated to vintage
: Heuer timepieces. OnTheDash focuses on Heuer dashboard timers
: (Master Time, Monte Carlo, Autavia, Super Autavia and others),
: and also covers some of the Heuer chronographs and stopwatches
: associated with automobile races and rallies.

: Please forward this message to others who may be interested in
: vintage Heuer timepieces. We will send e-mail messages from time
: to time, covering additions to the website and other interesting
: developments. Because you have received this message, you will
: be on our list for future updates unless you write to
: info@onthedash.com to "unsubscribe". You can also
: write to info@onthedash.com to update your e-mail address.

: WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY www.onthedash.com !! Please use the
: "Contact" page to provide any comments or suggestions.