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Old 13 December 2022, 08:32 AM   #31
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Congrats - I want a Rolex vest!
Sorry, you’ll first have to buy two pairs of Rolex socks, a Rolex hat, and a preowned pair of Rolex boots before being considered for the Rolex vest waitlist.

All jokes aside, nice pick up OP!
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Old 13 December 2022, 11:47 AM   #32
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Old 13 December 2022, 01:06 PM   #33
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Congrats! Great idea with the newspaper too, I think all ADs should do this going forward.
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Old 13 December 2022, 01:27 PM   #34
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Old 13 December 2022, 01:45 PM   #35
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Congrats, on the Big Blue Sky! Happy Birthday too!
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Old 13 December 2022, 05:24 PM   #36
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Man what a surprise 5 years later! Congratulations mate
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Old 13 December 2022, 05:34 PM   #37
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Congrats and very nice gift as well
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Old 13 December 2022, 11:41 PM   #38
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Enjoyed reading your story :)

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Old 14 December 2022, 02:08 AM   #39
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Beautiful. Congrats. I admit though more and more of these games, like your hostage thing, are starting to turn me off. Granted I’m on my 9th rolex(which I bought yesterday). Still. Sheesh.

We complain about flippers, we complain when measures are taken to prevent flipping.

That being said, probably easier to ask for pictures of watch with a time stamp and with a piece of paper with a randomly selected word next to the watch rather than a proof of life picture.
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Old 14 December 2022, 02:24 AM   #40
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That blue though.... Very sexy
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Old 14 December 2022, 03:22 AM   #41
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Old 14 December 2022, 03:58 AM   #42
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Beautiful and congrats!!
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Old 14 December 2022, 04:00 AM   #43
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Lovely story. Happy birthday and congratulations on your acquisition
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Old 14 December 2022, 12:12 PM   #44
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A great story and a beautiful watch! Congratulations!!
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Old 14 December 2022, 12:44 PM   #45
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Man, that is an awesome story. It’s crazy that you might wait 6 months, or in your case, 5 years, lol. Great story though and enjoy that time piece!


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Old 15 December 2022, 06:56 PM   #46
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Thanks again all.

Yeah I am still coming down a bit from the excitement haha.

I just realized I never really spoke about the watch.

It wears pretty darn well for a 42mm Rolex. The thickness is somehow hidden away, as I remember by IWC Portuguese was not a svelte watch by any means.
The jubilee bracelet though, my god it is good. This is the first jubilee I have had, and have had 5 or 6 oyster bracelets.
I do find myself playing with the bezel and functions of the SkyD. It's just too much fun :D


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Man, that is an awesome story. It’s crazy that you might wait 6 months, or in your case, 5 years, lol. Great story though and enjoy that time piece!
Yeah you never know. I do think that if I chased my AD a bit, I would have got it much faster, but having just let it flow through a generic list, it took way longer.
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