Have you ever recovered your stolen watch?

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I bought a SS oyster Date in 1983. The watch was stolen in 1993. I kept the box and papers and about once a year would go to all the area pawnshops with the serial number to make sure they had it on their lists. The police here don't keep stuff on their lists that long but it was entered into some data base somewhere and with Rolex. The watch was found in early August but the dial had been changed to a refinished dial in what in NC is referred to as Carolina Blue. Even though I graduated from Wake Forest the elation over getting the watch back was not subdued over the horrible color dial- I just decided to chage it. Has anyone else had a watch stolen that was recovered years later? I am sure glad I kept all the boxes and tags. When I get the dial changed I plan to put it into rotation.