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Old 14 December 2013, 02:43 AM   #1
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My weekend with one of the rarest, coolest vintage Rolex ever!

Hey all,

Ok... make sure you are sitting down before you look at these.

A friend of mine let me borrow his DRSD tiffany dial for the weekend before we sent it off to Bob Ridley for servicing.

I've always been partial to subs over sea-dwellers dimensionally but this watch changed my mind. I tried but couldn't find one angle or type of lighting that it looked bad in!

I'm sure I inadvertently offended a lot of people that weekend by staring at my wrist while they were trying to speak to me. Other than that, what a trip this watch was!!! I may have cried a little after giving it back.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the photos!
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Old 14 December 2013, 02:47 AM   #2
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OMG, that's my ultimate grail.Wonderful piece
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Old 14 December 2013, 02:51 AM   #3
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fantastic looking watch ,
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Old 14 December 2013, 02:52 AM   #4
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Love the fireside pic. That is one gorgeous piece.
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Old 14 December 2013, 02:53 AM   #5
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I had a DRSD for a bit. Very nice watch.

You must be a close friend for him to let you borrow that for a weekend!
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Old 14 December 2013, 03:16 AM   #6
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Wow...that truly is a stellar piece mate. Lucky you got to enjoy it!
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Old 14 December 2013, 03:34 AM   #7
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holy shit!! and looks to be damn near NOS
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Old 14 December 2013, 03:52 AM   #8
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gorgeous piece. from the pics, I have to assume Bob's work will be internal only.
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Old 14 December 2013, 04:02 AM   #9
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Beautiful!
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Old 14 December 2013, 04:03 AM   #10
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Beauty - love it.

8 lines, that's a lot of text on the dial with the Tiffany's logo as well though!
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Old 14 December 2013, 04:28 AM   #11
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That's one of those grails I didn't even know I had. Thanks for the share!
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Old 14 December 2013, 04:41 AM   #12
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Super nice, thanks for sharing
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Old 14 December 2013, 04:47 AM   #13
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Great weekend.
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Old 14 December 2013, 06:31 AM   #14
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That is ridiculously nice.

What will Bob be doing to it?


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Old 14 December 2013, 06:32 AM   #15
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Great watch. Cool pictures.


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Old 14 December 2013, 06:47 AM   #16
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That's one of those grails I didn't even know I had. Thanks for the share!
Ha! ^^

Actually, I'm a Sub guy but that is one sweet watch. I just love Rolex divers -- vintage or modern. Such intriguing timepieces.
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Old 14 December 2013, 07:26 AM   #17
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Nice thread, photo's and awesome watch
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Old 14 December 2013, 07:27 AM   #18
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I need better friends.
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Old 14 December 2013, 08:24 AM   #19
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Wow rare bird indeed! Nice
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Old 14 December 2013, 09:31 AM   #20
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That is one beautiful watch. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 14 December 2013, 09:36 AM   #21
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NOS !!!! Perfect
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Old 15 December 2013, 08:01 AM   #22
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A beaut.., to say the least..!!
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Old 15 December 2013, 10:27 AM   #23
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Woah... that is sick!
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Old 15 December 2013, 02:56 PM   #24
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How did he get the watch back? Are you missing a hand? Hahahahaha Sweet watch.
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Old 15 December 2013, 06:10 PM   #25
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Very nice watch and quite rare.


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Old 16 December 2013, 12:49 AM   #26
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Old 16 December 2013, 03:52 AM   #27
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Thats a realy nice one example
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Old 16 December 2013, 07:48 AM   #28
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re: "before we sent it off to Bob Ridley for servicing..."
Why would you borrow a broke down watch ?

But seriously, just for safety's sake,
I think you should have offered to drive it to Bob
and deliver it in person.
What's another week on your wrist
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Old 16 December 2013, 05:34 PM   #29
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Haha. That's a good one! When it comes back it will have an NOS t39 superdome rather than the service crystal. Ugh as if it didn't look good enough already! My buddy wants me to sell it for him but I think I might have to take a loan out instead...
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Old 16 December 2013, 10:40 PM   #30
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