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Old 27 July 2014, 05:33 PM   #1
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From the TOP OF THE WORLD to the BOTTOM OF THE SEA...

Hey fellas,

I was at my folks' place in Canada visiting for a few weeks at the end of June-start July, & while I was there I decided to go Indiana Jones style uncovering some old treasure.

Turned up a bunch of old National Geographic magazines, many of which had, amongst the amazing old photos & articles, some really great vintage watch ads from brands like Omega, Tissot, Longines, Audemars Piguet, Le Coultre & Rolex to name a few.

The "Crown jewel" of my finds, though? The issue from July 1954 which documents not only Sir Edmund Hillary's conquest of Everest, but also a great article by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau on his adventures to the bottom of the sea by bathyscaphe










Inside this one, a very early, if not the first, full page Rolex Submariner print advert.






Thanks for lookin' boys..

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Old 27 July 2014, 06:05 PM   #2
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Love the 5 digit sub.
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Old 27 July 2014, 06:09 PM   #3
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Nice! Thanks. Must have been cool flipping through.
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Old 27 July 2014, 06:12 PM   #4
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Nice find....very nice.
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Old 27 July 2014, 07:27 PM   #5
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Old 27 July 2014, 07:52 PM   #6
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Great find. I would be interested in seeing the other vintage watch ads too.
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Old 27 July 2014, 07:55 PM   #7
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Very cool. Thank you for sharing!
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Old 27 July 2014, 07:56 PM   #8
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:40 PM   #9
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:45 PM   #10
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Love the old National Geographic magazines - thanks for sharing.
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:45 PM   #11
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I hope you took that issue home with you.
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:48 PM   #12
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Nice, thank you for sharing
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:49 PM   #13
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Old 27 July 2014, 08:50 PM   #14
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I hope you took that issue home with you.
Thanks, guys..

Oh yeah, for sure. Took a few home as well as a bunch of ads that I cut out. The magazines were actually destined for ye olde dump
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Old 27 July 2014, 09:21 PM   #15
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Wow! Looks in pretty good condition too.
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Old 27 July 2014, 09:28 PM   #16
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Old 27 July 2014, 09:50 PM   #17
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Nice nostalgia!
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Old 27 July 2014, 10:35 PM   #18
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Brought back memories of reading my Grandfather's old copies of National Geographic when I was a teenager. There were always some amazing articles in those things. You could lose hours just flicking through and reading the stuff that interested you.
That 1954 copy is a gem and looks mint - a keeper.
I too would like to see some more watch ads from them.
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Old 27 July 2014, 10:42 PM   #19
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Very cool. Thanks for posting.
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Old 27 July 2014, 11:15 PM   #20
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Very nice ads
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Old 27 July 2014, 11:16 PM   #21
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Thanks for taking the time to post these pics
I love the nostalgia
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Old 27 July 2014, 11:18 PM   #22
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That's a great ad
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Old 27 July 2014, 11:50 PM   #23
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Old 28 July 2014, 01:02 AM   #24
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Very nostalgic!
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