A Rare and Complete Abu Dhabi Presentation Date!

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Nope...even the Domino's Pizza ones one tend to be priced quite a bit higher than the regular dial version. Then there's Tiffany dials, which can increase the value of the watch very significantly.

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Originally Posted by padi56

Hardly unique made in smaller numbers yes but there are many hundreds possible thousands of this type of watch in this world today.Today there are many Rolex watches with various middle east sultans insignias on the dial some of the most valuable ones are the early sports type watches. In was around 1970,that Qaboos bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan of Oman ever since.The British (SAS) and several Arab Nations sent well-trained forces to assist the Sultan, and the rebels were defeated. Legend has it that the Special Forces suffered heavy losses, and only 7 Special Forces Officers survived. As a token of his appreciation, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said presented them each with a Rolex Sea Dweller ref 1665 with the Nations Coat of Arms printed on the dial in Gold. Also several Local Officers were presented with a Rolex Sea Dweller ref 1665 with the Nations Coat of Arms printed on the dial in Red. I am not sure how many of these were issued,but many middle east sultans had there coat of arms added to Rolex watches, in fact there was a special department in Rolex H/Q to oversee these matters.During the 1970s and 1980s it was not only Subs and Sea-Dwellers,they came in Presidents, Datejusts , Dates, TOG, and Airkings. Back in that era it was quite common for the Middle Eastern Kings to display their names and Family and counties Symbols all over watches, cars, jets etc to these people money was no object.But without the correct documentation and providence from Rolex they are just watches with a bit of extra paint on the dial so you got to be very careful in buying these types of watches.

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