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eightbore · 4 July 2014, 03:50 PM

Some of you may remember a story I posted a few weeks ago about my friends "cursed Rolex". Well, there is a new element to the saga! To restate the background, a friend of mine bought a stainless Sub about 10 years ago which he promptly lost. At the time, he thought he took it off at a public hotel restroom to wash his hands and forgot it on the counter. I recall asking him why he thought the sink was 1000 feet deep.

In any case, he went without the watch for several months and purchased an identical replacement. Literally just a few weeks after this he found the original watch underneath the seat of his father's car! He then had (and kept) two identical Subs.

Fast forward a few years and my buddy is nowworking for USAID in Haiti as a diplomat. Of course, he loses the same watch again! This time, he is changing and/or checking the fluids in his brand new Jeep and surmises that he took the watch off and left it on the washer fluid reservoir while working...forgetting it was there before driving off. The watch was again gone for a few months. Then one day he is driving into the embassy compound and a security guy with a mirror checking the underside of the car sees something shiny. It is the Submariner that has fallen and managed to get perfectly hung up on some engine wiring! Rolex salvaged!

Well, fast forward another several months to just a couple weeks ago. My buddy (and some DEA agents) were kidnapped at gunpoint while traveling in the Dominican Republic. Their lives were threatened but they were eventually released. Yes, the kidnappers took the cursed Sub! I told him that, if for any reason that watch is recovered, he should throw it into the sea immediately!

lapince · 4 July 2014, 03:53 PM

HAHAHAHA nice story

Alexwwjd · 4 July 2014, 03:56 PM

It's a very scary story. :s

brettpaul · 4 July 2014, 03:56 PM

Great story!

eightbore · 4 July 2014, 04:05 PM

Ya kinda gotta know this guy. We worked in Cairo together and he is the only guy I know who could go to a formal embassy party and literally come back with a black eye. At that event, He was just having a polite conversation with an Egyptian guy about "how well Egypt is developing economically". The comment that brought the black eye on was "Bullshit, I will believe Egypt is developing when you can all at least make sure there is toilet paper in the damned public restrooms.".
LOL!

Old Expat Beast · 4 July 2014, 04:32 PM

Perhaps he'll find it in his pants pocket later. Sounds to me like the watch isn't cursed at all...quite the contrary. I wish I had one that couldn't be lost.

Chris B · 4 July 2014, 05:15 PM

Its not the watch

HogwldFLTR · 4 July 2014, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris b

its not the watch

+1

Andad · 4 July 2014, 06:06 PM

Does his mum know he's out?

Rogdogg · 4 July 2014, 06:38 PM

It doesn't sound cursed to me..... It sounds like your friend is cursed and his very special Rolex is doing anything it can to be with him and find him once parted.... It's like him and that Rolex were meant to be haha

Rolexpharm · 4 July 2014, 09:43 PM

whoa its like "christine" in watch form

nameIess · 4 July 2014, 09:53 PM

I don't think thats a cursed Rolex. Where I come from we'd say that the money he used for buying that watch is blessed. ie money that he earned after hard decent work. ie... it will never be lost.

Think about it as if the watch is maybe what saved your friend that day when he got kidnapped?

...but it would be more interesting if the watch surfaced again on the internet somehow! haha

Racerdj · 4 July 2014, 09:58 PM

Very interesting.

T.S.Eliot · 4 July 2014, 10:18 PM

I would probably stay away from both himself and his watch.

bridgs · 4 July 2014, 10:58 PM

Cool story for sure!

polarinda · 4 July 2014, 11:13 PM

Boomerang sub.

SUBversive · 4 July 2014, 11:40 PM

He should join TRF. Be fun until he's banned.

Cru Jones · 4 July 2014, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris B

Its not the watch

HORNBLOWER · 4 July 2014, 11:51 PM

Tell him to buy a Casio.

SearChart · 5 July 2014, 01:09 AM

Fun story!

I hope the Rolex finds it's way back to him once again.

foodle · 5 July 2014, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris b

it's not the watch

+2

kilyung · 5 July 2014, 01:42 AM

I'd be worried his juju would rub off on me.

incontrol · 5 July 2014, 01:52 AM

Cool story! Let us know if the Sub re-appears!

Laszlo · 5 July 2014, 02:18 AM

I love this story. As an ex-screenwriter, this would make for a great runner. This watch is not cursed, it's a blessing that likely saved his life.

ltmgeller · 5 July 2014, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polarinda

Boomerang sub.

exactly

c.rod · 5 July 2014, 02:54 AM

That is hilarious!! Yes, if that watch turns up I would be contacting an excorsist!!

Furbo · 5 July 2014, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris B

Its not the watch

+3

That sub went FAR beyond call of duty.

bricey · 3 March 2016, 10:56 PM

That's not a cursed Rolex, that is a Blessed Rolex (and a careless owner!).

Now this is a cursed Rolex:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3220253793...84.m1555.l2649

4 July 2014, 03:50 PM	#1
eightbore Banned Join Date: May 2014 Location: UNITED STATES Posts: 301	Cursed Rolex Some of you may remember a story I posted a few weeks ago about my friends "cursed Rolex". Well, there is a new element to the saga! To restate the background, a friend of mine bought a stainless Sub about 10 years ago which he promptly lost. At the time, he thought he took it off at a public hotel restroom to wash his hands and forgot it on the counter. I recall asking him why he thought the sink was 1000 feet deep. In any case, he went without the watch for several months and purchased an identical replacement. Literally just a few weeks after this he found the original watch underneath the seat of his father's car! He then had (and kept) two identical Subs. Fast forward a few years and my buddy is nowworking for USAID in Haiti as a diplomat. Of course, he loses the same watch again! This time, he is changing and/or checking the fluids in his brand new Jeep and surmises that he took the watch off and left it on the washer fluid reservoir while working...forgetting it was there before driving off. The watch was again gone for a few months. Then one day he is driving into the embassy compound and a security guy with a mirror checking the underside of the car sees something shiny. It is the Submariner that has fallen and managed to get perfectly hung up on some engine wiring! Rolex salvaged! Well, fast forward another several months to just a couple weeks ago. My buddy (and some DEA agents) were kidnapped at gunpoint while traveling in the Dominican Republic. Their lives were threatened but they were eventually released. Yes, the kidnappers took the cursed Sub! I told him that, if for any reason that watch is recovered, he should throw it into the sea immediately!

4 July 2014, 06:06 PM	#9
Andad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,526	Does his mum know he's out? __________________ E

4 July 2014, 09:58 PM	#13
Racerdj 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Indianapolis Watch: Patek-Philippe Posts: 16,832	Very interesting. __________________ Rolex and Patek Philippe

4 July 2014, 10:18 PM	#14
T.S.Eliot "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: K Location: KSA Watch: aholic Posts: 1,499	I would probably stay away from both himself and his watch. __________________ "Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, / Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell / And the profit and loss. / A current under sea / Picked his bones in whispers. / As he rose and fell / He passed the stages of his age and youth / Entering the whirlpool. / Gentile or Jew / O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, / Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you." Cheers, K

5 July 2014, 01:52 AM	#23
incontrol "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Kevin Location: Somewhere in PA Watch: All of them... Posts: 10,355	Cool story! Let us know if the Sub re-appears! __________________ Patek Philippe Rolex

4 July 2014, 03:53 PM	#2
lapince "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mars Watch: 5712 Posts: 11,509	HAHAHAHA nice story

4 July 2014, 03:56 PM	#3
Alexwwjd "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Alex Location: Texas Watch: Out!!! Posts: 2,352	It's a very scary story. :s

4 July 2014, 03:56 PM	#4
brettpaul "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Brett Location: Bahrain, Dubai Watch: Rolex and AP Posts: 5,538	Great story!

4 July 2014, 04:05 PM	#5
eightbore Banned Join Date: May 2014 Location: UNITED STATES Posts: 301	Ya kinda gotta know this guy. We worked in Cairo together and he is the only guy I know who could go to a formal embassy party and literally come back with a black eye. At that event, He was just having a polite conversation with an Egyptian guy about "how well Egypt is developing economically". The comment that brought the black eye on was "Bullshit, I will believe Egypt is developing when you can all at least make sure there is toilet paper in the damned public restrooms.". LOL!

4 July 2014, 04:32 PM	#6
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,825	Perhaps he'll find it in his pants pocket later. Sounds to me like the watch isn't cursed at all...quite the contrary. I wish I had one that couldn't be lost.

4 July 2014, 05:15 PM	#7
Chris B "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 9,631	Its not the watch

4 July 2014, 06:38 PM	#10
Rogdogg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bangkok Posts: 6,124	It doesn't sound cursed to me..... It sounds like your friend is cursed and his very special Rolex is doing anything it can to be with him and find him once parted.... It's like him and that Rolex were meant to be haha

4 July 2014, 09:43 PM	#11
Rolexpharm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bensalem, Pa Posts: 638	whoa its like "christine" in watch form

4 July 2014, 09:53 PM	#12
nameIess Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Home Posts: 307	I don't think thats a cursed Rolex. Where I come from we'd say that the money he used for buying that watch is blessed. ie money that he earned after hard decent work. ie... it will never be lost. Think about it as if the watch is maybe what saved your friend that day when he got kidnapped? ...but it would be more interesting if the watch surfaced again on the internet somehow! haha

4 July 2014, 10:58 PM	#15
bridgs "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: Shane Location: Minnesota Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 1,125	Cool story for sure!

4 July 2014, 11:13 PM	#16
polarinda "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Trav Location: singapore Watch: it Posts: 2,316	Boomerang sub.

4 July 2014, 11:40 PM	#17
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	He should join TRF. Be fun until he's banned.

4 July 2014, 11:51 PM	#19
HORNBLOWER "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: Ben Location: Ireland Watch: 1 OR 2 Posts: 2,640	Tell him to buy a Casio.

5 July 2014, 01:42 AM	#22
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	I'd be worried his juju would rub off on me.

5 July 2014, 02:18 AM	#24
Laszlo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Watch: Date & No Date Posts: 10,868	I love this story. As an ex-screenwriter, this would make for a great runner. This watch is not cursed, it's a blessing that likely saved his life. __________________ "You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die." Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo in Casablanca

5 July 2014, 02:54 AM	#26
c.rod "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,252	That is hilarious!! Yes, if that watch turns up I would be contacting an excorsist!!

3 March 2016, 10:56 PM	#28
bricey "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1	That's not a cursed Rolex, that is a Blessed Rolex (and a careless owner!). Now this is a cursed Rolex: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3220253793...84.m1555.l2649

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