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abigsecret · 26 August 2011, 02:25 PM

I'm tearful, overjoyed, touched, delighted, and so humbled by this gesture of the great members, past and present, of this forum!

For those that are new members; when my daughter Ileana was born in October of 2008, Jim (Jimbits) came up with the idea to start a baby book to be signed by members of TRF worldwide. The book is a Rolex Catalog of 2008.
It went from the UK to other numerous countries in Europe, to Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many states in the USA. The journey was very challenging, and this catalog actually went missing a few times in transit between continents!

2 years and 10 months later the book ARRIVED!!! I will take some pictures later with Ileana holding HER special gift from all these great folks.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you, but especially Jim, for starting and taking on this amazing task!

Much love

sleddog · 26 August 2011, 02:28 PM

That is awesome news Mireyna!!

So happy to hear this books journey has come to an end and is now at it's intended destination!

harvey · 26 August 2011, 03:41 PM

...yay you got it! my scribbles on their somewhere! cant wait for the pics!

toph · 26 August 2011, 03:55 PM

thats amazing! i never got to sign it, unfortunately because i moved to Australia ! but i remember it travelling round the world!

Jimbits76 · 26 August 2011, 07:47 PM

What great news!!!!!!!!

Finally I can stop chewing my fingernails!!!!

A huge thank you again to everybody who took time to sign it and send it on.

J

arttay10 · 26 August 2011, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

What great news!!!!!!!!

Finally I can stop chewing my fingernails!!!!

A huge thank you again to everybody who took time to sign it and send it on.

J

A job well done Ole Jimbits!!

mailman · 26 August 2011, 09:36 PM

Good news and great work on Bitsy's part on not giving up on it

swatty · 26 August 2011, 09:39 PM

It made it

Great work Jimbo

PS: I signed it over 2 years ago

HL65 · 26 August 2011, 08:14 PM

Very happy to hear that! Congrats as the long journey comes to an end!

East Bay Rider · 26 August 2011, 08:53 PM

Good news.

arttay10 · 26 August 2011, 09:01 PM

WOW!! I was one of the early ones to sign it... I thought that had been delivered a long time ago

Glad to hear it finally arrived..

Lisa · 26 August 2011, 09:47 PM

This is very good news! Thanks, Jim, for making it possible and for not giving up. It was a privilege to be involved.

M - looking forward to the pics.

Andad · 26 August 2011, 10:19 PM

We are happy to know that it arrived safely.

Good work Jimbo.

johnbeth · 26 August 2011, 10:22 PM

dddrees · 26 August 2011, 10:28 PM

Awesome, glad to hear that you got it after all this time. What a real cool story. Look forward to seeing some PICs.

brkanand · 26 August 2011, 10:39 PM

I am impressed and deeply touched by TRF members' dedication and solidarity. Feel Good.

kcmo · 27 August 2011, 05:25 AM

Fantastic!!! Kudos to Jim for such an effort!

Puffy · 27 August 2011, 05:59 AM

cool!!!!!!!!!!

abigsecret · 27 August 2011, 02:31 PM

Here are some pics from this morning

Mosco · 27 August 2011, 02:44 PM

Those pics are absolutely adorable... Good on Jimbo for initializing this, and the rest for participating...

Shame on me for not taking part.. me--->

brkanand · 27 August 2011, 02:46 PM

Why are there tears in my eyes?

vh_bu98 · 27 August 2011, 03:03 PM

I am honored to have had the opportunity to be part of this. It is quite something to see the journey of this.

swatty · 27 August 2011, 06:54 PM

Love the pics , Ileana is soooo cute

Lisa · 27 August 2011, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brkanand

why are there tears in my eyes?

x2

dalip · 27 August 2011, 08:15 PM

This is a very special place. Wonderful gesture, pics and news.

Lol-x · 27 August 2011, 10:26 PM

Good work everyone

Glad to see this reach fruition.

Thanks for everyone involved and especially Jim for persisting.

harvey · 28 August 2011, 02:04 AM

....awww cute pix!

thanks for posting them...

axxeman01 · 28 August 2011, 07:01 AM

This was before my time, but it shows how cool the folks on TRF are than this thing made it to the destination intact and with so many signatures! Very nice guys/gals!

keschete · 28 August 2011, 07:08 AM

Awesome!!!!!

DSJ · 28 September 2011, 03:46 AM

It was great to be a part of this. I was the lucky last signer, so I got to see what arrived. Amazing story.

26 August 2011, 02:25 PM	#1
abigsecret "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Mireyna Location: s o t r Watch: your back! Posts: 2,282	---> Ileana's baby book has arrived! <--- I'm tearful, overjoyed, touched, delighted, and so humbled by this gesture of the great members, past and present, of this forum! For those that are new members; when my daughter Ileana was born in October of 2008, Jim (Jimbits) came up with the idea to start a baby book to be signed by members of TRF worldwide. The book is a Rolex Catalog of 2008. It went from the UK to other numerous countries in Europe, to Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many states in the USA. The journey was very challenging, and this catalog actually went missing a few times in transit between continents! 2 years and 10 months later the book ARRIVED!!! I will take some pictures later with Ileana holding HER special gift from all these great folks. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you, but especially Jim, for starting and taking on this amazing task! Much love __________________ #6267 He who knows no foreign language does not know his own.-Goethe

26 August 2011, 02:28 PM	#2
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,931	That is awesome news Mireyna!! So happy to hear this books journey has come to an end and is now at it's intended destination! __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

26 August 2011, 03:41 PM	#3
harvey "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rolexforums.com Posts: 5,437	...yay you got it! my scribbles on their somewhere! cant wait for the pics! __________________ And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

26 August 2011, 03:55 PM	#4
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	thats amazing! i never got to sign it, unfortunately because i moved to Australia ! but i remember it travelling round the world! __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

26 August 2011, 09:36 PM	#7
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	Good news and great work on Bitsy's part on not giving up on it __________________ JJ

26 August 2011, 07:47 PM	#5
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	What great news!!!!!!!! Finally I can stop chewing my fingernails!!!! A huge thank you again to everybody who took time to sign it and send it on. J

26 August 2011, 09:39 PM	#8
swatty 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Sydney Watch: The Game Posts: 17,415	It made it Great work Jimbo PS: I signed it over 2 years ago

26 August 2011, 08:14 PM	#9
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,009	Very happy to hear that! Congrats as the long journey comes to an end! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

26 August 2011, 08:53 PM	#10
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,073	Good news. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

26 August 2011, 09:01 PM	#11
arttay10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Watch: ???????? Posts: 2,187	WOW!! I was one of the early ones to sign it... I thought that had been delivered a long time ago Glad to hear it finally arrived..

26 August 2011, 09:47 PM	#12
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	This is very good news! Thanks, Jim, for making it possible and for not giving up. It was a privilege to be involved. M - looking forward to the pics.

26 August 2011, 10:19 PM	#13
Andad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,534	We are happy to know that it arrived safely. Good work Jimbo. __________________ E

26 August 2011, 10:22 PM	#14
johnbeth "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: John Location: Australia Watch: Depends on mood. Posts: 9,536

26 August 2011, 10:28 PM	#15
dddrees "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: Dan Location: USA Watch: This N That Posts: 34,253	Awesome, glad to hear that you got it after all this time. What a real cool story. Look forward to seeing some PICs. __________________ When it captures your imagination, that's when you know you have found your passion. Loyal Foot Soldier of The Nylon Nation. Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

26 August 2011, 10:39 PM	#16
brkanand 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: DrK Location: India Watch: 4=YMDaytonaGMTHulk Posts: 7,052	I am impressed and deeply touched by TRF members' dedication and solidarity. Feel Good.

27 August 2011, 05:25 AM	#17
kcmo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Karis Location: USA Posts: 19,377	Fantastic!!! Kudos to Jim for such an effort!

27 August 2011, 05:59 AM	#18
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	cool!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

27 August 2011, 02:44 PM	#20
Mosco "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Greg Location: Cincinnati Watch: I like to... Posts: 18,567	Those pics are absolutely adorable... Good on Jimbo for initializing this, and the rest for participating... Shame on me for not taking part.. me---> __________________ Instagram - @CaliberSwiss *“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” - Hunter S. Thompson*

27 August 2011, 02:46 PM	#21
brkanand 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: DrK Location: India Watch: 4=YMDaytonaGMTHulk Posts: 7,052	Why are there tears in my eyes?

27 August 2011, 03:03 PM	#22
vh_bu98 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Vu Location: Dallas area Watch: Platinum YM Posts: 2,646	I am honored to have had the opportunity to be part of this. It is quite something to see the journey of this.

27 August 2011, 06:54 PM	#23
swatty 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Sydney Watch: The Game Posts: 17,415	Love the pics , Ileana is soooo cute

27 August 2011, 08:15 PM	#25
dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	This is a very special place. Wonderful gesture, pics and news. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

27 August 2011, 10:26 PM	#26
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	Good work everyone Glad to see this reach fruition. Thanks for everyone involved and especially Jim for persisting. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

28 August 2011, 02:04 AM	#27
harvey "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rolexforums.com Posts: 5,437	....awww cute pix! thanks for posting them... __________________ And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

28 August 2011, 07:01 AM	#28
axxeman01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: Champaign, IL Watch: 16610lv Posts: 818	This was before my time, but it shows how cool the folks on TRF are than this thing made it to the destination intact and with so many signatures! Very nice guys/gals!

28 August 2011, 07:08 AM	#29
keschete "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Kaya Location: Louisiana Watch: 116500 Posts: 3,575	Awesome!!!!! __________________ GMT II BLNR, Submariner, Submariner Serti, Datejust, Daytona C, TT Yacht Master, Hulk Submariner, Pepsi GMT II

28 September 2011, 03:46 AM	#30
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	It was great to be a part of this. I was the lucky last signer, so I got to see what arrived. Amazing story. __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

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