“Only time can tell how much I love you.”
Inscribed on a simple wood watch, those loving words jarred Eric Preciado (pictured below) out of the depression that had taken over his life.
Having served honorably in the U.S. Navy as a medical corpsman, including an intense tour in support of a Marine sniper unit, Eric found himself adrift after an injury he’d received in the line of duty left him unable to work. Seeing the watch—given to him by his wife before deployment to the Middle East in 2016—prompted a search that led him to the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to training veterans in the highly technical art of watchmaking and repair, free of charge.
Supported by The Bulova Stetson Fund, all programs (which include housing) are free of charge.