Surprise incoming after over 5 years!

[watch3r]

Originally Posted by JRell

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!

[danwang0520]

Congrats!

[MP777]

Congrats! Great idea with the newspaper too, I think all ADs should do this going forward.

[4 Aussies]

Congrats!!

[Watchsprings]

Congrats, on the Big Blue Sky! Happy Birthday too!

[Big Kahuna 0311]

Man what a surprise 5 years later! Congratulations mate

[Michael1968]

Congrats and very nice gift as well

[drrd]

Enjoyed reading your story :)

Congratulations!

[bluestreak]

Originally Posted by Newt

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.

[kaiRoMa]

That blue though.... Very sexy

[GradyPhilpott]

[jankymutt]

Beautiful and congrats!!

[Maestro]

Lovely story. Happy birthday and congratulations on your acquisition

[Alfa2109]

A great story and a beautiful watch! Congratulations!!

[timepieceofmind]

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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[Rushne]

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

Originally Posted by timepieceofmind

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.