Sub spends over a year at the bottom of the ocean!

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Sorry for the long thread title but have a look at this!
I dropped by my local RSC today for a visit and to see if there were any pre-loved rolexes for sale when Steve said "Have a look at this!"

So here is the story.

The owner was fishing on the west coast of British Columbia when the clasp of his Submariner hooked onto his fishing rod, broke a pin on the bracelet and fell overboard. His first reaction was to record the coordinates on his GPS so he knew within a few meters of the "Drop Zone"

It just so happened that not far from this particular location there was a dredging barge, that moves sediment from the oceans floor working on a regular basis, so he contacted them asking to search the area on occasion (at a cost of 85.00 per hour) to see if the watch could be found. For some extra incentive he offered 1000.00 cash if the watch was recovered.

14 months later guess what??
Found in over 100 meters of salt water and the cool part? look at the second hand in the pics below! After 40 winds the watch still works to spec!

I would never believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes and here it from my own RSC.

The watch had a freakin barnicle growing on the bezel! How crazy is that??

It didn't happen without pics you say??
Take a look.