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Old 25 June 2012, 04:15 PM   #1
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Beaters anyone?
Since I've only been a Rolex owner for a few years now, and do wear mine almost every day, I'm curious to see what your rolexs look like after you have worn the hell out of them...

I'd be especially curious to see a 'broken-in' gmt ii ceramic, as everyone I have ever seen looks brand new to me.

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Old 25 June 2012, 04:56 PM   #2
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Here's my 1963 GMT. It's seen it all.
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Old 25 June 2012, 05:19 PM   #3
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Here's my 1963 GMT. It's seen it all.
Is that dust or scratches on the sapphire crystal?

I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures in this thread!!! C'mon people lets see the beaters and daily wearers!
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Old 25 June 2012, 06:04 PM   #4
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2 year old beater..only some minor dinks/scatches..
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Old 25 June 2012, 06:36 PM   #5
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Don't have any recent photos, these were taken after about three months.
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Old 25 June 2012, 07:01 PM   #6
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Don't have any recent photos, these were taken after about three months.
3 months?!?! You must really beat it up!
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Old 25 June 2012, 08:28 PM   #7
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3 months?!?! You must really beat it up!
It goes where I go.

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Old 25 June 2012, 08:33 PM   #8
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Here's another event thread that shows a well worn gmtIIc
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=240234
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Old 25 June 2012, 08:51 PM   #9
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It goes where I go.

haha I love how the fish matches the color of your watch!
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Old 25 June 2012, 10:58 PM   #10
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Don't have any recent photos, these were taken after about three months.

Are you by any chance Chuck Norris?
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Old 26 June 2012, 12:02 AM   #11
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Headed over to the vintage forum, plenty of "well worn" watches there
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Old 26 June 2012, 01:07 AM   #12
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Is that dust or scratches on the sapphire crystal?
No dust or scratches. The dial is old, i think over the years, as hands went over markers, tritium dusted off into the dial.
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Old 26 June 2012, 01:09 AM   #13
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16750. It is my beater. I take it wherever I want and don't look twice if I bang into something.
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Old 26 June 2012, 01:38 AM   #14
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I dont think there is a single part of my SubC that doesn't have a scratch after wearing it for a year.
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Old 26 June 2012, 03:01 AM   #15
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Does that have an acrylic crystal?

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16750. It is my beater. I take it wherever I want and don't look twice if I bang into something.
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Old 26 June 2012, 03:02 AM   #16
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WOW Extreme wear - nice!

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Here's my 1963 GMT. It's seen it all.
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Old 26 June 2012, 04:12 AM   #17
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Here is my yearly cleaning.

Cleaning my beater
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Old 26 June 2012, 04:34 AM   #18
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Here is my yearly cleaning.

Cleaning my beater
Another awesome job, Jocke! You are the man!
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Old 26 June 2012, 05:24 AM   #19
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Cleaning my beater
That was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Can't imagine how it got so dirty!
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Old 26 June 2012, 06:02 AM   #20
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Here is my yearly cleaning.

Cleaning my beater
Thank you for re-posting this...it was very informative and enjoyable...
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Old 26 June 2012, 12:26 PM   #21
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Here's my beater Explorer 14270. Heavily spotted dial. Scratched and dented case. Chipped crystal. Bracelet long gone. Worn mostly on a black NATO strap.
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Old 27 June 2012, 06:56 AM   #22
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Cleaning my beater
What did you do? Bury that thing for a month? Or is it the dogs chew toy?

Great clean job. I wish I had the guts to open up my baby like that. I'm afraid to even change the bezel.
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