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Feb 17, 2023Liked by Jason Heaton

What an fantastic story Jason! Pieces like this are what makes you the best in the industry.

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Talk about having a vicarious thrill from your amazing experience! Thank you, Jason, for sharing the beauty and adventure of your trip. I also enjoyed your discussion of traditional and current diving technologies and their impact on your experience. I am now going to enviously revisit yours and Gishani's IG feeds about this incredible trip. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Well said Dan I couldn't agree more with your comments! Jason's dad.

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Iโ€™ve dreamt of diving CCR since I read about them while over-preparing for my open water cert. Thanks for taking me there, brother. This whole post is an indelible daydream.

I also greatly appreciate your perspective and description of the FF Tech. This was the original idea Ballesta referenced ever so briefly in your interview with him, if I recall correctly. The one gadget he could think of that would be genuinely useful to him in an analog watch. If itโ€™s good enough for Laurent, itโ€™s more than good enough for me.

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What a lovely article. It is this kind of writing that highlights the staleness of traditional watch content.

Is this watch for me? Not really; I am a desk diver (although it would have been useful for my three-hour law school finals). Do I feel like I was sucked in to your adventure and come away with wishful thinking, romanticizing the lifestyle this watch projects? Absolutely.

Keep up the amazing work, sir.

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I'm not sure which I liked more, the pictures or the story. That was an excellent piece, Jason.

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Another superbly written piece Jason. I appreciated your perspective on Blancpainโ€™s innovation here, compared to most other commentators who are looking at it critically from a narrow perspective. And youโ€™re spot on re time v depth - hopefully we see more features like this in the coming years. Cheers, Leigh

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Thanks for sharing this journey with such vivid description. I know this is your job (life) but I appreciate it. Can't wait for the next one!

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I love this one. Really vividly painted the picture for me, and I love the way you brought us right back to the beginning of the story for the ending. Great read!

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Fantastic stuff.

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What an amazing adventure. That new watch is such a cool piece of kit, too.

In light of my recent chance to observe ice diving I'm curious to know if you can ice dive with a rebreather, too? I'm assuming you can but since I know nothing about how they work, it wouldn't surprise me if you can't.

Thanks for sharing another one of your adventures with us.

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