My Father's Rolex

[jensonslee]

My father grew up poor on a chicken farm in Taiwan before he came to the U.S. He worked hard when he got here and by the time he was 35 had become reasonably successful as an engineer. With his newfound wealth he bought some of his first and last luxury items. The first was a 1986 Porsche Carrera 911 that still sits underneath a pile of fishing stuff. The second was a Rolex Submariner. Just like the Porsche, the Rolex sat unused. It was stored in a nice humid sock drawer and never saw daylight since it was buried under socks even when the drawer was opened. I recently dug it out and thought everyone might appreciate it. I really like the darker lume.



https://imgur.com/F9aot2M
https://imgur.com/ozNPwGz
https://imgur.com/NuX7jsh

Let me know what you guys think. My dad still doesn't believe that it's anything special. lol

[mrporter]

The link to images doesn’t work, maybe reupload?


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[jensonslee]

Thanks mrporter

[zwjk]

Lovely watch - wear it in good health.

[southtexas]

Looks very nice; that box isn’t correct FYI

Any pics of the 911??

[jensonslee]

Thank you guys for your interest in the watch, you've all made his day. Unfortunately it is not currently for sale :( . I will post back pictures of his 911 (Also likely NFS though).

Hopefully this thread can provide some hope that there are still barn finds out there. They're just hidden in a sock drawer waiting for you.

[Mark020]

Very nice 5513!

[motoikkyu]

That's a cutie! You (or he) should enjoy that watch! It's a great model to wear, gotten a bit too expensive lately, but overall a very classic Submariner. Thanks for posting!

[Rc30matt]

Lovely. Should the minute hand not be sorted/stabilised before the lume falls out?

[tkc324]

Nice 5513.

[jensonslee]

Originally Posted by Rc30matt

Lovely. Should the minute hand not be sorted/stabilised before the lume falls out?

I wasn't aware that you could prevent further deterioration of the lume? How would one go about doing that and would it affect the originality of the watch?

[1675-David]

thought this might help for those who can't see the images...

[lupus66]

Proof that yellow trit comes from storing


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[bazamu]

Originally Posted by jensonslee

My father grew up poor on a chicken farm in Taiwan before he came to the U.S. He worked hard when he got here and by the time he was 35 had become reasonably successful as an engineer. With his newfound wealth he bought some of his first and last luxury items. The first was a 1986 Porsche Carrera 911 that still sits underneath a pile of fishing stuff. The second was a Rolex Submariner. Just like the Porsche, the Rolex sat unused. It was stored in a nice humid sock drawer and never saw daylight since it was buried under socks even when the drawer was opened. I recently dug it out and thought everyone might appreciate it. I really like the darker lume.



https://imgur.com/F9aot2M
https://imgur.com/ozNPwGz
https://imgur.com/NuX7jsh

Let me know what you guys think. My dad still doesn't believe that it's anything special. lol

Now that is a "sock drawer find" if I've ever seen one. Beautiful condition (the hand is not a big deal, but if you were ever going to wear it seriously, I'd have it stabilized and color matched). Just as importantly...let's see the 911! Stashed under fishing gear?? I'll take it off his hands!

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by bazamu

Now that is a "sock drawer find" if I've ever seen one. Beautiful condition (the hand is not a big deal, but if you were ever going to wear it seriously, I'd have it stabilized and color matched). Just as importantly...let's see the 911! Stashed under fishing gear?? I'll take it off his hands!

Utterly !!


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[Tools]

Originally Posted by jensonslee

I wasn't aware that you could prevent further deterioration of the lume? How would one go about doing that and would it affect the originality of the watch?

You need a specialist who can put a film on the back, then a clear stabilizer applied, not much different than museum quality work. It maintains the originality, because cracked tritium will eventually fall out completely.

LA Watchwerks may be able to do the job in south CA.

[SVH]

Very nice, hope he starts wearing it!

[Boaters]

It looks awesome but I am not an expert in vintage, wow you have what looks to be a very nice piece