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27 December 2006, 11:30 PM
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Real Name: Jonathan Lloyd
Location: Cape Town SA
Watch: Rolex sub 5513
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African Sub photo
restored after laying in the cupboard for 20 years, my dad bought it at a pawn shop in Cape town about 30 years ago for R 500.00 , thats about $70 at todays exchange rate, she's looking beutiful after the R 2000.00 service.
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27 December 2006, 11:32 PM
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Awesome photo and great looking watch!
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27 December 2006, 11:36 PM
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Wow, Jonathan. That's a beauty for such a vintage piece.
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27 December 2006, 11:42 PM
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And very very nice 5513 Jonathan a proper real Rolex sub.
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28 December 2006, 01:12 AM
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Jonathan,where did you have it serviced... Rolex SA in Sandton ? What did they do ? Replaced any parts ? Or was it just a COR(Clean,oil,reset) ?
Nice watch/pic ...
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28 December 2006, 01:15 AM
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That's a mean looking strap!
Could you post a few more pics of the watch and strap?
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28 December 2006, 01:26 AM
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Real Name: Jonathan Lloyd
Location: Cape Town SA
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Hi there Chris, it was serviced by the Rolex agent in Cape Town, Chronos, they replaced the following parts, Crown,Tube, Rotor Axle,Case bars Case back gasket,Crystal replacmet, Watch service and case polish, a very nice job, it took about 3 weeks, cost R 1980,00
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28 December 2006, 01:50 AM
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ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder
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28 December 2006, 01:51 AM
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28 December 2006, 03:55 AM
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Welcome to TRF, Jonathan. Great photo and very nice vintage piece you have there.
Cheers - JJ
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28 December 2006, 04:12 AM
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I love the watch and the band is awesome. I just put a brown alligator strap on my DJ. I wouldn't mind that type of band. Could you PM what kinda band that is?
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28 December 2006, 09:41 AM
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 WOW!!!!!!!!!! |
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