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Old 9 June 2017, 12:51 AM   #1
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Ok Im looking to see Rolex's that have been to hell and back, real work horses, the type that's been through a war and survived (still working)

show and tell,
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Old 9 June 2017, 12:54 AM   #2
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reading the title i was expecting another UK availability thread

anyway... looking forward to these pics
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Old 9 June 2017, 05:58 AM   #3
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A classic..
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Old 9 June 2017, 06:10 AM   #4
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That is awesome!
You think he was concerned with "can I get it wet", "can I wear it to play golf", and all the similar questions?
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Old 9 June 2017, 06:11 AM   #5
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oh wow. I usually flip when I see a small scratch on my YM2 but wow this is a true demonstration of durability.
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Old 9 June 2017, 11:22 PM   #6
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Now that's what I'm talking about< many thanks "H"
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Old 9 June 2017, 06:17 AM   #7
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Here ya go,

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Old 9 June 2017, 06:24 AM   #8
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Ok Im looking to see Rolex's that have been to hell and back
Sorry, can't do that.

You can't take anything with you going to Hell and as far as I know you can't even get back when your first are gone.
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Old 9 June 2017, 06:25 AM   #9
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The sailors sub....what a story, awesome.
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Old 9 June 2017, 07:00 AM   #10
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Like watching a car wreck video!


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Old 9 June 2017, 08:07 AM   #11
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These are fun too... I have a book somewhere that rolex used to print with a bunch of these.
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Old 9 June 2017, 08:44 AM   #12
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Funnily enough I was thinking of a post on here a couple of months back where the gent had worn a day/date every day for x years. Can't remember his job but it was a manual one IIRC, you could hardly see through the crystal.

He had it refreshed and it was quite a satisfying post to read and see the outcome.
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Old 9 June 2017, 09:12 AM   #13
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Good luck on this forum. But you could ask to see some overworked and abused Cape Cod cloths.
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Old 9 June 2017, 09:19 AM   #15
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Ok Im looking to see Rolex's that have been to hell and back, real work horses, the type that's been through a war and survived (still working)

show and tell,
War watches don't necessarily go through more hell than watches that are used in more normal conditions.

My war watch, which sadly I no longer have, came back unscathed, while I was on the verge of death.

I thought it was broken because it stopped and kept stopping, but it was just because I was not moving enough to keep it wound.

When my dad took it to have it fixed, he brought it back and said it worked perfectly.

It was a Bulova by the way.
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Old 9 June 2017, 09:33 AM   #16
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War watches don't necessarily go through more hell than watches that are used in more normal conditions.

My war watch, which sadly I no longer have, came back unscathed, while I was on the verge of death.

I thought it was broken because it stopped and kept stopping, but it was just because I was not moving enough to keep it wound.

When my dad took it to have it fixed, he brought it back and said it worked perfectly.

It was a Bulova by the way.


Good story Grady!
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Old 9 June 2017, 10:24 AM   #17
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Old 9 June 2017, 09:52 AM   #18
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Some of these pics are painful!
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Old 9 June 2017, 11:01 AM   #19
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The sailor sub story is so good!
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Old 9 June 2017, 12:56 PM   #20
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Give me a couple years and my Explorer will look like that sailors sub.
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