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19 June 2018, 09:20 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Real Name: Ray Neuman
Location: Green Bay Wi
Watch: Explorer
Posts: 27
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Obgiltory introduction.
Caution- long.
In 1964 I met our neighbor Wally. I was 9. He was a big scrapping adventure man. Hunted bear, fished, was gone to exotic places like Cincinnati...hey I was 9. And he wore a Rolex Explorer. Talked about it a lot. Saved his life in the army, helped him time his shot for an elk, helped him get home after a bad night in a desert bar. (I believed it all). I was smitten. The Rolex explorer was the finest time piece in the world. Life happened. I fell in love with this cutie, we had 4 kids, joined the traveling circus (Pastors for the Salvation Army) and never had the money to fulfill the watch dream. I got into other watches.....Seiko, Citizen, Swiss Army. All nice, but not the Explorer. I retired. Actually, after open heart surgery I went out on disability. Got me a "rest of my life" Seiko automatic watch and put to bed the dream. Fathers day 2018- Son travels 300 miles after working all weekend. Gives me a gold box................with a 214270 Rolex Explorer. (Yeah, I cried......shut up!) The boy making such effort to visit his old man was touching enough....but the dream watch. Wow. So, now I am "in the club"....Pretty cool son. 
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19 June 2018, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida, Canada
Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega
Posts: 30,244
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19 June 2018, 10:50 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tampa
Watch: SD4K
Posts: 2,674
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What a touching story!
Congratulations and a lot to be proud of! You did well! Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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19 June 2018, 01:02 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NYC
Watch: Me now
Posts: 19,184
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20 June 2018, 04:06 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Real Name: Alex
Location: Europe
Watch: AP
Posts: 5,252
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Welcome
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10 July 2018, 01:31 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: Alex
Location: Chicago
Watch: AP,PP, Rolex
Posts: 37,156
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Welcome
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