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Old 18 March 2015, 08:27 AM   #1
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1675 GMT Raspberry

Hands, crown and crystal were changed by local Rolex dealer about 20 years ago...Bought new in 1968
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Old 18 March 2015, 08:56 AM   #2
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Old 18 March 2015, 09:16 AM   #3
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Old 18 March 2015, 09:24 AM   #4
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Old 18 March 2015, 09:47 AM   #5
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Excellent. Love a raspberry fade (mine is similar)
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Old 18 March 2015, 11:34 AM   #6
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Old 18 March 2015, 02:02 PM   #7
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Very nice!!!!
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Old 18 March 2015, 02:07 PM   #8
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my wife's 1675 from 1968
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Old 18 March 2015, 08:01 PM   #9
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Old 18 March 2015, 08:07 PM   #10
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Old 18 March 2015, 08:10 PM   #11
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Old 18 March 2015, 09:59 PM   #12
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1968 is which dial ?
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Old 18 March 2015, 10:01 PM   #13
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Old 18 March 2015, 10:17 PM   #14
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This GMT was purchased and worn while the owner served in Vietnam and for 20 years afterward...his cost was $250... I also have one photo of him wearing the watch in country.
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Old 19 March 2015, 03:28 PM   #15
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1968 is which dial ?
Mk 1
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Old 19 March 2015, 03:29 PM   #16
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This GMT was purchased and worn while the owner served in Vietnam and for 20 years afterward...his cost was $250... I also have one photo of him wearing the watch in country.
would love to see this.
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Old 20 March 2015, 08:30 AM   #17
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He apologized for not having had the forethought to turn his watch around for the photo!!!
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Old 20 March 2015, 09:37 AM   #18
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