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Old 19 March 2014, 03:14 AM   #1
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I humbly come to you with my MilSub article

TRFers,

I mentioned in another thread that I was putting together a MilSub article for Gear Patrol, and it just published today.

http://gearpatrol.com/2014/03/18/ico...ry-submariner/

Please take a look and let me know how I did. There's a lot of bad and good info out there, and I did my best to wade through one and gather the other.

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Old 19 March 2014, 03:19 AM   #2
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Did a quick read and you left a good impression. Facts were not dry stats and your colorful style showed. Overall, a very well written piece. Thanks for asking for opinions.
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Old 19 March 2014, 03:26 AM   #3
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Did a quick read and you left a good impression. Facts were not dry stats and your colorful style showed. Overall, a very well written piece. Thanks for asking for opinions.
Thanks much. I'm a huge Rolex fan, but taking on this article was intimidating. It was originally part of a larger MOD watch article, but we're breaking it out separately. Hopefully the larger article is released in the near future.
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Old 20 March 2014, 12:19 AM   #4
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Interesting piece. Should that be 'seller' not 'selling' about halfway down?
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Old 20 March 2014, 01:00 AM   #5
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Interesting piece. Should that be 'seller' not 'selling' about halfway down?
Damn. Good catch. Thanks for reading!

*typo corrected
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Old 20 March 2014, 02:41 AM   #6
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I found the article very interesting, easy to read, and the attached photos/video added greatly to the experience!

Thanks Shane!
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Old 20 March 2014, 07:59 AM   #7
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Good article Shane, lots of info crammed in there!
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Old 20 March 2014, 11:30 AM   #8
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I found the article very interesting, easy to read, and the attached photos/video added greatly to the experience!

Thanks Shane!
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Good article Shane, lots of info crammed in there!
Thanks, guys! Keep reading! We have some great watch articles, especially for a site that isn't solely focused on watches.
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Old 23 March 2014, 01:18 PM   #9
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Old 26 March 2014, 12:49 PM   #10
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Great article, I enjoyed it immensely.


Now if I could only find me a MIL Sub.
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Old 27 March 2014, 06:41 AM   #11
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Great article, I enjoyed it immensely.


Now if I could only find me a MIL Sub.
Thanks, fellas!
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Old 27 March 2014, 07:21 AM   #12
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great read!! I learned something which I like and it kept my attn while doing it!!
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Old 27 March 2014, 11:09 PM   #13
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Thanx. I thoroughly enjoyed the read.
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Old 24 May 2014, 07:01 AM   #14
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Nice read! Thank you.
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Old 24 May 2014, 07:14 AM   #15
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Old 25 May 2014, 07:41 PM   #16
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Old 27 May 2014, 07:10 AM   #17
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Good article! And Mike Wood has what, 4 or 5 of the remaining 180?
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Old 29 May 2014, 05:03 AM   #18
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Nice job mate
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Old 29 May 2014, 10:24 AM   #19
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nicely done!
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Old 30 May 2014, 04:20 AM   #20
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Old 30 May 2014, 04:49 AM   #21
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Good article... only 180 MilSubs left? Jeez.. are remaining 1000+ are in the ocean/sea?
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Old 31 May 2014, 02:13 AM   #22
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Thanks, all!

We actually just posted another interesting Rolex article about the hybrid Explorer/GMT Master made for Oliver Shepard for the Transglobe Expedition.

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Good article... only 180 MilSubs left? Jeez.. are remaining 1000+ are in the ocean/sea?
Under the sea, broken up into pieces, buried in the sand, at the bottom of footlockers stowed away in the attic, you name it!
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Old 25 July 2014, 06:20 PM   #23
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Thank you Shane.
I was unaware that only 180 Milsubs are known to exist?
Surprised as Mike Wood posted a picture some 2 months ago of 7 or 8 Milsubs together?
He has certainly cornered the market.
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Old 10 December 2015, 12:05 AM   #24
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Excellent article! Enjoyed reading it.

I have an SD4k and one of the aspects I really appreciate about it is the homage to the MilSub with the 60-minute bezel


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Old 10 December 2015, 07:23 AM   #25
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thanks for sharing!

very helpful piece of reading indeed.
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Old 23 December 2015, 04:23 PM   #26
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Very nice article!

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Old 29 December 2015, 11:12 AM   #27
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Very nice article, thanks
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