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31 August 2012, 07:42 PM | #31 |
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Thanks for sharing such an amazing story.
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31 August 2012, 07:43 PM | #32 |
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Great story. That the watch survived comes as no surprise, but finding it (& the method employed to do so) is the amazing thing
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31 August 2012, 07:50 PM | #33 |
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Amazing story!
Thanks for sharing!
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31 August 2012, 07:54 PM | #34 |
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So if he paid $85 an hour for the dredge and found it 14 months later would it not have been cheaper to buy a new TT Blue Sub?
Cool story though. |
31 August 2012, 08:03 PM | #35 |
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If this were my watch I think I would write to Rolex and tell them the story.
I wouldn't be surprised if they offered to trade a new Sub for the old one. It would make for a great story for Rolex. |
31 August 2012, 08:05 PM | #36 |
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Wow.
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31 August 2012, 08:10 PM | #37 |
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This answers all threads about if my watch will survive in water!
Thanks for sharing! |
31 August 2012, 08:12 PM | #38 |
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Did the salt water pit the gold at all?
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31 August 2012, 08:13 PM | #39 |
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And many the watch has been at the ad for over 12 months the oil has started to dry out and will been a service.
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31 August 2012, 08:29 PM | #40 |
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Quite a story!
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31 August 2012, 08:29 PM | #41 |
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That's incredible. Good story.
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31 August 2012, 08:46 PM | #42 |
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I love stories like this...thanks!
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31 August 2012, 09:59 PM | #43 | |
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Quote:
This one had some serious sentimental value is my guess
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31 August 2012, 10:42 PM | #44 |
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WOW, GO OYSTER!! That's a story to tell your child/grandchild when passing it on!
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31 August 2012, 10:43 PM | #45 |
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Cool story with a Hollywood ending
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31 August 2012, 11:26 PM | #46 |
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There's a broken pin in that bracelet?
If anyone is up near Soddy Daisy, TN on Chicamauga Lake, my Ref. 1016 Explorer rests in the rocks beneath 75' of murkiness since the summer of 1987. I'll give you $1000 cash for it's return...
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31 August 2012, 11:31 PM | #47 |
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If it is rust then its not surprising considering where and how long the watch has been in salty water. Daft i know but it seems a shame to restore it to a better condition really,leaving it it in that condition just backs up the good story really !
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1 September 2012, 12:06 AM | #48 |
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Maybe the first ever sighting of the very rare Lumepip Barnacle.
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1 September 2012, 12:16 AM | #49 |
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Wow!
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1 September 2012, 12:19 AM | #50 |
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Side note based on your comment. His Insurance company paid out and replaced this watch with a new 2 tone sub. After this one was recovered the customer called the insurance company to remain on their good side to inform them of the find. They told him the recovery would fall under a Salvage law and was legally owned at that point by the dredging company. If they chose to sell it back to him for 1000.00 it was no business of theres.
So He got a BNIB replacement and his original all legal! |
1 September 2012, 12:20 AM | #51 |
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unreal. I love reading these kinds of things.
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1 September 2012, 12:21 AM | #52 |
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Amazing Story!!
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1 September 2012, 12:22 AM | #54 |
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1 September 2012, 12:27 AM | #55 |
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I asked about that and the dredge only worked the area on a few occasions over the year. I think Steve said they spents maybe 6 or 8 hours in total over the 14 months, so the total cost of recovery was quite low
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1 September 2012, 12:30 AM | #56 |
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[QUOTE=versatile1;3552143]that maybe so, but when you got out of the shower did your sub look like this?
QUOTE] I said I was in 30 minutes not a year. |
1 September 2012, 12:37 AM | #57 |
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That is an awesome story..... I would really like to see how it cleans up.
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1 September 2012, 12:40 AM | #58 |
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What a story!!! Thanks for sharing and with pics too.
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1 September 2012, 12:41 AM | #59 |
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The awesome engineering of the Oyster case. The 904L steel held up well!
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that's pretty impressive
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