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17 June 2016, 09:52 AM
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Rolex: There is NO substitute
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17 June 2016, 09:54 AM
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Bought for $120 55 years ago...now worth $65,000.
isnt' that what you would call an "INVESTMENT"?..:)
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17 June 2016, 09:56 AM
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watched this on TV weeks ago....great story indeed.
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17 June 2016, 09:59 AM
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I was blown watching that video just yesterday on YouTube.
Gentlemen's reaction was very touching. |
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17 June 2016, 10:02 AM
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Just a great, humble man, as well... His reaction is just awesome
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17 June 2016, 10:16 AM
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Good for him. And great suggestion from his sergeant. Great watch, this is a need to see video for all WIS here. Happy he got a honest answer and no-one took him for a ride. Thanks for your service protecting my country, sir. Congrats...
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17 June 2016, 10:22 AM
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Amazing story....
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17 June 2016, 10:22 AM
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So dope...
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17 June 2016, 10:42 AM
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In the past bought 120$ 55 years ago up to $65000
buy now 65000$ 50 years later.........$?? should not the same ratio for sure
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17 June 2016, 10:44 AM
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So awesome.
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17 June 2016, 10:45 AM
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Future value depends a lot on the economy. But in good economic times I see its value rising.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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17 June 2016, 10:52 AM
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I've watched that clip every time someone posts it and it never gets old.
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17 June 2016, 10:58 AM
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Beautiful video.
If it were mine, I couldn't part with it at any price.
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17 June 2016, 11:12 AM
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Just awesome
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17 June 2016, 11:34 AM
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Sick video
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17 June 2016, 11:37 AM
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Don't you just love the owners reaction? What a nice man.
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17 June 2016, 11:49 AM
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17 June 2016, 11:56 AM
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This reminds me of my high school Russian history teacher. She had a Rolex that started my addiction. She had a crazy expensive Rolex on a teachers salary. She said "my husband bought it for me while he was in the military in Europe, it's worth more than I get paid in a year now, but I would not sell it for anything! It's representative of our never ending love."
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17 June 2016, 12:14 PM
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Yes, that humble gentleman, so down-to earth, served our country.
makes me proud to be a Rolex owner, and live here in the US. His story, is just one more valuable reason, of what makes a Rolex so invaluable. It's not only the Paul Newmans,or the Rogers or the Tigers that makes the Rolex, to me, its actually "folk" tales, for lack of a better term, no disrespect, that just keeps adding and adding to the Rolex legendary lore, so to speak.
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17 June 2016, 12:28 PM
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Very cool!
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17 June 2016, 01:28 PM
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Here's a thread from the Vintage section containing a lot of discussion about this watch, merged with all the other thread starters about this episode.
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...light=Roadshow |
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17 June 2016, 03:21 PM
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You gotta love that line at the bottom of the box lid.
Anyone use their boxes to store cigarettes? 
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17 June 2016, 03:39 PM
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What a great story!
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17 June 2016, 05:29 PM
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17 June 2016, 05:47 PM
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What a touching video. Hopefully he kept it and didn't sell it auction.
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17 June 2016, 05:48 PM
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It was awesome!
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17 June 2016, 11:41 PM
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Such a cool story. The romance days of Rolex tool watches where a military man could walk into a PX and buy a real tool watch. My my have times changed.
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